Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
5-2020
Abstract
The present article reviews (in broad brushstrokes) the status of Singapore law during its bicentennial year. It is not only about origins but also about growth – in particular, the autochthonous or indigenous growth of the Singapore legal system (particularly since the independence of Singapore as a nation state on 9 August 1965). The analysis of this growth is divided into quantitative as well as qualitative parts. In particular, the former constitutes an empirical analysis which attempts – for the very first time − to tell the development of Singapore law through numbers, building on emerging techniques in data visualisation and empirical legal studies.
Keywords
Singapore Legal System, Empirical Legal Studies
Discipline
Asian Studies | Comparative and Foreign Law
Research Areas
Asian and Comparative Legal Systems
Publication
Singapore Academy of Law Journal
Volume
32
Issue
1
First Page
804
Last Page
890
ISSN
0218-2009
Publisher
Singapore Academy of Law
Citation
PHANG, Andrew; GOH, Yihan; and SOH, Jerrold.
The development of Singapore Law: A bicentennial retrospective. (2020). Singapore Academy of Law Journal. 32, (1), 804-890.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3156
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