International law and the legal history of Malaysia: an analysis of the sovereign status of the Malay states in the colonial era

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International law and the legal history of Malaysia: an analysis of the sovereign status of the Malay states in the colonial era

This paper looks at how international law informs the sovereign status of the polities that form Malaysia and how such status impacted on the formation of the State. Malaysia as an independent State did not emerge out of colonialism from a single entity. Malaya which gained independence in 1957 and...

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Main Author:	Ahamat, Haniff
Format:	Proceeding Paper
Language:	English English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/34753/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34753/2/Acceptance_of_ICLAS_paper.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34753/5/20140130121053325.pdf

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