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Law And Values In Governance: The Singapore Way, Eugene K. B. Tan Jan 2000

Law And Values In Governance: The Singapore Way, Eugene K. B. Tan

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The article examines the role of law and the legal system in catalysing Singapore's development success. It argues that there is a dichotomy in the approach with regard to commercial law and law relating to individual freedom and rights and civil society. Universalism characterises the treatment of commercial laws while cultural relativism and a communitarian-based understanding of rights and obligations are features of the law relating to the rights of the individual. Instrumentalism, driven by a particularistic 'communitarian' political philosophy underpinned by strong Confucianist values, is very much motivated by the need for good governance as a prerequisite for economic …


Denying Access To Legal Representation: The Attack On The Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, Robert R. Kuehn Jan 2000

Denying Access To Legal Representation: The Attack On The Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, Robert R. Kuehn

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When people require assistance to advance public interests, rather than private interests, the lack of legal representation is even more severe—less than .001% of lawyers in the legal profession are public interest lawyers. “Although recent data are unavailable, the best available estimates suggest that the number of full-time public interest lawyers is less than one attorney for every 240,000 Americans.” Citizens advancing issues of public concern often have no choice but to turn for free assistance from law school professors or one of the nation’s law school clinics.