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…
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- ISBN: 978-1-84731-983-8
- EAN: 9781847319838
- Produktnummer: 17021884
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 290 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 309 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Andrew Harding is Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore.
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