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Conversations with the community

Conversations with the Community is a series of hybrid events that brings leaders from the judiciary, academia and legal sectors together to forge multi-sector collaboration. The conversations seek to galvanise and propel communities to take action for the common good.

The Role of the Courts in Our Society – Safeguarding Society

Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon gave the opening address for our first Conversation with the Community held at the Singapore Management University’s Yong Pung How School of Law. He said that the role of the courts will continue to be, to exercise “judgment” – as opposed to “force” or “will”. But the role cannot be limited to a purely adjudicative setting. To effectively navigate the challenges that confront our societies, the courts have a special responsibility for protecting the core values of those systems and ensuring that robust mechanisms are in place for the delivery of justice to all.

Read the full speech: Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon - Opening Address at Conversations with the Community

Watch the Highlights Video: The Role of the Courts in Our Society - Safeguarding Society (9:00)

Therapeutic Justice – A Fresh Approach to Family Justice

Justice Debbie Ong gave the keynote address for our second Conversation with the Community held at the Singapore University of Social Sciences. She started off the session by highlighting that the concept of “justice” typically embodies fairness, equitable distribution of rights, or righting a wrong. But in family proceedings, this understanding of justice may be somewhat incomplete as parties may not always be seeking to assert their “rights” against each other.

Read the full speech: Justice Debbie Ong: Speech delivered at Conversations with the Community on 16th November 2023

Watch the Highlights Video: Therapeutic Justice – A Fresh Approach to Family Justice (8:11)