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Whalen-Bridge, Helena; Neo, Jaclyn L --- "An internal code of ethics: regulating judges in Singapore" [2016] ELECD 1566; in Devlin, Richard; Dodek, Adam (eds), "Regulating Judges" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016) 331

Book Title: Regulating Judges

Editor(s): Devlin, Richard; Dodek, Adam

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781786430786

Section: Chapter 17

Section Title: An internal code of ethics: regulating judges in Singapore

Author(s): Whalen-Bridge, Helena; Neo, Jaclyn L

Number of pages: 18

Abstract/Description:

Singapore judges have a sterling reputation and yet they function without a published code of judicial ethics. The use of an internal code arises in part from a history of government-wide corruption eradication that did not target the judiciary specifically, but should Singapore at this point consider a published code? For Singapore’s contemporary national audience, unfamiliar with earlier struggles with poverty and corruption, a published code may have an important signalling effect. A published code could also provide a basis for comparison and discussion in ASEAN, and clarify standards for the international audience participating in the Singapore International Commercial Court.