Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2010
Abstract
Singapore will soon submit a national report to and subsequently appear before the UN Human Rights Council for a universal periodic review of its human rights laws and practices. This review will elicit a rare and unprecedented expression of whether and how Singapore feels it has adhered to international human rights law, and ways in which it may further refine or calibrate its domestic practices. This article seeks to identify Singapore’s human rights achievements; highlight challenges it should be prepared to address; and recommend measures it should adopt to promote human rights.
Keywords
International Law, Human Rights, Universal Periodic Review, Death Penalty, Due Process, Access to Justice, ASEAN.
Discipline
Human Rights Law | International Law
Publication
Journal of East Asia and International Law
First Page
365
Last Page
374
ISSN
1976-9229
Citation
MOHAN, Mahdev.
Singapore and the universal periodic review: An unprecedented human rights assessment. (2010). Journal of East Asia and International Law. 365-374.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2606
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