New approaches to the constitutional guarantee of equality before the law: 'Lim Meng Suang v Attorney-General' [2015] 1 SLR 26 (CA); [2013] 3 SLR 118 (HC): 'Tan Eng Hong v Attorney-General' [2013] 4 SLR 1059 (HC); [2012] 4 SLR 476 (CA)

• Main Author: ONG, Benjamin Joshua
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Constitutional Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2455; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4413/viewcontent/New_approaches_to_the_constitutional_guarantee_of_equality_before_the_law.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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