Statute and Public Policy in Private International Law: Gambling Contracts and Foreign Judgments
This note argues that because there is a legal distinction between the public policy defence to the enforcement of foreign judgments under the common law and the corresponding defence in the Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act, the prohibition against the enforcement of foreign wage...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2005
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| Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/760 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/1759/viewcontent/StatutePublicPolicyPrivateIntLaw_2005_SYBIL_pv_oa.pdf |
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| Institution: | Singapore Management University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | This note argues that because there is a legal distinction between the public policy defence to the enforcement of foreign judgments under the common law and the corresponding defence in the Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act, the prohibition against the enforcement of foreign wagering transactions under Singapore law is no longer founded on public policy. |
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