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Judicial independence is protected by Singapore's Constitution, statutes such as the State Courts Act and Supreme Court of Judicature Act, and the common law. Independence of the judiciary is the principle that the judiciary should be separated from legislative and executive power, and shielded from inappropriate pressure from these branches of ...
[T]he law governing the judicial review of any decision made or act done in pursuance of any power conferred upon the President or the Minister by the provisions of this Act shall be the same as was applicable and declared in Singapore on the 13th day of July 1971; and no part of the law before, on or after that date of any other country in the ...
The extent of judicial independence in Singapore can be examined by reference to the way judges are appointed, and, in particular, the independence of the judiciary of the State Courts. These two aspects relate specifically to the protection of the judiciary as an institution from extraneous influences, rather than the protection of individual ...
Judicial independence in Singapore is protected by the Constitution of Singapore, statutes such as the State Courts Act and Supreme Court of Judicature Act, and the common law. To safeguard judicial independence, Singapore law lays down special procedures to be followed before the conduct of Supreme Court judges may be discussed in Parliament ...
In September 2008, a Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) survey reported Hong Kong and Singapore have the best judicial systems in Asia, with Indonesia and Vietnam the worst: Hong Kong's judicial system scored 1.45 on the scale (zero representing the best performance and 10 the worst); Singapore with a grade of 1.92, followed by ...
There are three general sources of Singapore law: legislation, judicial ... The MLJ is still consulted for Singapore cases decided prior to full independence in 1965. ...
Copies of the Singapore Law Reports, Singapore's official series of law reports containing judgments of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore Tribunal, Court of Appeal and High Court As the highest court of Singapore and its final appellate court, under the principles of stare decisis (judicial precedent) decisions of the Court of ...
The Singapore Law Reports, ... custom is a minor source of law as not many customs have judicial recognition. ... Since independence, the civil law of Singapore has ...