The Use of Preventive Detention Laws in Malaysia: A Case for Reform

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Published by Springer Nature Singapore Jul 2021, 2021

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines the extraordinary nature of the power of preventive detention, which permits executive dispensation of thepersonal liberty of an individual on the mere apprehension that, if free and unfettered, he may commit acts prejudicial to national security or public order. In light of the extraordinary scope of thispower, it, therefore, contends that the scope of the power should be confined to genuine emergencies threatening the life of the nation.Against the above background, this book sheds light on the fact that Article 149 of the FederalConstitution of Malaysia empowers the Parliament to enact preventive detention laws authorizingthe executive branch of government to preventively detain individuals without theprecondition of an emergency. Furthermore, the Constitution does not stipulate adequatesafeguards for mitigating the harshness of preventive detention laws.This book makes it manifestly evident that the weaknesses of the constitutional provisions concerning preventivedetention have enabled succeeding generations of executives in Malaysia to not only enact aseries of preventive detention statues for arrogatingto themselves wide powers concerning preventive detention but also to rely on them forarbitrarily detaining their political adversaries. Consequently, on the basis of this analysis, this book putsforward concrete recommendations for insertion in the Constitution detailed norms providing for legal limits on the wide power of the executive concerning preventive detention. The insertion of such norms would ensure the maintenance of a delicate balance between protecting national interests and,simultaneously, observing respect for an individual's right to protection from arbitrarydeprivation of liberty.This book is useful for academics and students of comparative constitutional law, human rights and Asian law. The extensive law reform analysis undertaken in this book also greatly benefits the policy makers in Malaysia and the policy makers of constitutional polities facing similar problems with the issue of circumscribing the scope of the powers concerning preventive detention. 148 pp. Englisch.…

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Title
The Use of Preventive Detention Laws in Malaysia: A Case for Reform
Author
Safia Naz
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Springer Nature Singapore Jul 2021
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2021
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Language
English
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9811558132
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