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Of ‘Cut-Off’ Dates And Domination: Some Problematic Aspects Of The General Reception Of English Law In Singapore, Andrew B.L. Phang Dec 1986

Of ‘Cut-Off’ Dates And Domination: Some Problematic Aspects Of The General Reception Of English Law In Singapore, Andrew B.L. Phang

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

This article deals with some problematic aspects of the general reception of English law in Singapore. It examines, first, the concept of the 'cut-off' date for statutes and the common law. The second substantive part deals with the concepts of suitability and modification, analysing their theoretical cogency as well as their application in the local context. The third and final part of the article examines the relationship between reception and stare decisis, indicating and examining potential contradictions as well as other allied issues.


The Hong Kong Agreement And American Foreign Policy, Hungdah Chiu Jan 1986

The Hong Kong Agreement And American Foreign Policy, Hungdah Chiu

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.


Since Aquino: The Philippine Tangle And The United States, Justus M. Van Der Kroef Jan 1986

Since Aquino: The Philippine Tangle And The United States, Justus M. Van Der Kroef

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.


United States-China Normalization: An Evaluation Of Foreign Policy Decision Making, Jaw-Ling Joanne Chang Jan 1986

United States-China Normalization: An Evaluation Of Foreign Policy Decision Making, Jaw-Ling Joanne Chang

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.


Communications And China's National Integration: An Analysis Of People's Daily And Central Daily News On The China Reunification Issue, Shuhua Chang Jan 1986

Communications And China's National Integration: An Analysis Of People's Daily And Central Daily News On The China Reunification Issue, Shuhua Chang

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.


East Malaysia In Malaysian Development Planning, David Lim Jan 1986

East Malaysia In Malaysian Development Planning, David Lim

Support & Other Units (THEi)

Malaysia consists of Peninsular Malaysia and the two East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. Development planning in Peninsular Malaysia began as early as 1950, while the first plan for the whole of the Malaysian federation founded in 1963 was published in 1966. Have the two East Malaysian states been integrated properly into the various Malaysian plans? Or have they, with their somewhat different economic, political and social backgrounds, been treated as a nuisance element and appeared in the plans only as an afterthought? In any case, is the planning experience of Peninsular Malaysia relevant for solving the problems of …


Foreign Investment: Foreign Economic Contract Law, Jacques Delisle Jan 1986

Foreign Investment: Foreign Economic Contract Law, Jacques Delisle

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.