Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
2-2020
Abstract
Cana court find that a criminal sentence is mandatory under the penal legislation butchoose, exceptionally, to apply that finding only to future cases? This raisesan interesting question on the prospective application of a correctconstruction of legislation, requiring consideration of difficult issuessurrounding not just the temporal application of the law but also theprotection of the interests belonging to all citizenry, including convictedpersons. Recent decisions in Singapore and elsewhere provide an opening for amore detailed inquiry to be undertaken.
Keywords
Criminal Sentencing; Statutory Interpretation; Prospective Overruling
Discipline
Asian Studies | Criminal Law
Research Areas
Asian and Comparative Legal Systems
Publication
Statute Law Review
Volume
41
Issue
1
First Page
96
Last Page
124
ISSN
0144-3593
Identifier
10.1093/slr/hmy020
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy E - Oxford Open Option D
Embargo Period
9-24-2019
Citation
LAU, Kwan Ho.
On mandatory criminal sentences, legislative interpretation, and the prospective application of the law: A view from Singapore. (2020). Statute Law Review. 41, (1), 96-124.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2866
Copyright Owner and License
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Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmy020