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CONSTITUTIONAL LANDMARKS IN MALAYSIA- THE FIRST 50 YEARS


Author(s):

Prof Andrew 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.

Prof 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.

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 in 1963
• Political dynamics which led to Singapore leaving the Malaysian Federation
• The ‘MAY 13th’ crisis


Paneir's view:

This is a 'masterpiece' on Malaysian judiciary and hope the readers will look into it on explosive comments by the authors.

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