Revitalising the penal code with a general part

The Penal Code has served Singapore well for more than a century but it has become antiquated and is in need of major repair. A General Part is required to enable the criminal law to become precise, comprehensible, democratically-made and accessible - the hallmarks of a good Penal Code. The paper concludes by outlining a strategy for implementation and a call for the Government to fully support this much-needed exercise.