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Part 3 – Amendment of Constitution Many legal scholars conclude that the Constitution of Singapore is in a disconcerting state. Walter Woon, then soon-to-be Nominated Member of Parliament in 1991, lamented, ‘We effectively don’t have a Constitution. We have a law that can be easily changed by Parliament and by the party... 

Part 2 – Supremacy of Constitution The period in Singapore’s history leading to the merger with the Federation of Malaysia and later to the secession was indeed eventful, e.g., see Kevin YL Tan (2011), International Law, History & Policy: Singapore in the Early Years. However, the legal aspect of the Separation defined... 

“Let the dead bury their dead,” Matthew, 8:22; Luke 9:60 “The evil that men do lives after them,” Shakespeare As Singapore approaches its National Day there is propaganda and state expenditure to promote the achievements of the few over that of the many buttressed by the state’s ideological and repressive apparatus....