argue that Singapore will always be a nation in the making. Although Singapore’s nation building efforts have been successful‚ there is still a continual need for nation building efforts to persist as Singapore is a vulnerable migrant society‚ aptly illustrated as “an 80-storey building standing on marshy land” by Lee Kuan Yew. This reveals continual nation-building is critical for Singapore as it ensures her survival amidst vulnerabilities. What defines “a nation in the making”? Singapore will always
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Rule of Law in Singapore Rule of Law: An independent judiciary‚ one that is independent of government and not dependent on it or subservient to it. Unless the public accepts that the judiciary are independent‚ they will have no confidence in the honesty and fairness of the decision in courts. This independence is exemplified in the judicial oath. The independence of the judiciary will ensure that no one is above the law and the law is applied equally to all. Judiciary has the responsibility
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EYP CZ activities in the past five years 1) The national selection conference: The national selecting conference is held every year in spring and the attendance is approximately 120 members. The chairsteam is mostly consisted of: half czech chairs and the other half of internationals chairs.The national selection conference used to have 6 committees but this last year we widen the number of committees to 7. Praha 2001 Písek 2002 Tábor 2002 Liberec 2004 Mělník 2005 Kutná Hora 2006
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Presidential vs. Parliamentary Presidential and parliamentary government systems are two main forms of democratic political systems and executive-legislative relations. Both hold advantages‚ disadvantages and similarities. With fluctuating stability‚ both systems of government have had their share of prosperity‚ with the ability to maintain. In the presidential government system a president is elected into office by qualified citizens. Those same citizens are also obligated to elect a legislature
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Research Paper on Singapore: Abstract In this paper I will present my research results regarding Singapore‚ as well as draw the picture of its marketing environment. I will include the information about the location‚ climate‚ population‚ religion and culture‚ official spoken languages‚ state of economy and level of technologies‚ political and legal systems‚ level of competition and potential for economic growth. In the conclusion I will highlight advantages and disadvantages of the Singapore marketing environment
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SINGAPORE Submitted by: Basinillo‚ Angela Brillantes‚ Johanna Co‚ Meljorie Gaddi‚ Shara Sy‚ Paolla K35 August 13‚ 2012 I. INTRODUCTION I n 1819‚ Singapore was founded as a trading colony by the Great Britain. In 1963‚ it joined the Malaysian Federation but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world’s most prosperous countries with strong international trading links‚ having its port is one of the world’s busiest in terms
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Singapore Macro-environment PESTLE Analysis Political Singapore is relatively unique in terms of its political environment. There are very few opposition parties‚ and the main political group is the People’s Action Party (PAP) that governs Singapore since it achieved its independence in 1965. Singapore‚ under the leadership of the PAP‚ possesses a distinct political culture: authoritarian‚ pragmatic‚ rational and legalistic. Singapore’s power structure is highly centralised‚ regarded
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Penonton petang Negeri Negara Singapore edisi (Good afternoon viewers of State of the Nation Singapore edition) • Singapura or the Lion City had its Independence from Great Britain and joined with Malaya‚ Sabah‚ and Sarawak to form the new Federation of Malaysia as the result of the 1962 Merger Referendum in August 31‚ 1963. • It gained the independence as Republic on August 9‚ 1965 with Yusof bin Ishak as president and Lee Kuan Yew as Prime Minister. • Singapore enjoyed a reputation for
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Singapore Management University | The enhancement of the European Parliament: Effects on Policies | | Suriagandhi Selathorai 11/13/2012 | The enhancement of the European Parliament: Effects on Policies Introduction The European Parliament (EP) was established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957. In the original institutional design of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)‚ the EP was not intended to play any key major roles. The EP was one of the oldest common institutions where
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Parliament is the supreme law-making body in the UK. This means that there are no constitutional restrains on legislative powers. This also includes the fact that courts are under an obligation to give effect to legislation passed by Parliament and not question statutes. Most importantly‚ Parliamentary Sovereignty is not a constitutional relic. This is simply because UK courts cannot strike down Act of Parliament. First assertion of Dicey is that Parliament’s legislative competence is unlimited.
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