Prospective Overruling in Singapore: A Judicial Framework for the Future?

• Main Author: CHAN, Gary Kok Yew
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: Singapore; Prospective Overruling; Judicial Precedents; Stare decisis; declaratory theory; Legitimate expectations; Administrative Law; Asian Studies; Judges; Jurisprudence; Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1587; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=cdi_unpaywall_primary_10_1007_978_3_319_16175_4&context=PC&vid=65SMU_INST:SMU_NUI&lang=en&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Primo%20Central&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,Comparing%20the%20Prospective%20Effect%20of%20Judicial%20Rulings%20Across%20the%20Jurisdictions&offset=0
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The doctrine of prospective overruling has been applied in Singapore since the 1990s with a focus on the applicability of nullen crimen nulla poena sine lege embodied in the Singapore Constitution. The underlying objectives are to maintain fairness to the accused persons and to protect their legitim...