A Dynamic Game of Risk Control: A New Perspective on Singapore’s National Integrity System By Tan Tay Keong Corruption Control in Singapore During the country’s formative years in the 1950s and 1960s‚ corruption was rampant in Singapore. Syndicated corruption was rampant among police officers‚ public health inspectors‚ customs officials‚ and school administrators. Corruption was a way of life in the city during the British colonial rule and the Japanese occupation. In his Annual
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Law Assignment Statutory Interpretation Anthony Thompson-North Statutory interpretation is the process of interpreting and applying legislation. Some amount of interpretation is always necessary when a case involves a statute. Sometimes the words of a statute have a plain and straightforward meaning. But in most cases‚ there is some ambiguity or vagueness in the words of the statute that must be resolved by the judge. To find the meanings of statutes
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Assignment 01 Introduction The enactment of both the interim and final Constitution ushered in a new approach to statutory interpretation. In this essay I argue that the statement made by the court in Daniels v Campbell 2003 (9) BLCR 969 (C) is true. The interpretative approach adopted by South African courts pre-1994 Statutory interpretation pre-1994 lacked a single theoretical starting point. There was no single methodology that was applied to interpret legislation. Consequently the process of
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"government agency" or "administrative agency" usually applies to one of the independent agencies of the United States government‚ which exercise some degree of independence from the President’s control. Although the heads of independent agencies are often appointed by the government‚ they can usually be removed only for cause. The heads of independent agencies work together in groups‚ such as a commission‚ board or council. Independent agencies often function as miniature versions of the tripartite federal
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In your view‚ what are the advantages and disadvantages of voluntary agreements such as the Kimberly Process and the EITI? Voluntary agreements at industry or country level are becoming very popular in the last years as a way to tackle severe issues that are affecting countries all around the Globe. Although the main scope is really deserving‚ I think that such organization have a limited room to make a real impact in their grounds. Such organizations are pretty visible in terms of politics: local politicians can use the argument of
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dissolution‚ the company’s name is struck off the register of the companies and its legal personality as a corporation comes to an end. When a company is wound up by the members or the creditors without the intervention of Tribunal‚ it is called as voluntary winding up. It may take place by:- By passing an ordinary resolution in the general meeting if: - (i) the period fixed for the duration of the company by the articles has expired; or (ii) some event on the happening of which company is to
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Is India Really Independent? “At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends‚ and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance… We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself again.” These are the impressive words of the speech titled‚ “Tryst with Destiny” given by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on August 15‚ 1947
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Law Homework – Reforms of Murder and Voluntary Manslaughter My criticisms of Murder and Voluntary Manslaughter Murder Murder is the most serious form of unlawful homicide. Murder is a common law offence‚ and has never been defined by statute. The most commonly accepted definition is the one given by the early 17th century judge‚ Sir Edward Coke. He defined murder as: ‘The unlawful killing of a reasonable person in being under the Queens peace with malice aforethought‚ express or implied.’’ The
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Parkin (1998) defines Gross Domestic Product or more commonly known as GDP as ‘the market value of the final goods and services produced within a country in a given time period’. So what happened prior September to make the economists downgrade their forecast for Singapore’s GDP growth? ‘Singapore’s inflation accelerated to the fastest pace since January as transportation and housing costs increased‚ maintaining pressure on the central bank to allow the currency to strengthen even as growth
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Daniel Brock rationalizes his claim that voluntary active euthanasia is morally permissible with the use of two moral values. According to Brock‚ the moral values of self-determination and well-being support voluntary active euthanasia. As defined and detailed thoroughly in Brock’s argument on page 11 of his paper “Voluntary Active Euthanasia”‚ self-determination is equal to the ability to decide what decisions in and about your life will coincide with your concept of a good life‚ and well-being
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