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The Constitution of Malaysia

A Contextual Analysis

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An edition of The constitution of Malaysia (2012)

The Constitution of Malaysia

A Contextual Analysis

Malaysia's constitution was set at the independence of the Federation of Malaya in 1957 along the lines of the Westminster model, embracing federalism and constitutional monarchy. That it has endured is explained in terms of the social contract agreed between the leaders of the three main ethnic groups (Malay, Chinese, Indian) before independence. However, increasing ethnic tension erupted in violence in 1969, after which the social contract was remade in ways that contradicted the basic assumptions underlying the 1957 Constitution. The outcome was an authoritarian state that implemented affirmative action in an attempt to orchestrate rapid economic development and more equitable distribution. In recent years constitutionalism, as enshrined in the 1957 Constitution but severely challenged during the high-authoritarianism of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's developmental state, has become increasingly relevant once again.

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Publisher
Hart Publishing
Language
English
Pages
266

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Cover of: Constitution of Malaysia
Constitution of Malaysia
2022, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
in English
Cover of: Constitution of Malaysia
Constitution of Malaysia: A Contextual Analysis
2022, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
in English
Cover of: The Constitution of Malaysia
The Constitution of Malaysia: A Contextual Analysis
27 Jul 2012, Hart Publishing
Softcover in English
Cover of: Constitution of Malaysia
Constitution of Malaysia: A Contextual Analysis
2012, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
in English

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Table of Contents

Historical background
Executive power and the developmental state
Parliamentary democracy in a plural society
Territorial governance : monarchy and the state constitutions
Territorial governance : federal, state and local government
Human rights in an authoritarian state
The judiciary and the defence of judicial power
Religion and the constitution.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Oxford [U.K.], Portland, OR Oxford, United Kingdom
Series
Constitutional systems of the world

Classifications

Library of Congress
KPG1744.51957 .H37 2012, KPG1750

The Physical Object

Format
Softcover
Pagination
xxiii, 266 p.
Number of pages
266
Dimensions
21.6 x 13.8 x 1.549 centimeters
Weight
340 grams

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL31292567M
ISBN 10
1841139718
ISBN 13
9781841139715
LCCN
2013371064
OCLC/WorldCat
775416243

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