Environmental issues in a federation: the case of Malaysia

From a constitutional perspective, the responsibilities over environmental issues cannot be precisely divided between federal and state governments. Environmental problems could only be dealt with successfully, as the Malaysian case exemplify, through a concurrent jurisdiction. The responsibility fo...

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Main Author:	Saleem, Muhammad Yusuf
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2005
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/23350/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/23350/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/23350/1/Environmental_Issues_in_a_Federation.pdf

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spelling	iium-233502012-06-18T00:53:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/23350/ Environmental issues in a federation: the case of Malaysia Saleem, Muhammad Yusuf H Social Sciences (General) From a constitutional perspective, the responsibilities over environmental issues cannot be precisely divided between federal and state governments. Environmental problems could only be dealt with successfully, as the Malaysian case exemplify, through a concurrent jurisdiction. The responsibility for the implementation of environmental laws is left to the states which because of their nearness to the source of environmental problems are in a better position to monitor violations. However, interstate environmental problems must be addressed jointly by federal and state governments. IIUM Press 2005 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/23350/1/Environmental_Issues_in_a_Federation.pdf Saleem, Muhammad Yusuf (2005) Environmental issues in a federation: the case of Malaysia. Intellectual Discourse, 13 (2). pp. 201-212. ISSN 0128-4878 http://iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/viewFile/110/112
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description	From a constitutional perspective, the responsibilities over environmental issues cannot be precisely divided between federal and state governments. Environmental problems could only be dealt with successfully, as the Malaysian case exemplify, through a concurrent jurisdiction. The responsibility for the implementation of environmental laws is left to the states which because of their nearness to the source of environmental problems are in a better position to monitor violations. However, interstate environmental problems must be addressed jointly by federal and state governments.
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author	Saleem, Muhammad Yusuf
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title	Environmental issues in a federation: the case of Malaysia
title_short	Environmental issues in a federation: the case of Malaysia
title_full	Environmental issues in a federation: the case of Malaysia
title_fullStr	Environmental issues in a federation: the case of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Environmental issues in a federation: the case of Malaysia
title_sort	environmental issues in a federation: the case of malaysia
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2005
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/23350/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/23350/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/23350/1/Environmental_Issues_in_a_Federation.pdf
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Environmental issues in a federation: the case of Malaysia

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