Ong Ah Chuan v Public Prosecutor

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:application	gptkb:Ong_Ah_Chuan
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:Macaulay_v_R gptkb:Yong_Vui_Kong_v_Public_Prosecutor [1979-1980] SLR(R) 710 [1981] AC 648
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:date	1980
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ong Ah Chuan v Public Prosecutor
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Lord_Keith_of_Kinkel gptkb:Lord_Roskill gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Sir_Harry_Gibbs gptkb:Lord_Scarman gptkb:Lord_Diplock
gptkbp:jurisdiction	gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:constitutional_law gptkb:crime mandatory death penalty
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	constitutionality of mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking
gptkbp:principle	equality before the law under Article 12 of Singapore Constitution due process under Article 9(1) of Singapore Constitution mandatory death penalty not unconstitutional under Singapore Constitution
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_(Singapore)
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Public_Prosecutor
gptkbp:result	appeal dismissed
gptkbp:significance	landmark case on constitutionality of mandatory death penalty
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Privy_Council_of_Singapore
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5