of powers, as opposed to the unity of powers, is intertwined with the concept of checks and balances. It is about placing legislative, executive and judiciary powers in different constitutional institutions to check potential power abuses. In Singapore, the legislature has law-making powers, the executive has law enforcement powers and the judiciary has adjudication powers. This essay will discuss how the doctrine of separation
a mean to promote human dignity and social welfare. Being known as an ‘Asian Tiger’, Singapore has accomplished great economic success through its own way of economic management such as extensive intervention in the public and private sector. However, in the aspect of individual rights, Singapore still lacking of a developed human rights culture in terms of rights consciousness, litigation,
factors enabled the Singapore economy to grow and develop over the past decades and have contributed to Singapore being Asia’s most competitive economy (Medtech, 2013). Singapore is well developed in its infrastructure and being in a strategic location as a port is one of the major factors behind its economic success. Known as the world’s busiest port, the maritime industry contributes approximately 7 per cent to Singapore’s GDP which makes up three-quarters of the Singapore economy
Introduction 2015 will mark Singapore’s 50th year of independence, and Singaporeans will be gather to celebrate our sense of belonging and attachment to this nation. However, does that attachment to the country really exist? For the purpose of this paper, our group has defined ‘nationalism’ as the sense of attachment and loyalty to the country cultivated through a collective ‘national identity’, defined as the conception of a country as a distinct entity with collective symbols like its culture
point in history religion has limited the state’s authority; hence religion does not contribute to development. Religion has become an obstacle success, so an essential step to build a state is to modernize the political system. The argument that public sphere requires secularization is based on two assumptions: empirical
Family-family is primary because they play an impact role. It is from them that we have our ascribed status like being a sister, brother etc when we were already born. At a young age, they are fully dependable on their parents for protection and giving a safe environment to stay in for at least. And before the child can fully begin to start school, under the parents’ control, it is the job of the parent to teach values, beliefs and skills. How the child views the world depend on how the parents
non-communists countries, they accomplished that regional organization was required. Thus, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was formed in 1961 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand. The 1967 ASEAN declaration stated that its main goal and
Tunisia, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia, Albania, Iraq, Pakistan, Lebanon and Egypt. Many issues can be advanced regarding the issues of liberalism, such marriage, lifestyle, rights as a Muslim, and trend of dress that is appropriate for women to wear in public. Turkey, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia can be pronounced and declared as the most tolerant Muslim countries, yet also secular Muslim nations. Every bit the foremost topic to compare is on the topic of LGBT. Being a gay is not a criminal
Max McCombs and Dr. Donald Shaw developed the Agenda setting Theory in a study on the 1968 presidential election. The Agenda-setting theory described the capability of the media to influence the importance of topics on the public. Bernard Cohen (1963) stated: “The press may not be successful much of the time in telling people what to think, but it is stunningly successful in telling its readers what to think about.” As per the theory, the media gives a lot of importance to
The Common Wealth of Nations is an international organization comprising the Britain and her dominions. It was established as a consequence of the Balfour declaration, 1926 that emphasized on equality in status and independency from the Great Britain. Therefore, by virtue of the statute of Westminster, 1931 this organization was established as “The British and the Commonwealth of Nations” with 7 founding members including Canada, Australia, the Irish Free State, South Africa, New Zealand and Newfoundland