Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
2005
Abstract
This note argues that because there is a legal distinction between the public policy defence to the enforcement of foreign judgments under the common law and the corresponding defence in the Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act, the prohibition against the enforcement of foreign wagering transactions under Singapore law is no longer founded on public policy.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Comparative and Foreign Law | Gaming Law | International Law | Public Law and Legal Theory
Research Areas
Dispute Resolution
Publication
Singapore Year Book of International Law
Volume
9
First Page
133
Last Page
146
ISSN
1793-0448
Publisher
National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
Citation
YEO, Tiong Min.
Statute and Public Policy in Private International Law: Gambling Contracts and Foreign Judgments. (2005). Singapore Year Book of International Law. 9, 133-146.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/760
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Additional URL
http://www.commonlii.org/sg/journals/SGYrBkIntLaw/2005/11.pdf
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