| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 214 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Constitutional Conflicts in Contemporary Malaysia; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Abbreviations and Glossary; Introduction; 1 Constitutional History and Political Developments; Malayan Union; The Federation of Malaya; The Reid Commission; The Formation of Malaysia; The Separation of Singapore from Malaysia; 1966: The Sarawak Crisis; The May Thirteenth Crisis; Post-May Thirteenth Developments; The 1983 and 1993 Constitutional Crises: Malay Rulers under Siege; The 1988 Judiciary Crisis |
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The 1988 Constitutional AmendmentsThe Anwar Ibrahim Saga and the Rise of Reformasi; A False Dawn of a 'New Era'?; Concluding Observations; 2. The Constitutional Crisis of 1983; Some Relevant Provisions of the Constitution; The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 1983; The Constitution (Amendment) Act 1984; An Appraisal; The Constitution (Amendment) Act 1994: The Last Nail in the Coffin of Royal Assent; 3. The Battle over Royal Immunity; Background to the Crisis: The 'Gomez Incident'; The Remedy Proposed by the Government; The Proposed Changes; Reasons for the Rulers' Back-down |
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Reaping What They Have SownAn Evaluation of the Conflict; 4. The Malay Rulers: A Royal Resurgence?; Mahathir's Triumph over the Rulers; A Royal Resurgence of Power?; The 2009 Perak Crisis; The Pardoning Power; The Rulers as Guardians of the Nation; Conclusion; 5. The Judiciary under Siege: The 1988 Crisis; The Backdrop; Chronology of Events; The Removal of the Lord President: An Analysis of the First Tribunal Report; The Removal of Other Supreme Court Judges: An Analysis of the Second Tribunal Report; Concluding Observations; A Belated Recognition of Injustice |
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6. Reforming the Judiciary: A Triumph of Form over Substance?Introduction; What Has To Be Done; Conclusion; 7. The Islamization Phenomenon: The New Constitutional Battlefront; Introduction; The Growing 'Islamization' Phenomenon; Lessons from the Malaysian Experience; 8. Whither Constitutionalism?; Constitutionalism; Emergency Powers; Constitutional Amendments to the Emergency Powers Provisions; The Process of Constitutional Change; The Separation of Judicial Power Doctrine: Where Has It Gone?; The Resurgence of Sedition Laws; Constitutional Amendments; The National Security Council Act 2016 |
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Conclusion9. Conclusion; Appendix 1: Proclamation of Constitutional Principles (1992); Appendix 2: The Perak Crisis of 2009: Sultan Azlan Shah's Statement; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book explores how the separation of powers doctrine in Malaysia has been adversely affected by a number of major constitutional conflicts among the various important organs of government. It concludes with the author's thoughts on the trajectory of constitutional development in Malaysia |
| Analysis |
Constitutional law History |
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Malaysia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Constitutional law -- Malaysia
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Constitutional law
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Droit constitutionnel -- Malaisie.
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Malaysia
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Malaisie -- Histoire constitutionnelle.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191074042 |
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0191074047 |
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