Law and Policy Database

The Decree states that it is necessary to put more teeth to existing laws and regulations which prohibit the receipt of any gift, present or any other form of benefit in the course of official duties, to eradicate all conceivable forms of graft and corruption.

The Act provided the basic policies and regulatory framework to ensure equal opportunities between men and women in employment, including the promotion of measures to ensure the health of women workers during pregnancy and after childbirth.

The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention) is an international convention for the wise use and conservation of wetlands. It directs each Contracting Party to designate suitable wetlands within its territory for inclusion in the List of Wetlands of International Importance (the "List"). Wetlands should be selected for the List in terms of ecology, botany, zoology, limnology, or hydrology.

The Act established the procedure for the settlement of environmental pollution disputes pursuant to the policy of prompt and appropriate settlement of disputes through mediation, conciliation, arbitration and adjudication.

The Act gives effect and implements the obligations of Tonga under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is an international agreement governing treaties entered into between States. It codifies certain principles including pacta sunt servanda, the peremptory norm and fundamental change of circumstances.

The Companies Act is a comprehensive legislation which regulates and governs the conduct of companies incorporated in Singapore or foreign companies which establish or intend to establish a place of business or carry on a business in Singapore.

The Declaration proclaims that Discrimination against women, denying or limiting as it does their equality of rights with men, is fundamentally unjust and constitutes an offense against human dignity. Thus, all appropriate measure shall be taken to abolish existing laws, customs, regulations and practices which are discriminatory against women and to establish adequate legal protection for equal rights of men and women.

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) recognizes that certain economic, social and cultural rights are derived from the inherent dignity of the human person. The ICESCR likewise establishes the concept of progressive realization whereby States parties are obliged to take steps, to the maximum of their available resources, with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of the rights recognized in the covenant, by all appropriate means, including the adoption of legislative measures.

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights recognizes the equal and inalienable rights of all human persons which derive from their inherent dignity. States parties are obliged to respect and ensure the civil and political rights of all individuals within their territories or subject to their jurisdiction.