從權力分立觀點論新加坡憲政體制的發展與挑戰

On the limitation and Challenges within the Constitutional System of Singapore: From the View of the Separation of Powers

多民族國家如何在分殊的文化傳統與價值信仰基礎上，維繫其社會統合與政治運作，始終是當代政治理論所關注的問題之一。作為戰後亞洲新興的民主國家，新加坡由於成功地擺脫了英國的殖民統治，並且在國家發展的後殖民階段，創造了傲人的經貿成就與民族平等的多元文化社會，吾人因此納悶，新加坡究竟是如何獲致此一成就的？為回答此一問題，本文擬從權力分立的角度，嘗試勾勒該國憲政體制的發展路徑，並且反思該體制所含蘊的侷限與挑戰。

Contemporary political theory has been discussing how are multicultural nations remain its political development and integrate the inner societal integration simultaneously based on the divided cultural and multi-value traditions. As a newcomer state in Asia in the post-war era, Singapore has successfully achieved independence from the British colonialism and marvelous political-economic status and multicultural society. We might therefore wonder how Singapore has achieved these successfully. This paper tries to outline the development of constitutional system in Singapore from the view of separation of powers and reflect the possible limitations and challenges within it.