Full Description
This book presents a timely assessment of the impact of history, politics and economics in shaping the Singapore Constitution, going beyond the descriptive narrative, the authors will cast a critical eye over the developments of the last 40 years.
Contents
Introduction: Time for a Revolution 1. The Passage of a Generation: Revisiting the Report of the 1966 Constitutional Commission 2. State and Institution Building through the Singapore Constitution 1965-2005 3. Constitutional Jurisprudence: Beyond Supreme Law - A Law Higher Still? 4. Comparative Law and Constitutional Interpretation in Singapore: Insights from Constitutional Theory 5. Constitutional Supremacy: Still a Little Dicey 6. Protecting Rights 7. The Protection of Minorities and the Constitution: A Judicious Balance 8. Constitutionalism and Subversion - An Exploration 9. Writing the Constitution: 40 Years of Singapore Constitutional Scholarship 10. In Search of the Singapore Constitution: Retrospect and Prospect
