Abstract:
Any lawyer studying the constitutional histories of former British colonies will quickly realise that the transition from colony to independence on the basis of an established constitutional framework in these former colonies have often proved disastrous. Indeed, the failure of constitutional government in these former colonies has been the norm rather than the exception. Singapore’s story is in that sense unique. This brief history of Singapore’s constitutional development from 1945 to the present documents the various changes that have taken place over the past 45 years. …