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The vision and mission of the Singapore courts is ‘A trusted Judiciary. Ready for tomorrow’. Core values. The core values of the Singapore judiciary are as follows. Fairness: We treat everyone and every case with fairness. Accessibility: We enhance access to justice. Integrity: We do the right thing, without fear or favour, affection or ill ...
The Supreme Court Building, designed by Foster and Partners, which commenced operations on 20 June 2005 – photographed in August 2006. The judicial officers of the Republic of Singapore work in the Supreme Court and the State Courts (known up to 6 March 2014 as the Subordinate Courts) to hear and determine disputes between litigants in civil cases and, in criminal matters, to determine the ...
The State Courts of Singapore (formerly the Subordinate Courts) [1] is one of the three categories of courts in Singapore, the other categories being the Supreme Court and Family Justice Courts. The State Courts comprise the District and Magistrate Courts—both of which oversee civil and criminal matters—as well as specialised courts such as ...
The Supreme Court of Singapore is a set of courts in Singapore, comprising the Court of Appeal and the High Court. It hears both civil and criminal matters. It hears both civil and criminal matters. The Court of Appeal hears both civil and criminal appeals from the High Court.
A subordinate court may refuse to state a case for the High Court if it is of the opinion that the application for it is frivolous, except if the application is made by the Public Prosecutor. If a subordinate court refuses to state a case, an applicant may apply to the High Court for an order to compel the subordinate court to do so. [108]
The Court of Appeal is Singapore's highest court, and thus its court of final appeal.Its earliest predecessor was the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements which, following legal changes introduced in 1873, [2] had jurisdiction to sit as a Full Court of Appeal with not less than three judges and as a Divisional Court at each settlement.
The State Courts Building, also known as The Octagon and formerly as the Subordinate Courts Building, is a courthouse on Upper Cross Street in Singapore. Completed in 1975, the building housed the State Courts of Singapore (formerly the Subordinates Courts of Singapore) until 2019, when the courts moved into the State Courts Towers .
Tamanaha, Brian [Z.] (December 2012), "The History and Elements of the Rule of Law", Singapore Journal of Legal Studies: 232– 247, SSRN 2255262. Thio, Li-ann (December 2012), "Between Apology and Apogee, Autochthony: The 'Rule of Law' Beyond the Rules of Law in Singapore", Singapore Journal of Legal Studies: 269– 297, SSRN 2255266.