Of codes and ideology: Some notes on the origins of the major criminal enactments of Singapore
This article, as its title suggests, surveys the historical background to the major criminal enactments of Singapore. As a subsidiary function, it also attempts to illustrate the possible ideology underlying the enactment of one particular statute, viz., the Penal Code - a possibility that might poi...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
1989
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| Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4197 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6155/viewcontent/OF_CODES_AND_IDEOLOGY__SOME_NOTES_ON_THE_ORIGINS_OF_THE_MAJOR_CRIMINAL_ENACTMENTS_OF_SINGAPORE.pdf |
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| Institution: | Singapore Management University |
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| Summary: | This article, as its title suggests, surveys the historical background to the major criminal enactments of Singapore. As a subsidiary function, it also attempts to illustrate the possible ideology underlying the enactment of one particular statute, viz., the Penal Code - a possibility that might point the way toward broader conclusions as well as studies encompassing the role and function of the law in colonial Singapore from a more general point of view. |
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