Striking down ‘unreasonable’ law at the behest of the judiciary: traces of judicial activism in Malaysia

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Striking down ‘unreasonable’ law at the behest of the judiciary: traces of judicial activism in Malaysia

The doctrine of Constitutional Supremacy in Malaysia means federal parliament and state legislature cannot make any law as they please. Any law made by federal and state legislatures shall be declared void if inconsistent with the constitution and if made outside their given power or on the ground o...

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Main Author:	Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin
Format:	Proceeding Paper
Language:	English English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	K Law (General) KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/70411/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/70411/1/70411_Striking%20Down%20%E2%80%98Unreasonable%E2%80%99%20-%20paper.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/70411/2/70411_Striking%20Down%20%E2%80%98Unreasonable%E2%80%99.pdf

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