Out in August 2007
CONSTITUTIONAL
LANDMARKS
IN MALAYSIA
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Andrew Harding & HP Lee
The First 50 Years
August 31, 2007 will usher in Malaysia’s 50th year of
independence or Merdeka, “Constitutional Landmarks in
Malaysia: The First 50 Years” is being published by
LexisNexis to commemorate this historic milestone. This
unique book provides a comprehensive and in-depth expert
analysis on the evolution of the Malaysian constitutional
system since Merdeka Day.
Written by a team of distinguished and respected scholars
and members of the Malaysian Bar and Judiciary, this book
contains a number of scholarly essays, historical and
contemporary photographs, potted biographies of important
figures, timelines and lists of office holders. It also examines
the three major crises in the Malaysian constitution in
contemporary times - the 1983 constitutional crisis; the
1988 judiciary crisis; and the constitutional crisis of 1993.
The fallout from these major shakeups are explored and the
changing patterns of constitutionalism are analysed.
Taking a comprehensive approach, the book’s contents include:
•
The evolution of the new independent Federation of
Malaya up to the proclamation of independence on 31
August 1957
•
Motivations behind the creation of Malaysia,
negotiations and the various political events leading to
the formation of Malaysia 1963
•
Political dynamics which led to Singapore joining the
Malaysian Federation
•
The ‘MAY 13th ‘crisis
Lawyers, government and public sector officials,
academics, politicians, other professionals and the general
public will find Constitutional Landmarks in Malaysia: The
First 50 Years an essential reading in that it provides
accessible coverage of the major constitutional
developments and landmark cases.
Authors
Professor A.J Harding, formerly Professor of Law and Head
of the Department of Law at SOAS, University of London,
and now Professor of Asia-Pacific Legal Relations at
University of Victoria in Canada, has published widely on
Malaysian constitutional law, comparative law and
environmental law.
Professor H P Lee is the Sir John Latham Professor of Law
and Deputy Dean at Monash University in Australia. He is
also the Vice-Chairman of the Australian Press Council.
Contributors
Professor Abdul Aziz Bari, Dato’ Dr. Cyrus Das, Philip TN
Koh, Dr Khairil Azmin, Johan S. Sabaruddin, Datuk Seri Dr
Rais Yatim, Dr Victor V Ramraj, Datuk Mahadev Shankar,
Datuk R R Sethu, Dr Rueban Ratna Balasubramaniam,
Dato’ Seri Visu Sinnadurai, Dr Kevin YL Tan, Dr Poh-Ling
Tan, Professor Li-ann Thio & Wu Min Aun (Jesse)
CONTENTS
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
1
2
3
4
5
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
6
7
8
9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
The Road to Merdeka
From Malaya to Malaysia
The Kelantan Challenge
Singapore: In and Out of The Federation
The Ningkan Saga: A Chief Minister in
The Eye of A Storm
The Karam Singh Case
The ‘May 13th’ Riots and Emergency Rule
The Rukunegara Amendments of 1971
The Emergency Powers (Kelantan) Act
1977
Teh Cheng Poh Case
The 1983 Constitutional Crisis
Constitutional Adjudication, Conventions,
Justiciability and Democratic
Governance: Reflections from Sabah
Constitutional Cases 1985-1986
The 1988 Judiciary Crisis and Its
Aftermath
Jurisdictional Imbroglio: Civil and
Religious Courts, Turf Wars and Article
121 (1A) of The Federal Constitution
The 1993 Constitutional Crisis: A
Redefinition of The Monarchy’s Role and
Position?
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
16
17
18
19
Suhakam: The Human Rights Commission
The Orang Asli Cases and Property Rights
The Saga of Anwar Ibrahim
Constitutional Landmarks and
Constitutional Signposts: Some
Reflections on The First Fifty Years
Biographies
Tun Suffian
Sultan Azlan Shah
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Lim Kit Siang
Mahathir Mohamed
List of Yang di-Pertuan Agong
List of Lord Presidents and Chief Justices/ Chief Judges
List of Prime Ministers
Time line
Index
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