Rule Of Law In The Merdeka Constitution

Authors

  • Boo Teong Khoo

Keywords:

rule of law, Merdeka Constitution, Federal Constitution, Reid Commission Report 1957, Reid Commission Report, natural justice, judicial review, reasonableness of legislation, Reid Draft Commission, Government's White Paper, Royal Assent to Legislation, Draft Constitution, Special Powers, Subversion, Emergency Powers, Special Position of the Malays

Abstract

This article will look at the original intent of the drafters of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia as reflected in the Reid Commission Report 1957, and as modified in the Government White Paper which formulated the Merdeka Constitution in the creation of an autochthonous Rule of Law for Malaysia Law, including the meaning of the Rule of Law, is never a static phenomenon. This is especially so when there is no clear meaning or content assigned to it by either the Constitution or the legislature of a country. 

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Published

2000-06-01

How to Cite

Khoo, B. T. (2000). Rule Of Law In The Merdeka Constitution. Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law, 27(1 and 2), 59–102. Retrieved from http://adum.um.edu.my/index.php/JMCL/article/view/16187

Issue

Vol. 27 (2000): Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law

Section

Articles