Apostasy and religious freedom: a response to Thio Li-ann

Article 'Apostasy and Religious Freedom: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Lina Joy Litigation' by Thio Li-ann has given rise to several points of interest. While the essay was a commentary on the constitutional issues arising from the Lina Joy decisions, some issues need to be discus...

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Main Author: Ab Aziz, Shamrahayu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LexisNexis 2007
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spelling iium-103692024-12-17T06:24:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/10369/ Apostasy and religious freedom: a response to Thio Li-ann Ab Aziz, Shamrahayu K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law KPG Malaysia Article 'Apostasy and Religious Freedom: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Lina Joy Litigation' by Thio Li-ann has given rise to several points of interest. While the essay was a commentary on the constitutional issues arising from the Lina Joy decisions, some issues need to be discussed further: primarily on the scope of religious freedom under the Federal Constitution, the relationship between religious freedom and the position of Islam, the position of Islamic criminal law under the Federal Constitution, religious freedom in multi-religious Malaysia, the religious or secular character of the country and the application of international principles in interpreting the right to religious freedom in Malaysia. LexisNexis 2007-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/10369/1/2007_-_Apostasy_and_religious_freedom-_a_response_to_to_thio__li-ann.pdf Ab Aziz, Shamrahayu (2007) Apostasy and religious freedom: a response to Thio Li-ann. The Malayan Law Journal, 2. i-ix. ISSN 0025-1283 http://www.lexisnexis.com.my/about.asp
spellingShingle K Law (General)
KBP Islamic Law
KPG Malaysia
Ab Aziz, Shamrahayu
Apostasy and religious freedom: a response to Thio Li-ann
title Apostasy and religious freedom: a response to Thio Li-ann
title_full Apostasy and religious freedom: a response to Thio Li-ann
title_fullStr Apostasy and religious freedom: a response to Thio Li-ann
title_full_unstemmed Apostasy and religious freedom: a response to Thio Li-ann
title_short Apostasy and religious freedom: a response to Thio Li-ann
title_sort apostasy and religious freedom: a response to thio li-ann
topic K Law (General)
KBP Islamic Law
KPG Malaysia
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/10369/
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