Parliament, treaties and international law

• Main Authors: Shuaib, Farid Sufian, Mohd Kamal, Mohd Hisham
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Sweet & Maxwell 2020
• Subjects: JQ Political institutions Asia; JX International law; K Law (General); K3150 Public law; K3165 Constitutional Law; KZ Law of Nations
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82152/1/82152_Parliament%2C%20treaties%20and%20international%20law.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82152/; http://www.sweetandmaxwellasia.com.my/BookStore/showProduct.asp?countrycode=MLY&id=2837&ptab=1&bookstore=1&g=e19a&ec=QSNBGDKTJJVZSVHOPTPJEAIBXRFBGBIWITAPUEIDOBJKXAVYQ

This chapter discusses the role of Parliament in negotiating the terms and in deciding to become a party to international treaties. In discussing the role of Parliament, the deliberation touches on the role of the Executive in ratifying concluding treaties and of the judiciary in applying treaties, to ensure a comprehensive treatment of the subject. Reference is made to relevant provisions in the Federal Constitution of Malaysia as the supreme law of the land. The Federal Constitution provides the distribution of powers between the three organs of government the State, namely: the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary.