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The present Criminal Procedure Code [12] was passed by the Legislative Council of the Colony of Singapore on 28 January 1955. All criminal offences under the Penal Code or other statutes are inquired into and tried according to the Criminal Procedure Code, of which is last revision in 2010. [11]
Ronald Dworkin in September 2008. Dworkin's conception of the rule of law is "thick", as it encompasses a substantive theory of law and adjudication.. The "thick" rule of law entails the notion that in addition to the requirements of the thin rule, it is necessary for the law to conform with certain substantive standards of justice and human rights.
Judicial Reform in Singapore: Reducing Backlogs and Court Delays. Washington, D.C.: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank: 127– 133. ISBN 978-0-8213-3206-1. Ross Worthington (2001). "Between Hermes and Themis: An Empirical Study of the Contemporary Judiciary in Singapore". Journal of Law and Society. 28 (4): 490.
Under the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act, it is an offence, among other things, to demand, collect or receive supplies – such as these medical supplies – from any person when it may be reasonably presumed that that person intends to act in a manner prejudicial to public safety in Singapore.
The Supreme Court of Singapore is the nation's superior court of record. [18] It is superior in the sense that its jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases is unlimited compared to the Subordinate Courts of Singapore, and it hears appeals from lower courts.
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. The Court of Appeal hears both civil and criminal appeals from the High Court.
The general reception of English law under the Second Charter of Justice (see the article "Law of Singapore") was subject to three qualifications – one of which was that English law should be modified in application to Singapore so as not to cause injustice or oppression to the indigenous people of the island. Regard was to be had to their ...
The rule of law means that all authority and power must come from an ultimate source of law. Under an independent judicial system, the courts and its officers are free from inappropriate intervention in the judiciary's affairs. With this independence, the judiciary can safeguard people's rights and freedoms which ensure equal protection for all.