Presidential Pardon in Singapore: A Comment on Yong Vui Kong v AG

• Main Author: DAM, Shubhankar
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Singapore; President; pardon; discretion; judicial review; Asian Studies; Common Law; President/Executive Department
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1243; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3195/viewcontent/DamSCommonLawWorldReview_2013_48_60.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper critically analyses the decision of the Singapore Court of Appeal in Yong Vui Kong v Attorney-General in relation to presidential pardon. Two questions were central to the case. First, is the President bound by the decision of the Cabinet in pardon-related matters? Secondly, are decisions...