Fundamental Constitutional Concepts and the Roles of the Branches of Government

• Main Author: LEE, Jack Tsen-Ta
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: constitutional dialogue; constitutionalism; roles of the branches of government; rule of law; separation of powers; Singapore constitutional law; Administrative Law; Asian Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1523; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma99105659402601&context=L&vid=65SMU_INST:SMU_NUI&lang=en&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,The%20Legal%20System%20of%20Singapore:%20Institutions,%20Principles%20and%20Practices&offset=0
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The duty to uphold the Constitution of Singapore possessed by the branches of government suggests that each branch must, when exercising its powers, determine for itself what the Constitution requires it to do. This raises the issue of whether the determination of the meaning of a fundamental right...