Constitutional Change in Singapore (eBook, PDF)

Reforming the Elected Presidency
Redaktion: Neo, Jaclyn; Jhaveri, Swati

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Once a ceremonial position modelled after the constitutional monarchy in the United Kingdom, the office of the President of Singapore was transformed from an appointed to an elected one in 1991.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351666626
• Artikelnr.: 58392728

Autorenporträt

Jaclyn L. Neo is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore Swati S. Jhaveri is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Foreword List of Tables; Table of
Cases; Table of Legislations Introduction: Constitutional Design and Change
in 'Reforming' Singapore's Elected Presidency Jaclyn L Neo 1. Looking Back
at the Elected Presidency: Design Choices and Unintended Consequences
Kevin YL Tan & Lam Peng Er 2. Past Imperfect, Future Tense: The Elected
Presidency and the Constitutional Development of an 'Ever Evolving Hybrid'
Thio Li-ann 3. Mandates, Majorities and the Legitimacy of the Elected
Presidency Kevin YL Tan 4. Of Good, Wise Men and Women: Privileging Elites
in the Quest for Good Governance Eugene KB Tan 5. Constitutionalizing
Minority Representation: The Reserved Elections Mechanism and the
Politicization of Ethnicity in Singapore Jaclyn L Neo 6. Squaring the
Circle: The President as a Symbol of Multiculturalism and National Unity
Eugene KB Tan 7. From Eligibility to Election: The Mechanics of the
Presidential Poll Jack Tsen-Ta Lee 8. Of Constitutional Commissions and
Expert-Led Interpretation During Processes of Constitutional Change
Maartje de Visser 9. Reflecting on Constitutional Change in Singapore: The
Role of the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary Swati Jhaveri