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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Main Author: PHANG, Andrew B.L.
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sol_research-61552023-04-25T06:43:32Z Of codes and ideology: Some notes on the origins of the major criminal enactments of Singapore PHANG, Andrew B.L. 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. 1989-07-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf 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 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Asian Studies Criminal Law
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Criminal Law
PHANG, Andrew B.L.
Of codes and ideology: Some notes on the origins of the major criminal enactments of Singapore
description 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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title Of codes and ideology: Some notes on the origins of the major criminal enactments of Singapore
title_short Of codes and ideology: Some notes on the origins of the major criminal enactments of Singapore
title_full Of codes and ideology: Some notes on the origins of the major criminal enactments of Singapore
title_fullStr Of codes and ideology: Some notes on the origins of the major criminal enactments of Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Of codes and ideology: Some notes on the origins of the major criminal enactments of Singapore
title_sort of codes and ideology: some notes on the origins of the major criminal enactments of singapore
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 1989
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4197
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