2. I had argued that all the trappings of Law, such as rising to our feet when the judge enters the courtroom, our deference in addressing him as “Your Honour”, his often regal dress in robes and wig, etc, are all part of a charade of Godlike Infallibility and Fairness and Justice when such are almost totally absent as in Singapore. LAW IS POLITICS IN ANOTHER GUISE. LAW IS POLITICS IN ROBES AND WIG. LAW IS THE WILL OF THE RULER AND ALWAYS SUBJUDICE TO HIS SELF INTERESTS IN LONGEVITY OF POWER AND THE ENJOYMENT OF THE CORRUPT MONIES THAT POWER BRINGS.

3. Ultimately, Law is predicated on Force and even Violence. You only have to look at the policemen in any court to realise this, and their weapons of Force and Violence, from handcuffs to stun guns, batons and the handgun. In more exciting scenarios against protests and demonstrations, for example, they are even armed with automatic rifles, tear gas, water cannons, plastic shields and razor-wire barricades, etc. Thus, Force and Violence are never far from Law and Law is the handmaiden of Power, which in Singapore is expressed in total suppression of any protest or demonstration.

4. Thus, in any article or discussion of Democracy, Protests, Demonstrations, Civil Action, etc, you cannot overlook Law and how it is practised and abused. When elections are rigged as in Singapore [ see here ] the whole edifice of Law is totally bastardised, as is every institution in Singapore, and we are effectively LAWLESS let alone DEMOCRATIC. Thus, in a totally lawless city state, protests and demonstrations may be the only way to demand our rights to life and liberty and social justice and fairness, as well as representation of our interests by truly elected members of parliament. With that, I leave you this clutch of 4 essays:

RH: How Law began

RH: : Philosophy of Law all wrong and how to put it right

RH: Why Law is a disreputable subject

RH: Father Figures and the Moses Complex