Muslims' right to freedom of religion in Malaysia: piercing through the confusion and contradictions

There has been a string of courts decision on the right to religious freedom in Malaysia. Despite that, the interpretations to the relevant constitutional provision are still shrouded in mystery and contradictions. This is particularly when the decisions concern Muslims right to freedom of religion....

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Main Author: Abd Aziz, Shamrahayu
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spelling iium-103722011-12-16T03:30:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/10372/ Muslims' right to freedom of religion in Malaysia: piercing through the confusion and contradictions Abd Aziz, Shamrahayu K Law (General) KPG Malaysia There has been a string of courts decision on the right to religious freedom in Malaysia. Despite that, the interpretations to the relevant constitutional provision are still shrouded in mystery and contradictions. This is particularly when the decisions concern Muslims right to freedom of religion. This paper seeks to highlight some of the reported decisions on the issue. In ore rot understand the Muslims right to religious freedom; reference is also made to the juristic opinions on the Muslims right to freedom of religion. Although the case study concentrates on the Muslims rights to religious freedom, it is significant for it represents the courts attitude towards the right to religious freedom in Malaysia. LexisNexis 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/10372/1/2007_-_Muslim%27s_right_to_freedom_of_religion_in_Malaysia-_piercing_through_the_confusion_and_contradictions.pdf Abd Aziz, Shamrahayu (2007) Muslims' right to freedom of religion in Malaysia: piercing through the confusion and contradictions. The Malayan Law Journal, 7. cxxvi-cxli. ISSN 0025-1283 http://www.lexisnexis.com.my/about.asp
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Muslims' right to freedom of religion in Malaysia: piercing through the confusion and contradictions
description There has been a string of courts decision on the right to religious freedom in Malaysia. Despite that, the interpretations to the relevant constitutional provision are still shrouded in mystery and contradictions. This is particularly when the decisions concern Muslims right to freedom of religion. This paper seeks to highlight some of the reported decisions on the issue. In ore rot understand the Muslims right to religious freedom; reference is also made to the juristic opinions on the Muslims right to freedom of religion. Although the case study concentrates on the Muslims rights to religious freedom, it is significant for it represents the courts attitude towards the right to religious freedom in Malaysia.
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author Abd Aziz, Shamrahayu
author_facet Abd Aziz, Shamrahayu
author_sort Abd Aziz, Shamrahayu
title Muslims' right to freedom of religion in Malaysia: piercing through the confusion and contradictions
title_short Muslims' right to freedom of religion in Malaysia: piercing through the confusion and contradictions
title_full Muslims' right to freedom of religion in Malaysia: piercing through the confusion and contradictions
title_fullStr Muslims' right to freedom of religion in Malaysia: piercing through the confusion and contradictions
title_full_unstemmed Muslims' right to freedom of religion in Malaysia: piercing through the confusion and contradictions
title_sort muslims' right to freedom of religion in malaysia: piercing through the confusion and contradictions
publisher LexisNexis
publishDate 2007
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/10372/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/10372/1/2007_-_Muslim%27s_right_to_freedom_of_religion_in_Malaysia-_piercing_through_the_confusion_and_contradictions.pdf
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