Authoritarian rule of law : legislation, discourse, and legitimacy in Singapore /
Rajah, Jothie,1963-
Rajah, Jothie,1963-Legislating illiberalism.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
c2012.
Revised version of thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, Melbourne Law School, 2010, issued under the title Legislating illiberalism.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-331) and index.
Law, illiberalism and the Singapore case -- Law as discourse : theoretical and definitional parameters -- Punishing bodies, securing the nation : 1966 Vandalism Act -- Policing the press : the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act -- Policing lawyers : constraining citizenship : Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 1986 -- Policing religion : Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act -- Entrenching illiberalism : the 2009 Public Order Act -- Legislation, illiberalism and legitimacy.
Rule of law
Freedom of expression
Authoritarianism
Law reform