TY - BOOK AU - Harding,Andrew TI - The constitution of Malaysia: a contextual analysis T2 - Constitutional systems of the world SN - 9781841139715 PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford : PB - Hart Publishing KW - Constitutional law KW - Malaysia KW - Politics and government KW - 20th century KW - 21st century N1 - Acknowledgements -- Glossary of Malay Terms and Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Introduction -- 1. Historical Background -- I. Symbolic Malacca -- II. The Constitution of Malacca and the Malay Concept of Monarchy -- III. The Colonial Constitutional Experience: the Residential System -- IV. Federalisation -- V. The Malayan Union -- VI. The Federation of Malaya -- VII. The Reid Commission -- VIII. The Commission's Report and the Constitutional Debate -- IX. The Creation of Malaysia -- X. The May 13 Incident -- XI. Conclusion Further Reading Websites -- 2. Executive Power and the Developmental State -- I. Introduction -- II. Constitutional Structure of the Executive Power -- A. A Constitutional Monarchy -- B. The Prime Minister -- C. The Cabinet -- D. Administrative Agencies and the Public Service -- III. Privatisation -- IV. The Social Contract: Drafted and Amended -- V. The Social Contract: Specific Performance V-- I. Conclusion Further Reading -- Websites -- 3 Parliamentary Democracy in a Plural Society -- I. Introduction -- II. Elections and the Composition of the Dewan Rakyat -- III. Political Parties and the Political Process -- IV. Parliamentary Process -- V. Parliamentary Accountability -- VI. Parliamentary Committees -- VII. The Dewan Negara -- VIII. Conclusion Further Reading -- ebsites-- 4. erritorial Governance: Monarchy and the State Constitutions -- I. Introduction -- II. The Powers and Position of the Rulers -- III. State Government Formation and the Limits of Royal Powers -- IV. The Conference of Rulers -- V. Conclusion Further Reading -- Websites -- 5 Territorial Governance: Federal, State and Local Government I. Introduction -- II. Federal and State Powers: A Measure of Autonomy -- III. Federal and State Finance -- IV. Special Position of Sabah and Sarawak --- V. A Case Study: State Governance in Selangor Post-200 -- VI. Local Government -- VII. Conclusion Further Reading -- Websites -- 6 Human Rights in an Authoritarian State -- I. Introduction -- II. Emergency Powers and National Security Laws -- III. Individual Liberty and Preventive Detention -- IV. Sabakam: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia -- V. Human Rights: the Indigenous Perspective -- VI. Conclusion Further Reading -- Websites -- 7 The Judiciary and the Defence of Judicial Power -- I. Introduction -- II. Judicial Independence and the Constitution -- III. The Judicial Power -- IV. Constitutional Interpretation -- V The Judicial Crisis of 1988 -- A. Judicial Activism 1986-88 -- B. The UMNO Election Case -- C. A Perfect Storm: the Judiciary Entangled -- D. The Bar Responds VI. Judicial Independence: a Downward Slide -- VII. A Scandal Leads to Better Outcomes: the Lawyers' Walk for Justice -- VIII. Conclusion Further Reading -- Websites -- 8 Religion and the Constitution -- I. Introduction -- II. Law and Religion: History and Context -- III. Islamicisation and the Islamic State -- IV. Islam as the Official Religion -- V. Religious Freedom -- VI. Conversion and the Courts -- VII. Conclusion Further Reading Websites -- onclusion -- Index ER -