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...
Main Author: | Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin |
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Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
Language: | English English |
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2018
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/70411/ 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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