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Evolution of a Revolution
Forty Years of the Singapore Constitution
Coordinators: Thio Li-ann, Tan Kevin Y.L.
Language: EnglishSubject for Evolution of a Revolution:
Keywords
Thio Li Ann; Singapore Constitution; thio; Ong Ah Chuan; li-ann; Kevin YL Tan; kevin; Chng Suan Tze; tan; Yong CJ; singapore; Wee Commission; constitution; GRC Scheme; constitutional; Pap Government; interpretation; CEDAW Committee; wee; Preventive Detention; commission; Pap; Teo Soh Lung; Singapore Judiciary; Straits Times; Singapore Courts; Part Iii; Fundamental Liberties; Amended Art; Transnational Judicial Conversations; Foreign Decisions; Marxist Conspirators; Constitutional Supremacy; Minorities Declaration; Kevin Tan
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Add to cart the print on demandPublication date: 08-2009
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Publication date: 05-2014
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Publication date: 12-2008
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
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This book presents a timely assessment of the impact of history, politics and economics in shaping the Singapore Constitution, going beyond the descriptive narrative, the authors will cast a critical eye over the developments of the last 40 years.
Introduction: Time for a Revolution1. The Passage of a Generation: Revisiting the Report of the 1966 Constitutional Commission 2. State and Institution Building through the Singapore Constitution 1965-2005 3. Constitutional Jurisprudence: Beyond Supreme Law – A Law Higher Still? 4. Comparative Law and Constitutional Interpretation in Singapore: Insights from Constitutional Theory 5. Constitutional Supremacy: Still a Little Dicey 6. Protecting Rights 7. The Protection of Minorities and the Constitution: A Judicious Balance 8. Constitutionalism and Subversion – An Exploration 9. Writing the Constitution: 40 Years of Singapore Constitutional Scholarship 10. In Search of the Singapore Constitution: Retrospect and Prospect
Dr. Li-ann Thio is Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore where she teaches public international law, constitutional law and human rights law. She is a Nominated Member of Parliament (11th Session).
Dr. Kevin Y.L. Tan is Director of Equilibrium Consulting Pte Ltd and Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore where he teaches public law and media law.