{"product_id":"9789815081350","title":"Creating Three Unique Singapore Laws: An Inside Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eProf Jayakumar’s book is an outstanding contribution to a critical aspect\nof our constitutional history. He has presented the background to the\ndevelopment of three highly significant constitutional innovations, namely\nthe office of the President, which impacts the Executive branch and the\nGRC and the NCMP schemes which concern the Legislative branch, in a\nway that is extremely accessible and makes for compelling reading. In\nthis, he has demystified the complexity underlying these issues to help\nSingaporeans understand the careful thinking and principled planning\nthat went into these matters. Sundaresh Menon, Chief Justice\nThe “inside story” can only be told by a select few who were directly\ninvolved with the events behind these important constitutional\nchanges. But Prof Jayakumar’s book goes beyond the intimate\ndetails and does not shy away from revealing disagreements and\ncompromises behind the scenes — that Mr Lee Kuan Yew held strong\nviews but was open to persuasion by his younger colleagues, if they\ncould convince him that their positions were better for the long-term\ngood of Singapore. I read the entire draft in a single sitting and found\nsnippets fascinating and riveting. This rare gem of a book deserves\nto be highly commended. Ng Eng Hen, Former Minister for Defence\n\t\t\t\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49194765156587,"sku":"EB_HI0900_D23-06_SIMS","price":42.4,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/cebf0666-eddb-4158-a5d6-51ad40fb592a.jpg?v=1786784030","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9789815081350","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}