Hougang By-election Case: What Court Decision on By-election Reveals

Hougang By-election Case: What Court Decision on By-election Reveals

The Singapore Court of Appeal’s judgment in Vellama d/o Marie Muthu v Attorney-General [2013] SGCA 39 – popularly known as the Hougang by-election case – shows that the Court sees its role as policing the margins rather than involving itself in the heart of politics. The Court held that the Governme...

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Main Author: LEE, Jack Tsen-Ta
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
Subjects:
By-elections
constitutional law
deference
judicial review
Parliament
Singapore
standing
Asian Studies
Law and Politics
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1222
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3174/viewcontent/20130806_Today_p16_18_VellamavAG_preprint.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3174/viewcontent/20130806_Today_p16_18_VellamavAG_preprint.pdf

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