Judicial precedents from other jurisdictions may also be persuasive in specific areas of Singapore law.
The doctrine of substantive legitimate expectation has not yet been explicitly acknowledged as part of Singapore law.
Under Singapore law, vandalism of this kind is punishable by mandatory caning.
Singapore law does not set out the sanctions that may be imposed for contempt of court.
Nor has it ever been part of Singapore law.
It has been observed that in Singapore administrative law, "extensive reference is made to the landmark English cases".
Wednesbury unreasonableness is a ground of judicial review in Singapore administrative law.
Singapore law says that the anthem may only be sung with its original Malay lyrics.
Notably, there is a difference between English and Singapore law as regards this issue.
The members swore that they would rather die gloriously on the streets than to face the gallows and the wrath of the Singapore law.