Evaluating the mandatory death penalty under section 398 of the dangerous drug act 1952

• Main Authors: Tan, P., Lee, Y.H.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/13699/1/0001.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/13699/

The mandatory death penalty under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1951 is now 23 years old. This paper seeks to evaluate this penalty from two main perspectives: the nature of the death penalty itself, and the mandatory nature of the punishment under section 39B of the DDA. The first section...