The chapters of this book can be grouped broadly under the headings 'Institutions', 'Principles' and & 'Practices'. It is the most up-to-date Singapore legal system book around, written with students in mind and those who require a quick grounding in the legal system in Singapore.
Over the decades, the legal system in Singapore has evolved in a manner that draws from its Westminster heritage but also meets changing needs and aspirations. The 50th anniversary of the nation's independence in 2015 is an apt occasion to take stock of these developments.
The chapters of this book can be grouped broadly under the headings 'Institutions', 'Principles' and & 'Practices'. It is the most up-to-date Singapore legal system book around, written with students in mind and those who require a quick grounding in the legal system in Singapore.
Key Features
- It covers the history of the legal system, fundamental constitutional concepts and the implications they have for the roles of the branches of government.
- It gives a close examination on the institutions making up the legal system: the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary; the legal profession; and legal education in Singapore.
- It includes practice-oriented chapters such as civil and criminal litigation, mediation and arbitration, and Singapore's relations with the international legal system.
- It discusses the doctrine of judicial precedent, case method and analysis, and statutory interpretation.
1. History of the Singapore Legal System 2. Fundamental Constitutional Concepts and the Roles of the Branches of Government 3. The Executive 4. The Legislature 5. The Judiciary 6. A Glocalised Legal Profession 7. Legal Education: Current Issues and Challenges 8. Civil and Criminal Litigation 9. Mediation and Arbitration 10. The International Legal System and Singapore 11. The Doctrine of Judicial Precedent and Case Method and Analysis 12. Statutory Interpretation
Dr Jack Tsen-Ta Lee graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1995 and practised for about six years as a litigator, before completing an LLM at University College London in 2003 on a British Chevening Scholarship. In 2012, he was conferred a PhD for research into the interpretation of bills of rights by the University of Birmingham. He joined the School of Law, Singapore Management University, as an assistant professor of law in 2008 where he teaches and researches constitutional and administrative law, and media law, while maintaining an interest in the law of cultural property and heritage.
Gary Chan is Associate Professor of Law, School of Law, Singapore Management University. Prior to joining academia in 2002, he has served as Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court, Magistrate of the Subordinate Courts of Singapore, corporate lawyer and in-house legal counsel. His main research interests are Tort Law, the Singapore Legal System and Ethics. Apart from publications on tort law and ethics, he has published journal articles and book chapters on the Singapore legal system relating to access to justice, conditional fees, legal ethics, legal institutions and processes, prospective overruling, prosecutorial discretion and contempt of court. He teaches Law of Torts, Comparative Legal Systems and Ethics and Social Responsibility at the Singapore Management University