The development of community mediation in Malaysia: lessons from Ireland

Malaysia is a multiethnic country, whose population is made up of Malays, Chinese, Indians and various indigenous ethnicities. She has fared relatively well peacewise, despite simmering interethnic tensions and disputes. The Malaysian government, through the Department of National Unity and Integrat...

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Main Author:	Abdul Hak, Nora
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/41993/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41993/1/Research_Seminar_Speaker_timetable_S2_2014.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/41993/2/Community_Mediation_Malaysia_%26_Ireland.pdf

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spelling	iium-419932018-06-25T01:55:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41993/ The development of community mediation in Malaysia: lessons from Ireland Abdul Hak, Nora K Law (General) Malaysia is a multiethnic country, whose population is made up of Malays, Chinese, Indians and various indigenous ethnicities. She has fared relatively well peacewise, despite simmering interethnic tensions and disputes. The Malaysian government, through the Department of National Unity and Integration has decided in 2007 to introduce community mediation as a means of resolving community disputes, as this is well established in countries like Singapore, Australia, the UK, United States, amongst others. Ho Khek Hua (2009) addressed the challenges faced i.e., the limited number of trained mediators, the issues of providing mediation training to community leaders, the need for case studies and financial constraints. In Malaysia, there is no legal framework as yet developed for community mediation. Thus, this research intends to explore the need for establishing such a framework. Interviews have been carried out in Malaysia with the aim of gathering the descriptions and opinions of the practitioners of mediation such as, community leaders, mediators, trainers, members of resident associations and individuals with knowledge and experience in community disputes. The research in Ireland involves studying the structure, practice and development of the community mediation centres. Besides library research, interviews and discussions have been conducted with project managers, mediators and trainers with respect to current status, planning and development of community mediation. The findings should assist us in our effort to improve the current structure, practice, training and development of community mediation in Malaysia. Based on the research conducted, the seminar will examine firstly, the structure and practice of community mediation in Malaysia, secondly, the structure and practice of community mediation in Ireland, thirdly, comparison between Ireland and Malaysia, and lastly, what Malaysia can learn from Ireland. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41993/1/Research_Seminar_Speaker_timetable_S2_2014.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41993/2/Community_Mediation_Malaysia_%26_Ireland.pdf Abdul Hak, Nora (2014) The development of community mediation in Malaysia: lessons from Ireland. In: Research Seminar Series, UCD Sutherland Law School, 9th April 2014, School of Law, UCD. (Unpublished)
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description	Malaysia is a multiethnic country, whose population is made up of Malays, Chinese, Indians and various indigenous ethnicities. She has fared relatively well peacewise, despite simmering interethnic tensions and disputes. The Malaysian government, through the Department of National Unity and Integration has decided in 2007 to introduce community mediation as a means of resolving community disputes, as this is well established in countries like Singapore, Australia, the UK, United States, amongst others. Ho Khek Hua (2009) addressed the challenges faced i.e., the limited number of trained mediators, the issues of providing mediation training to community leaders, the need for case studies and financial constraints. In Malaysia, there is no legal framework as yet developed for community mediation. Thus, this research intends to explore the need for establishing such a framework. Interviews have been carried out in Malaysia with the aim of gathering the descriptions and opinions of the practitioners of mediation such as, community leaders, mediators, trainers, members of resident associations and individuals with knowledge and experience in community disputes. The research in Ireland involves studying the structure, practice and development of the community mediation centres. Besides library research, interviews and discussions have been conducted with project managers, mediators and trainers with respect to current status, planning and development of community mediation. The findings should assist us in our effort to improve the current structure, practice, training and development of community mediation in Malaysia. Based on the research conducted, the seminar will examine firstly, the structure and practice of community mediation in Malaysia, secondly, the structure and practice of community mediation in Ireland, thirdly, comparison between Ireland and Malaysia, and lastly, what Malaysia can learn from Ireland.
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title	The development of community mediation in Malaysia: lessons from Ireland
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