A Treatise on Singapore Constitutional Law

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A Treatise on Singapore Constitutional Law explores how constitutional law operates within the context of a non-liberal, secular constitutional democracy, within a religiously and racially diverse social setting. This treatise is concerned with both theory and doctrine, with explaining the black letter rules of constitutional practice and their underlying rationales, as well as critically examining how they work in practice. It seeks to draw out the broader significance of legal rules by identifying their underlying legal philosophy and engages the normative, conceptual and empirical dimensions of constitutional law, to present a thorough study of the law in Singapore. This book addresses both what the state of the law “is”, and evaluates this against what it “ought” to be or to aspire towards. Part I Constitutional Government: Principles and Particularities Chapter 1: The Province of Constitutional Law Chapter 2: Setting the Constitutional Context Chapter 3: Constitutional Principles Chapter 4: Constitutional Supremacy Part II Institutions of Government Chapter 5: Of Legal Transplants and Autochthony: The Westminster System of Parliamentary Government Chapter 6: The Legislature and the Electoral System Chapter 7: The Presidential Council for Minority Rights Chapter 8: The Executive, The Prime Minister and Cabinet Government Chapter 9: The President Chapter 10: The Judiciary Part III Fundamental Liberties Chapter 11: Introduction to Constitutional Liberties and Human Rights Law Chapter 12: Life and Personal Liberty of the Person Chapter 13: Equality before the Law Chapter 14: Freedom of Speech, Assembly and Association Chapter 15: Freedom of Religion