[WEBINAR] Legal Issues Arising Out of GE2020

No. of Public CPD Points: 2.0 Practice Area: Government Training Level: General

 

About the Programme

This webinar examines the constitutional and legal issues arising from Singapore’s 2020 General Election, held on 10 July 2020. In his keynote address, Professor Kevin Tan will highlight four issues arising from the conduct of the election:

1. the executive discretion in the delineation of electoral boundaries and its exercise;
2. the extension of the time allowable for voting by two hours on Polling Day;
3. the exercise of POFMA powers by the authorities during the campaign period; and
4. the creation of the new office of Leader of the Opposition

Following the address, the panellists will comment and elaborate on the specific issues raised.

Speakers

• Edwin Tong, SC – Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law
• Hri Kumar Nair, SC – Deputy Attorney-General, Attorney-General's Chambers
• Choo Zheng Xi (Remy) –Director, Peter Low & Choo LLC
• Professor Goh Yihan – Dean, School of Law, Singapore Management University
• Eugene Tan – Associate Professor of Law, School of Law, Singapore Management University
• Dr Kevin YL Tan – Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore; Visiting Professor, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University
• Eugene Thuraisingam – Managing Partner, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP

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