Bari, Abdul Aziz

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GOVERNINGMALAYSIAEdited byAbdul Razak BagindaMalaysian Strategic Research CentrePul'li,hc'c1 b,.\1ala\',ian ~trat"gic R","an'h Centrt'l('t], FI",'r Ban~llnan Cierah A,,[i14,:-\ Jalan ..'\mp"nl:, ')('4')C Kuala Lumpur, \1.1b\"i",l'Ill,l iI: t~l1(pt: ~!'G~;h~~.':'Tl, ,-'O)~~. my/1.11 ri;:hl,; rl'cT''',1.C,'pyrigltt 'G ~C\19 \Llb\"i"n Srr,lt,,~i, R''';'',lfCh Cenrrc':--.:" I,',ltt 01 tlti, b""k m'1\ I'e fepn,Juc"d in ,11W t"rm Ilf hyany 111t'an~ withlHlt pri .... r pt:f1ni~:si(1n (t~)n~ th,,--' cnr}Til:,du l)\\:ner.G,'wrmn,g \Lilay-i" edited by Abdul Ra="k ka~inlb.lndu,k, inJlxISS)\; 978-l)~.q-91.s:; -24-71. \'1.lby,'ki-I'"lirk< "n,1 ,g,)\'t'rnment. I. ALllll lb:Clk I~,,\.'in,la, 19(>(1..32(',9595Printc,1 hP'T"-uk,,n I'rinlj',llk S,IL, Bh,l.ContentsPr<.'lacl'":ow" on CmurifnaorsAhhraia[iomCHAPTER 1 Malaysia at 50 - An "Electoral One-Party State"? 1\)/ong Chin HUll! & ~:oram OthmanCHAPTER 2 Malaysian Constitution After 50 Years .Abdul A~i:: Bmi. ... ..... __ ._.... '59CHAPTER 3 The Monarchy and State Governing _ 75AbclHI A;;:i;: BariCHAPTER 4 Federalism in MalaysiaJayllmJL!l('an.................................................. 91CHAPTER 5 The Cabinet: Highest Decision Maker of The Land. 113Raw ~'(m::d Rajil Ariffin 8 ~'()mUl ;\lamorCHAPTER 6 Government Agencies and Public Services ...... 141SIli.mfah HUY'l(JlI S""d lmUliiCHAPTER 7 The Legislative: The Role and Functions ofParliament _.............................. . 165\\'"n AJun W"all AlwwtlCHAPTER 8 The Judiciary and the ConstitutionFilridnh JaW................. 185CHAPTER 9 Political Parties in Malaysia: People and Politics 225\lolwlJmud /\gll., YllSOf!' 6{ Ja"lIm JdtlLnlCHAPTER 10 Electoral System: 50 Years and Beyond 251\Ln·i., Pw}wch.t'uryInJt'x 273CHc\PTER T\voMalaysian Constitution After 50 YearsAhdul A::.i:: BanIntroductionTHE CU]\"STJn:TION OF !\lA.Lc\)S[A, 1 - FEDERA.L and ~rate clm~tituriun~-officially Gllllt.' into being un ) 1August 1957. Howewr, the t~)llndationsand cpnknts of the Cunstimtion have been around mu,~h earlier thanth,H. And after the document was giwn legal effect on that date itcontinue,l tn de\'ClPp thwu~h varil HIS means. ThL'~t.' included formalamendl11enb h\' parliament, interpretation by the coUrt as well asthwugh the t'mergence of certain pracncc.~,which (ill the ,gaps lett hy thepr'Ai~ionsuf the Con:"titlltion'.Looking at tht' t()rm and structure one may get the impres~iun thatthe Con~titLIti()n is heavily mtluenced hy the Bnrish. I Il )wewr. if onetakes a closer louk at the key instituril)I1S, such as the monarchy" a~ wellas the wurking uf other institurillm, one \\\)ukl get the feeling that theCnnqirutil)n is \'tT\, much a It )Gilly-inspired docllment4 nm ttl mentionthe f1Ct that locals tlKl rook p;lIl in the variolls drafting st,1ges of theConstitutiun way hack in 1956-57.Fpr an ()wnCiew see Akllll A:i: Km, \[(lLl~'Wn Cm.ltiwtilln: A Clitiallln[YiJJw.:u(ln,Kmh Lumpur: The Other Pres,;, '::C(Y\.:-:'l'e AhJul A:i: Bari & rark! Sllt'ian Shluih, C01l\tiwt;oll of \'1uk(~'q,,: Text wuIComnu:ntll1), 2nd .:,In. KU'ILt LUl1lpllr: PearSl'!l Pr.:ntice-Hall. 2l'l16.S<':t~ Abdul lui: Ban. 'The DenJupl1lenr and R"le of C,,n,;tLtl.lfl()nal Munarlhy in\hlay,;ia", unpublished PhD Thesis. University uf Dirl1lingh,lIl1, England. 1996.+ Sl'e. e.g., Al'dlll i\:i: H;1ri, "111e En,llltiun of \1a L1Y'; ian C()n~flnlri"nal TEI,iitiun:A Prdiminary Di,,'uur,e", (200':;) LR 133.59

Malaysian constitution after 50 years

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