Rights of an arrested person / Nor'Ain Mohamad Nasir

Malaysia gained her independence from Britain in 1957.Together with that, Malaysia adopted a form of government by which the supreme law of the land was the written constitution. Part II of this instrument dealt with fundamental liberties. since then, it has been wondered by both lawyers and laymen,...

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Main Author: Mohamad Nasir, Nor'Ain
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Law 1986
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27917/
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description Malaysia gained her independence from Britain in 1957.Together with that, Malaysia adopted a form of government by which the supreme law of the land was the written constitution. Part II of this instrument dealt with fundamental liberties. since then, it has been wondered by both lawyers and laymen, to what extent the court would be willing to implement such right. The first case which appeared before the High Court, Chia Khin Sze v. The Menteri Besar of selangor,1 made the legal world hold its breadth with expectation.However, all high hopes were disappointed. A restrictive interpretation to the Constitution was given by the Court and this reduced it to be a mere declaratory function.
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spelling uitm-279172022-12-22T07:35:18Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27917/ Rights of an arrested person / Nor'Ain Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Nasir, Nor'Ain K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence Malaysia gained her independence from Britain in 1957.Together with that, Malaysia adopted a form of government by which the supreme law of the land was the written constitution. Part II of this instrument dealt with fundamental liberties. since then, it has been wondered by both lawyers and laymen, to what extent the court would be willing to implement such right. The first case which appeared before the High Court, Chia Khin Sze v. The Menteri Besar of selangor,1 made the legal world hold its breadth with expectation.However, all high hopes were disappointed. A restrictive interpretation to the Constitution was given by the Court and this reduced it to be a mere declaratory function. Faculty of Law 1986 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27917/2/27917.pdf Mohamad Nasir, Nor'Ain (1986) Rights of an arrested person / Nor'Ain Mohamad Nasir. (1986) [Student Project] <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/27917.pdf> (Unpublished)
spellingShingle K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
Mohamad Nasir, Nor'Ain
Rights of an arrested person / Nor'Ain Mohamad Nasir
title Rights of an arrested person / Nor'Ain Mohamad Nasir
title_full Rights of an arrested person / Nor'Ain Mohamad Nasir
title_fullStr Rights of an arrested person / Nor'Ain Mohamad Nasir
title_full_unstemmed Rights of an arrested person / Nor'Ain Mohamad Nasir
title_short Rights of an arrested person / Nor'Ain Mohamad Nasir
title_sort rights of an arrested person / nor'ain mohamad nasir
topic K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27917/