1. Interpretation of Constitutions and Bills of Rights

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Proportionality in Interpreting Constitutional Rights: A Comparison between Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore and its Implications for Vietnam [Thuyết cân đối trong vấn đề giải thích các quyền về hiến pháp: so sánh giữa Canada, Liên Hiệp các Vương Quốc Anh và Singapore và kinh nghiệm cho Vìệt Nam], Singapore Management University School of Law Opinion Series (2012)

Few rights that are guaranteed by constitutions and bills of rights are expressed to be...

 

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An Articulate Silence: The Interpretation and Construction of Taciturn Bills of Rights (2011)

Taciturn bills of rights and constitutions – texts that express concepts at high levels of...

 

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The Text through Time, Statute Law Review (2010)

The text of a written constitution or bill of rights is prone to 'drift' or...

 

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When the Text Runs Out: The Role of the Court in Constitutional Construction, 7th Asian Law Institute Conference (2010)

Constitutions in Westminster-style legal systems in Asia such as India, Malaysia and Singapore feature bills...

 

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Interpreting Bills of Rights: The Value of a Comparative Approach, International Journal of Constitutional Law (2007)

In certain jurisdictions, among them Malaysia, Singapore, and the United States, the practice of consulting...

 

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Rediscovering the Constitution, Singapore Law Review (1995)

The fundamental liberties in our Constitution involve a study of tensions: between an individual's rights...

 

2. Constitutional and Human Rights Law

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Shall the Twain Never Meet? Competing Narratives and Discourses of the Rule of Law in Singapore, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies (2012)

This article aims to assess the role played by the rule of law in discourse...

 

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The Past, Present and Future of the Internal Security Act, Singapore Management University School of Law Opinion Series (2012)

Assistant Professor Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, who teaches and researches constitutional and administrative law at the...

 

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Reforming the Right to Legal Counsel in Singapore, Singapore Management University School of Law Opinion Series (2012)

This is an opinion prepared for the Criminal Law Committee of the Law Society of...

 

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A Legal Backgrounder on By-elections, Singapore Management University School of Law Opinion Series (2012)

The expulsion of Yaw Shin Leong, the Member of Parliament for Hougang Single Member Constituency,...

 

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Let Presidential Hopefuls Have Their Say, The Straits Times (2011)

The announcement by the Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) of the prospective candidates who have been...

 

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The Mandatory Death Penalty and a Sparsely Worded Constitution, Law Quarterly Review (2011)

It was not unexpected that the Singapore Court of Appeal would reaffirm the constitutionality of...

 

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Freedom of Speech and Contempt by Scandalizing the Court in Singapore, International Association of Law Schools (IALS) Conference on Constitutional Law (2009)

The offence of scandalizing the court, a form of contempt of court, is regarded as...

 

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Make the Implicit Explicit: Affirming Right to Vote in the Constitution would Pre-empt the Possibility of Abuse by Future Govts, Today (2009)

There are sound reasons to set out explicitly and entrench in the Singapore Constitution the...

 

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Equal Protection and Sexual Orientation, Singapore Law Review (1995)

Equality is the thread running through the fundamental liberties enshrined in our Constitution. ... Equality,...

 

3. Law of Cultural Property and Heritage

Asean Must Act to Save Cultural Objects, The Straits Times (2009)
 

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Treaties, Time Limits and Treasure Trove: The Legal Protection of Cultural Objects in Singapore, Art, Antiquity & Law (2004)

This article considers the extent to which civil and criminal law in Singapore deters the...

 

4. Other Subjects

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Teaching Law in the University – Shaping Future Generations, The Practice of Law (2011)

This paper, which was written for the book The Practice of Law (Singapore: LexisNexis, 2011),...

 

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Fix Shortcomings of Children and Young Persons Act, The Straits Times (2011)

THE Straits Times reported last Wednesday that in a divorce case currently before the court,...

 

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Law Does Recognise Biological Dad, The Straits Times (2010)

Referring to last Thursday's commentary by Andy Ho ('Managing legal uncertainty in sperm donation'), Assistant...

 

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IVF Mix-up Raises Vexing Legal Issues, The Straits Times (2010)

Assistant Professor of Law Jack Lee raises several issues in the recent incident involving the...

 

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Upkeep: What if a Will Excludes Parents?, The Straits Times (2010)

In light of a recent High Court case, which involved a tussle between the mother...

 

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Workplace Sexual Harassment in Singapore: The Legal Challenge, Singapore Academy of Law Journal (1999)

This article examines the nature and prevalence of sexual harassment in the work environment, and...

 

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Medical Investigation of Suspects by the Police, Singapore Law Review (1996)

Although medical examinations and samples taken from suspects' bodies in the course of police inquiries...

 

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Separability, Competence-Competence and the Arbitrator's Jurisdiction in Singapore, Singapore Academy of Law Journal (1995)

The concepts of separability and competence-competence, which promote arbitral autonomy, exist in many jurisdictions. This...

 

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A Place for the Privileged Will, Singapore Law Review (1994)

Most people consider the proper distribution of their property on death a vitally important matter....

 

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Case Note: The Court of Appeal's Lack of Jurisdiction to Reopen Appeals: Abdullah Bin A Rahman v Public Prosecutor [[1994] 3 SLR [Singapore Law Reports] 129, CA]; Lim Choon Chye v Public Prosecutor [[1994] 3 SLR 135, CA], Singapore Journal of Legal Studies (1994)

It is ironic that Abdullah bin A Rahman v PP and Lim Choon Chye v...