The position of religion in the Turkish and the Malaysian constitutions

Malaysia and Turkey, in a different degree and areas, continue to construct Islamic identity. However, a clear divergent of position regarding religion could be seen in the respective constitution with regard to the position of Islam and secularism. It is interesting to investigate the constitutiona...

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Main Authors:	Shuaib, Farid Sufian, Tumay, Murat
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	J General legislative and executive papers K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/68027/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68027/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/68027/8/PositionReligionMalaysiaTurkey.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/68027/9/68027_The%20Position%20of%20Religion%20in%20the%20Turkish.pdf

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spelling	iium-680272019-03-19T03:41:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68027/ The position of religion in the Turkish and the Malaysian constitutions Shuaib, Farid Sufian Tumay, Murat J General legislative and executive papers K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law Malaysia and Turkey, in a different degree and areas, continue to construct Islamic identity. However, a clear divergent of position regarding religion could be seen in the respective constitution with regard to the position of Islam and secularism. It is interesting to investigate the constitutional position of religion and the consequence of such divergent in the construction of the constitution and legislation. The paper looks at the text of the constitutions and approaches taken by the apex court in the two countries. The paper also looks at the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights since Turkey is a signatory of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The opposing positions taken by the two constitutions with regard to the influence of religion in public affairs surprisingly offers a coherent approach in constitutional construction. 2018-04-11 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68027/8/PositionReligionMalaysiaTurkey.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68027/9/68027_The%20Position%20of%20Religion%20in%20the%20Turkish.pdf Shuaib, Farid Sufian and Tumay, Murat (2018) The position of religion in the Turkish and the Malaysian constitutions. In: 7th International Conference on Law And Society (ICLAS 7), 11th-13th April 2018, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. (Unpublished) https://iclas2018.org/parallel-sessions/
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description	Malaysia and Turkey, in a different degree and areas, continue to construct Islamic identity. However, a clear divergent of position regarding religion could be seen in the respective constitution with regard to the position of Islam and secularism. It is interesting to investigate the constitutional position of religion and the consequence of such divergent in the construction of the constitution and legislation. The paper looks at the text of the constitutions and approaches taken by the apex court in the two countries. The paper also looks at the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights since Turkey is a signatory of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The opposing positions taken by the two constitutions with regard to the influence of religion in public affairs surprisingly offers a coherent approach in constitutional construction.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Shuaib, Farid Sufian Tumay, Murat
author_facet	Shuaib, Farid Sufian Tumay, Murat
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title	The position of religion in the Turkish and the Malaysian constitutions
title_short	The position of religion in the Turkish and the Malaysian constitutions
title_full	The position of religion in the Turkish and the Malaysian constitutions
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title_full_unstemmed	The position of religion in the Turkish and the Malaysian constitutions
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The position of religion in the Turkish and the Malaysian constitutions

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