Of ‘cut-off’ dates and domination: Some problematic aspects of the general reception of English Law in Singapore

Of ‘cut-off’ dates and domination: Some problematic aspects of the general reception of English Law in Singapore

This article deals with some problematic aspects of the general reception of English law in Singapore. It examines, first, the concept of the 'cut-off' date for statutes and the common law. The second substantive part deals with the concepts of suitability and modification, analysing their...

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Main Author: PHANG, Andrew B.L.
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1986
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Asian Studies
Legal History
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sol_research-61752023-06-15T06:04:42Z Of ‘cut-off’ dates and domination: Some problematic aspects of the general reception of English Law in Singapore PHANG, Andrew B.L. This article deals with some problematic aspects of the general reception of English law in Singapore. It examines, first, the concept of the 'cut-off' date for statutes and the common law. The second substantive part deals with the concepts of suitability and modification, analysing their theoretical cogency as well as their application in the local context. The third and final part of the article examines the relationship between reception and stare decisis, indicating and examining potential contradictions as well as other allied issues. 1986-12-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4217 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6175/viewcontent/OF__CUT_OFF__DATES_AND_DOMINATION__SOME_PROBLEMATIC_ASPECTS_OF_THE_GENERAL_RECEPTION_OF_ENGLISH_LAW_IN_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 Legal History
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Legal History
PHANG, Andrew B.L.
Of ‘cut-off’ dates and domination: Some problematic aspects of the general reception of English Law in Singapore
description This article deals with some problematic aspects of the general reception of English law in Singapore. It examines, first, the concept of the 'cut-off' date for statutes and the common law. The second substantive part deals with the concepts of suitability and modification, analysing their theoretical cogency as well as their application in the local context. The third and final part of the article examines the relationship between reception and stare decisis, indicating and examining potential contradictions as well as other allied issues.
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author PHANG, Andrew B.L.
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title Of ‘cut-off’ dates and domination: Some problematic aspects of the general reception of English Law in Singapore
title_short Of ‘cut-off’ dates and domination: Some problematic aspects of the general reception of English Law in Singapore
title_full Of ‘cut-off’ dates and domination: Some problematic aspects of the general reception of English Law in Singapore
title_fullStr Of ‘cut-off’ dates and domination: Some problematic aspects of the general reception of English Law in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Of ‘cut-off’ dates and domination: Some problematic aspects of the general reception of English Law in Singapore
title_sort of ‘cut-off’ dates and domination: some problematic aspects of the general reception of english law in singapore
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 1986
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4217
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