Full CV

LL.B. Second Class (Upper Division) Honours, National University of Singapore, 2004

Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore), 2004

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

Lecturer, School of Law, Singapore Management University, 2007–Present

Previous Appointment:

Regional Partner, War Crimes Studies Center of the University of California (Berkeley) and East-West Center of the University of Hawaii, 2007

Other Positions

Pro bono Attorney & Legal Advisor, Center for Social Development (Phnom Penh), 2007-Present

Member, Singapore Association of Criminal Lawyers, 2006-Present

Associate, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, 2005-Present

Pro tem Member of Executive Council (Drafting Committee), Asian Society of International Law, 2006-2007

Secretary, Singapore Society of International Law, 2005-2007

Legal Associate, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC, 2005-2007

Military Prosecutor & Legal Counsel, Ministry of Defence (Legal Services), 2004-2005

Honours & Awards

Principal Candidate, Fulbright Scholarship, 2008-2009

International Clerkship, 39 Essex Street Chambers (London, UK), 2004

International Clerkship, Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer (London, UK), 2004

Quarterfinalist, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Championships (Washington DC, USA), 2003

Oralist, Minter Ellison Moot Court Competition (Adelaide, Australia), 2002

Best Freshman Speaker & 1 st Runner up, NUS Law School Marshal Beasley Oratorical Competition, 2001

Editorial Activity

Deputy Chief Editor, Singapore Law Review, 2003-2004

Courses Taught in SMU

Legal Research & Writing

Research Areas

Legal Process & Dispute Resolution

Regulatory & Administrative State

Public Interest Advocacy

Corporate Social Responsibility

International Commercial Arbitration

International Investment Law

Transnational Business & Human Rights

Public International Law

International Criminal Law & Tribunals

Current Projects

Academic

Regulation of Singapore’s Integrated Resorts and their legal and policy significance

Rehabilitation as a dominant sentencing consideration for young and first-time offenders in Singapore

Litigation

Representing v ictims in connection with the ongoing Khmer Rouge trials before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

Mahdev Mohan (2007), “Amicus Curiae brief relating to the appeal challenging the order of provisional detention against Kang Guek Eav @ Duch”, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (Publications), available at http://www.eccc.gov.kh/english/default.aspx, October

Mahdev Mohan (2007), “Natural Resource Revenues – Blessing or Curse?” Voice of Justice, Phnom Penh Post, September

Mahdev Mohan (2007), “Presumption of Innocence – Is the Khmer Rouge an Exception?”, Voice of Justice, Phnom Penh Post, August

Mahdev Mohan (2005), “A Guide to Making Administrative Decisions in the Singapore Armed Forces, MINDEF Legal Counsel ”, April