TY - BOOK AU - Jayakumar, S. TI - Constitutional law (with documentary materials) AV - KD35.S55.1 J39C 1976 PY - 1976/// CY - Singapore : PB - \The \\Malaya Law Review, Faculty of law, University of Singapore, KW - Constitutional law -- Australia KW - Constitutional law -- Singapore KW - Constitutions KW - Singapore -- Constitutional law N1 - Preface -- Author's note -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MODERN CONSTITUTIONAL EVOLUTION -- The colonial phase -- The self-governing phase -- The Malaysian phase -- Independence -- 3. THE BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS -- Constitution of Singapore -- Republic of Singapore Independence Act -- Constitution of Malaysia -- Report of the Constitutional Commission 1966 -- 4. THE PRESIDENT -- Qualifications, appointment and removal -- Vice-President; person authorised to exercise functions of the President -- Immunity from judicial proceedings -- Functions of the President -- 5. THE EXECUTIVE (THE CABINET) -- Appointment of Prime Minister -- Resignation and removal of Prime Minister -- Other Ministers of Cabinet -- 6. THE LEGISLATURE -- Composition, membership and duration of Parliament -- Qualifications for election -- Tenure of office of members -- Disqualifications for membership -- Legislative procedure -- Required voting majority -- Parliamentary privileges -- Miscellaneous -- 7. PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL FOR MINORITY RIGHTS -- Background to establishment -- The Constitutional Commission's rejection of alternatives -- Establishment of the -- Council Composition of the Council -- Termination of Membership -- Functions of the Council -- Procedure in carrying out the Council's functions Bills excluded from the Council's scrutiny Procedure with regard to subsidiary legislation Differences between the Council and the proposal of the Constitutional Commission -- 8. THE JUDICIARY -- Appointment of Judges to the Supreme Court -- Removal of Judges -- Appeals to the Privy Council -- 9. FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTIES -- General observations Recommendations of the Constitutional Commis- sion -- Government's response to the Constitutional -- Commission's recommendations -- 10. CITIZENSHIP -- Discretion of the Government in acquisition of citizenship -- Discretion of Government in termination of citizenship -- 11. THE PUBLIC SERVICE -- 12. SPECIAL POWERS AGAINST SUBVERSION, EMERGENCY POWERS AND PREVENTIVE DETENTION -- The powers under Article 149 ("Legislation against subversion") -- The powers under Article 150 ("Proclamation of Emergency") -- Preventive detention and Article 151 Emergency powers under the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 -- 13. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION -- Article 90 procedure -- Constitutional Commission's recommendations Government's reaction to the Commission's -- recommendations -- APPENDICES -- Appendix A The Constitution of Singapore -- Appendix B The Republic of Singapore Independence Act 1965 .. -- Appendix C Provisions of the Constitution of Malaysia applicable in Singapore -- Appendix D List of Cases on the Constitution of Singa- pore and the Constitution of Malaysia (in so far as applicable in Singapore) Appendix E Selected Bibliography ER -