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Law of Singapore. The legal system of Singapore is based on the English common law system. Major areas of law – particularly administrative law, contract law, equity and trust law, property law and tort law – are largely judge-made, though certain aspects have now been modified to some extent by statutes. However, other areas of law, such ...
There are three general sources of Singapore law: legislation, judicial precedents (case law), and custom. [1] Legislation is divided into statutes and subsidiary legislation. Statutes are written laws enacted by the Singapore Parliament, as well as by other bodies that had power to pass laws for Singapore in the past.
The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law of Singapore.A written constitution, the text which took effect on 9 August 1965 is derived from the Constitution of the State of Singapore 1963, provisions of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia made applicable to Singapore by the Republic of Singapore Independence Act 1965 (No. 9 of 1965, 1985 Rev. Ed.), and the Republic of ...
An Act to protect persons against harassment and unlawful stalking and to create offences, and provide civil remedies related thereto or in relation to false statements of fact. The Protection from Harassment Act 2014 (POHA) is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that criminalises harassment, stalking, and other anti-social behaviour.
14.—. (1) Subject to clauses (2) and (3) —. (a) every citizen of Singapore has the right to freedom of speech and expression; (b) all citizens of Singapore have the right to assemble peaceably and without arms; and. (c) all citizens of Singapore have the right to form associations. (2) Parliament may by law impose —.
e. Under the Constitution of Singapore, the judicial system of Singapore is divided into the Supreme Court which comprises the Court of Appeal and the High Court, and the subordinate courts, namely the State Courts and Family Justice Courts. Singapore practices the common law legal system, where the decisions of higher courts constitute binding ...
In Singapore, the rule of law doctrine has been the topic of considerable disagreement and debate, largely through differing conceptions of the doctrine. These conceptions can generally be divided into two categories developed by legal academics, the "thin", or formal, conception and the "thick", or substantive, conception of the rule of law.
Article 12 (2) of the Constitution prohibits discrimination against Singapore citizens (unlike Article 12 (1) which applies to "all persons") "on the ground only of religion, race, descent or place of birth" in the following situations: In any law. In the appointment to any office or employment under a public authority.