Yong Vui Kong v. Public Prosecutor

Title: Yong Vui Kong v. Public Prosecutor

Description:

422 Human rights — Prohibition of torture — Equal protection — Sentence of caning — Whether caning constituting torture — Whether Article 9(1) of Constitution of Singapore engaged — Whether caning constituting a deprivation of life or personal liberty within meaning of Article 9(1) — Whether law of Singapore prohibiting torture — Constitutionality of differentiating measures — Caning applying to men aged fifty years and below — Whether impermissibly discriminatory — Whether sentence of caning violating Articles 9(1) and 12(1) of Constitution of Singapore Human rights — Prohibition of torture — Sentence of caning — Whether caning constituting torture — Whether Article 9(1) of Constitution of Singapore engaged — Whether caning constituting a deprivation of life or personal liberty within meaning of Article 9(1) — Whether sentence of caning “in accordance with the law” — Peremptory nature of international law prohibition against torture — Whether law of Singapore prohibiting torture — Whether caning in Singapore constituting torture — Whether caning constituting torture — Whether sentence of caning violating Article 9(1) of Constitution of Singapore Human rights — Equal protection of the law — Constitutionality of differentiating measures — Caning applying to men aged fifty years and below — Whether impermissibly discriminatory — Whether applying equally across all races — Whether sentence of caning violating Article 12(1) of Constitution of Singapore Relationship of international law and municipal law — Customary international law — Peremptory norms in international law — Treaties — Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006, Article 15(1) — Prohibition of torture — Effect on domestic law — Constitution of Singapore — Whether prohibition of torture should be read into Constitution — Whether peremptory norms in international law automatically incorporated into Singaporean law — Whether customary international law or treaty law prevailing over inconsistent domestic law — Whether Singaporean domestic law clear and unambiguous — Whether sentence of caning violating Article 9(1) of Constitution of Singapore — The law of Singapore.