Escape from the Hangman's Noose? Singapore's discretionary death penalty for drug traffickers
After nearly fifty years of the mandatory death penalty for drug offences, Singapore amended its law in 2012 to give judges a choice in certain situations to impose a sentence of death or life imprisonment instead. However, this change should not be misunderstood as an alteration in Singapore’s zero...
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2023
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