{"product_id":"creating-three-unique-singapore-laws-an-inside-story","title":"Creating Three Unique Singapore Laws: An Inside Story","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eProf Jayakumar’s book is an outstanding contribution to a\ncritical aspect of our constitutional history. He has presented the background\nto the development of three highly significant constitutional innovations,\nnamely the office of the President, which impacts the Executive branch and\nthe GRC and the NCMP schemes which concern the Legislative branch, in a\nway that is extremely accessible and makes for compelling reading. In this, he\nhas demystified the complexity underlying these issues to help Singaporeans\nunderstand the careful thinking and principled planning that went into these\nmatters. \u003cb\u003eSundaresh Menon, Chief Justice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe “inside story” can only be told by a select few who were\ndirectly involved with the events behind these important\nconstitutional changes. But Prof Jayakumar’s book goes beyond the intimate\ndetails and does not shy away from revealing disagreements and compromises\nbehind the scenes — that Mr Lee Kuan Yew held strong views but was open to\npersuasion by his younger colleagues, if they\u003cbr\u003e\ncould convince him that their positions were better for the long-term good of\nSingapore. I read the entire draft in a single sitting and found snippets\nfascinating and riveting. This rare gem of a book deserves to be highly\ncommended. \u003cb\u003eNg Eng Hen, Former Minister for Defence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePolitics are usually served as a ready-made meal, garnished\nby parliamentary oratory addressed to the galleries. We are rarely\nallowed entry into the kitchen where real decision making takes place.\nThis is the great virtue of this book by Professor Jayakumar tracking three\nimportant changes to the Singapore constitution. His tone is serene, his\nanalyses acute and, as one of the cooks, authoritative. Of huge interest is the\nlight it pours on the larger than life Lee Kuan Yew — far more subtle, dialogical\nand accommodating than often depicted. \u003cb\u003eJ H H Weiler, Professor of Law,\nNYU and NUS; Senior Fellow, Harvard Center for European Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBorn in 1939, \u003cb\u003eProfessor S. Jayakumar\u003c\/b\u003e served as a\nCabinet minister in Singapore for three decades (1981–2011), under three prime\nministers: Lee Kuan Yew, Goh Chok Tong and Lee Hsien Loong. His portfolios\nincluded Foreign Affairs, Home Affairs, Law and Labour. He was also appointed\nDeputy Prime Minister (2004–2009), Coordinating Minister for National Security\n(2005–2010) and Senior Minister (2009–2011). He retired from politics in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBefore entering politics, he taught law at the Faculty of\nLaw of the University of Singapore (which became the National University\nof Singapore, or NUS, in 1980), and was Dean of the Faculty\n(1974–1979).  He also served as Singapore’s Permanent Representative\nto the United Nations (1971–1974).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 2020, he was awarded the Order of Temasek (with High\nDistinction), Singapore’s highest civilian honour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCurrently, he is the Senior Legal Adviser to the Minister\nfor Foreign Affairs. He is also a Pro-Chancellor and Emeritus Professor of the\nNUS.\u003cbr\u003e\nProf Jayakumar and his wife, Dr Lalitha Rajahram, were blessed with three\nchildren and six grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n","brand":"FOCUS PUBLISHING LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45721290506447,"sku":"9789815081350","price":42.4,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_139622c0-8940-4008-8598-a0731e9756d6.webp?v=1786672852","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/creating-three-unique-singapore-laws-an-inside-story","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}