'The notion of subjective or unfettered discretion is contrary to the Rule of Law': Judicial review of administrative action in Singapore

• Main Author: EUGENE, Tan K. B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Judical deference; judicial review; Singapore; Asian Studies; Courts; Jurisprudence; Rule of Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3627; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma99560958902601&context=L&vid=65SMU_INST:SMU_NUI&lang=en&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,Deference%20to%20the%20administration%20in%20judicial%20review:%20Comparative%20perspectives&offset=0
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This chapter examines the state of judicial deference in Singapore. For much of Singapore’s independent history, Singapore courts did not substantively engage with the issue of deference—until about a decade ago. While there is yet to be a general doctrine of deference in Singapore, the contours of...