The Right of Access to Justice: Judicial Discourse in Singapore and Malaysia

This is an essay on judicial discourse in Singapore and Malaysia pertaining to the nature and scope of the right of access to justice, including access to justice for the poor. We will examine the statements and pronouncements by the Singapore and Malaysia judiciary in case precedents and extra-judi...

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Main Author: Chan, Gary
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sol_research-14532010-09-21T08:36:04Z The Right of Access to Justice: Judicial Discourse in Singapore and Malaysia Chan, Gary This is an essay on judicial discourse in Singapore and Malaysia pertaining to the nature and scope of the right of access to justice, including access to justice for the poor. We will examine the statements and pronouncements by the Singapore and Malaysia judiciary in case precedents and extra-judicial statements. Some of the issues explored include the legal status of this right of access to justice (namely, whether it is a right enshrined in the constitution or merely a right derived from the common law and whether it is qualified by economic and other interests) and the associated rights of legal representation, legal aid and contingency fees. 2006-01-05T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/454 Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Civil Rights and Discrimination
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The Right of Access to Justice: Judicial Discourse in Singapore and Malaysia
description This is an essay on judicial discourse in Singapore and Malaysia pertaining to the nature and scope of the right of access to justice, including access to justice for the poor. We will examine the statements and pronouncements by the Singapore and Malaysia judiciary in case precedents and extra-judicial statements. Some of the issues explored include the legal status of this right of access to justice (namely, whether it is a right enshrined in the constitution or merely a right derived from the common law and whether it is qualified by economic and other interests) and the associated rights of legal representation, legal aid and contingency fees.
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title The Right of Access to Justice: Judicial Discourse in Singapore and Malaysia
title_short The Right of Access to Justice: Judicial Discourse in Singapore and Malaysia
title_full The Right of Access to Justice: Judicial Discourse in Singapore and Malaysia
title_fullStr The Right of Access to Justice: Judicial Discourse in Singapore and Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The Right of Access to Justice: Judicial Discourse in Singapore and Malaysia
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
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