Fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution : a critical analysis
Fundamental liberties under the Malaysian Federal Constitution which came into being in year 1957 shares similarities with human rights contain in the international instruments. One might even say that the constitutional rights are influenced by an earlier international document namely the Universal...
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| description | Fundamental liberties under the Malaysian Federal Constitution which came into being in year 1957 shares similarities with human rights contain in the international instruments. One might even say that the constitutional rights are influenced by an earlier international document namely the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948. The construction of the fundamental liberties however is very much confined within the four walls of the constitutional documents. The courts have taken great pains to emphasise that although international instruments and cases from other jurisdiction may be referred to, at the end the Malaysian constitution should be construed according to its own language. |
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| spelling | iium-154312013-03-04T06:22:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/15431/ Fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution : a critical analysis Shuaib, Farid Sufian JQ Political institutions Asia JX International law K Law (General) Fundamental liberties under the Malaysian Federal Constitution which came into being in year 1957 shares similarities with human rights contain in the international instruments. One might even say that the constitutional rights are influenced by an earlier international document namely the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948. The construction of the fundamental liberties however is very much confined within the four walls of the constitutional documents. The courts have taken great pains to emphasise that although international instruments and cases from other jurisdiction may be referred to, at the end the Malaysian constitution should be construed according to its own language. Sweet & Maxwell Asia 2012 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/15431/1/FundamentalLiberties.pdf Shuaib, Farid Sufian (2012) Fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution : a critical analysis. In: Human Rights Law: International, Malaysian and Islamic Perspectives. Sweet & Maxwell Asia, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 293-309. ISBN 978-967-5040-87-0 |
| spellingShingle | JQ Political institutions Asia JX International law K Law (General) Shuaib, Farid Sufian Fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution : a critical analysis |
| title | Fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution : a critical analysis |
| title_full | Fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution : a critical analysis |
| title_fullStr | Fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution : a critical analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution : a critical analysis |
| title_short | Fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution : a critical analysis |
| title_sort | fundamental liberties under the federal constitution : a critical analysis |
| topic | JQ Political institutions Asia JX International law K Law (General) |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/15431/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/15431/1/FundamentalLiberties.pdf |