Fundamental Liberties In The Malayan Constitution And The Search For A Balance, 1956–1957

• Main Author: Fernando, Joseph M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2017
• Subjects: P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/41200/1/IJAPS-131-2017-Art.-11-28.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/41200/; http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IJAPS-131-2017-Art.-11-28.pdf

This article examines the framing of the section on fundamental liberties in the 1957 Malayan constitution and analyses the underlying intentions and concerns of the framers and the various influences on the drafting process through an investigation of the primary constitutional documents. The se...