Interpreting Bills of Rights: The Value of a Comparative Approach
In certain jurisdictions, among them Malaysia, Singapore, and the United States, the practice of consulting comparative legal materials in interpreting domestic bills of rights has been criticized as illegitimate. This article examines four main concerns: (1) the texts of bills of rights -- the argu...
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Main Author: | LEE, Jack Tsen-Ta |
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2007
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Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/524 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/1523/viewcontent/2007_5_ICON_122_ComparativeApproach_prepub.pdf |
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