Yong Vui Kong v. Public Prosecutor and the Mandatory Death Penalty for Drug Offences in Singapore: A Dead End for Constitutional Challenge?  

Oleh:

McDermott, Yvonne

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: International Journal on Human Rights and Drug Policy Volume I, page 35-52.
Topik: narcotic drug
Fulltext: 003 - Y. McDermott.pdf (224.63KB)

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This article examines constitutional challenges to the mandatory death sentence in Singapore, with particular reference to the most recent case of Yong Vui Kong v. Public Prosecutor (2010). It discusses whether the Court of Appeal was too hasty in disregarding more recent jurisprudence of the Privy Council, which held the mandatory death sentence as a form of inhuman treat mentor punishment. It also examines the customary international law prohibition of the mandatory death penalty, and the imposition of the mandatory death penalty for drug offences as a breach of the equality guarantee in Singapore’s constitution. The article reveals a dismal future for a nuanced and sensible approach towards drug crime in Singapore, in that the latest case closes of many avenues for constitutional litigation.

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