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Singapore's Constitution was hastily cobbled together after her secession from the Federation of Malaysia in 1965. In the subsequent 50 years, the Constitution has been amended many times to evolve a Constitution like no other in the world. Outwardly, Singapore has a Westminster-type constitutional democracy, with an elected legislature, fundamental liberties and safeguards to ensure the independence of the judiciary. On closer inspection, the Constitution displays many innovative and unusual characteristics. Most notable among them are the various types of Members of Parliament that have been introduced since the mid-1980s, the office of the Elected President and the fact that there is no constitutional right to property. This volume seeks to explain the nature and context of these constitutional innovations in the context of a pluralistic, multi-ethnic state obsessed with public order and security. The volatile racial mix of Singapore, with its majority Chinese population nestled in a largely Malay/Islamic world, compels the state to search for ethnic management solutions through the Constitution to guarantee to the Malays and other ethnic minorities their status in the polity. In addition, it examines how the concept of the rule of law is perceived by the strong centrist state governed by a political party that has been in power since 1959 and continues to hold almost hegemonic power.
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1
A
Brief
Constitutional
History
Introduction
–
The
Straits
Settlements
Period
–
The
Japanese
Occupation
–
The
Colony
of
Singapore
–
The
Rendel
Constitution
–
Constitutional
Talks
and
Self-government
–
Merger
and
Separation
–
Post-1965
Developments
–
Conclusion
I.
INTRODUCTION
A
LTHOUGH
SINGAPORE
ATTAINED
independence
in
1965,
its
constitutional
history
stretches
back
further
than
that.
To
understand
the
nature
of
the
Singapore
state,
its
relation
with
its
neighbour,
Malaysia,
and
the
constitutional
structure
it
now
possesses,
we
need
to
go
back
to
1819,
the
year
the
British
first
arrived
on
the
island.
II.
THE
STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS
PERIOD
(1819–1942)
A.
The
Founding
of
Modern
Singapore
English
settlement
in
Singapore
came
about
as
a
result
of
the
Anglo-Dutch
trade
rivalry
in
what
we
now
call
Southeast
Asia.
The
English
were
latecomers
to
the
region
and
had
only
successfully
estab-
lished
settlements
in
Penang
and
Bencoolen
(in
the
south
of
Sumatra)
while
the
Dutch,
who
had
a
dominating
presence
in
the
region
since
the
seventeenth
century,
had
ports
throughout
what
is
now
the
Indonesian
archipelago.
Sir
Thomas
Stamford
Raffles,
the
bright,
ambi-
tious
Lieutenant-Governor
of
Bencoolen—against
the
orders
of
his
immediate
superior,
Governor
John
Bannerman
in
Penang—sneaked
out
of
Penang
in
the
middle
of
the
night
of
19
January
1819,
arriving
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. A BRIEF CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY
- 2. CONSTITUTIONALISM IN SINGAPORE
- 3. PARLIAMENT AND REPRESENTATION
- 4. LAW-MAKING
- 5. THE EXECUTIVE
- 6. THE ELECTED PRESIDENT
- 7. THE JUDICIARY
- 8. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
- 9. CONCLUSION
- Index