Proportionality in Interpreting Constitutions: A Comparison between Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore and its Implications for Vietnam

• Main Author: LEE, Jack Tsen-Ta
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
• Subjects: Canada; constitutional interpretation; fundamental liberties; human rights; proportionality; Singapore; United Kingdom; Vietnam; Asian Studies; Constitutional Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1596; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3548/viewcontent/ProportionalityInterpretingConstitutions_2012.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Few rights that are guaranteed by constitutions and bills of rights are expressed to be absolute. In many jurisdictions, the legislature is permitted to impose restrictions on rights for specified reasons and under particular conditions. However, constitutional or bill of rights text often do not ex...