Of legal history, jurisprudence and insanity – “Wrong or contrary to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code re-considered

Author

Andrew B.L. PHANG, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

12-1995

Abstract

This article considers, from the perspectives of legal history and jurisprudence, longstanding controversy surrounding the interpretation of the phrase "wrong or contra to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code, and suggests that the evidence points to interpretation that "wrong" means "legally wrong" or "contrary to law". It also consid the practical implications that follow from such an interpretation, which implicatio would allow for some role, nevertheless, for extral

Discipline

Jurisprudence | Legal History

Research Areas

Corporate, Finance and Securities Law

Publication

Singapore Journal of Legal Studies

First Page

315

Last Page

341

ISSN

0218-2173

Publisher

National University of Singapore

Citation

PHANG, Andrew B.L.. Of legal history, jurisprudence and insanity – “Wrong or contrary to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code re-considered. (1995). Singapore Journal of Legal Studies. 315-341.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4195

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/24866860