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The Supreme Court Building, where the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore Tribunal sits, photographed on 24 May 2010. The dome of the Old Supreme Court Building is visible on the right. The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore Tribunal is a tribunal established in 1994 pursuant to Article 100 of the Constitution of the Republic of ...
Chan, Sek Keong (December 2012), "The Courts and the 'Rule of Law' in Singapore", Singapore Journal of Legal Studies: 209– 231, SSRN 2242727. Hall, Stephen (1995), "Preventive Detention, Political Rights and the Rule of Law in Singapore and Malaysia", Lawasia: Journal of the Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific: 14– 62.
As the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (1985 Rev. Ed., 1999 Reprint) is the supreme law of Singapore, the High Court can hold any law enacted by Parliament, subsidiary legislation issued by a minister, or rules derived from the common law, as well as acts and decisions of public authorities, that are inconsistent with the Constitution ...
The Court of Appeal is Singapore's final court of appeal after the right of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London was abolished in April 1994. The president has the power to grant pardons on the advice of the cabinet. [2] In 2006, the subordinate courts initiated a pilot scheme to appoint specialist judges to the
As these reforms have not been followed in Singapore, [138] the Singapore High Court is not empowered to grant injunctions under Order 53 of the Rules of Court. In addition, if civil proceedings are taken against the Government, section 27 of the Government Proceedings Act [ 76 ] bars the High Court from granting injunctions against it.
In Singapore, the position is similar. It was held by the Court of Appeal in Singapore Amateur Athletics Association v. Haron bin Mundir (1993) that: [117] The function of the courts is to see that the rules of natural justice have been observed, and that the decision has been honestly arrived at.
Law in Singapore, by the C.J. Koh Law Library, National University of Singapore; LawNet; Singaporelaw.sg, by the Singapore Academy of Law; Singapore Law Watch, by the Singapore Academy of Law; Singapore Laws on the Internet from WWLegal.com – contains a list of Singapore legal resources on the Internet (published 15 January 2005)
It states that the common law of England (including the principles and rules of equity), so far as it was part of the law of Singapore immediately before the commencement of the Act, continues to be part of Singapore law so far as it is applicable to the circumstances of Singapore and its inhabitants and subject to such modifications as those ...