Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
7-1983
Abstract
THE main task of this article is to inquire into the reasons for the general decline and final abolition of the jury system 1 in Singapore.2 It also seeks to discover why the decline and fall of a major legal institution aroused so little public debate, let alone outcry. To this end, the focus must necessarily be historical, but, in the context of a nation still in the process of discovering its legal heritage, it is hoped that the account which follows will contribute in some small way towards the development of our legal
Discipline
Asian Studies | Legal History
Research Areas
Corporate, Finance and Securities Law
Publication
Malaya Law Review
Volume
251
Issue
1
First Page
50
Last Page
86
ISSN
0542-335X
Publisher
University of Singapore Faculty of Law
Citation
PHANG, Andrew B.L..
Jury trial in Singapore and Malaysia: The unmaking of a legal institution. (1983). Malaya Law Review. 251, (1), 50-86.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4193
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Additional URL
https://www.jstor.org/stable/24863890