Dynamic federalism for Sarawak: issues and challenges

The Federation of Malaysia came into being on 16 September 1963 with the merger of the States of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo. In the asymmetry federation Sarawak was guaranteed with more autonomy compared to the States of Malaya as agreed in the Malaysia Agreement 1963. The additiona...

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Main Authors:	Abang Bolhil, Abang Ikhbal, Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	K Law (General) K3165 Constitutional Law
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/78519/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/78519/25/78519%20abstract%20book.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/78519/2/Dynamic%20Federalism%20for%20Sarawak%20Final.pdf

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spelling	iium-785192020-03-11T01:12:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/78519/ Dynamic federalism for Sarawak: issues and challenges Abang Bolhil, Abang Ikhbal Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin K Law (General) K3165 Constitutional Law The Federation of Malaysia came into being on 16 September 1963 with the merger of the States of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo. In the asymmetry federation Sarawak was guaranteed with more autonomy compared to the States of Malaya as agreed in the Malaysia Agreement 1963. The additional power can be observed in Part VI of the Malaysian Constitution which need to be read together with the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution that established the constitutional framework of the relationship between the Federal government and the State governments. Since the formation of Malaysia Sarawak have experienced various violations of its right by the federal authority in spite of the existence of constitutional safeguards for the states. This is a qualitative research and legal study which include field study such as interviews. This study seeks to identify issues and challenges in protecting Sarawak’s rights within Malaysia federal system. It is believed that protection of rights of Sarawak as one of the states that have special position in the Malaysian Constitution can be more effective by applying the concept of dynamic federalism. 2019 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78519/25/78519%20abstract%20book.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78519/2/Dynamic%20Federalism%20for%20Sarawak%20Final.pdf Abang Bolhil, Abang Ikhbal and Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin (2019) Dynamic federalism for Sarawak: issues and challenges. In: 8th Asian Constitutional Law Forum, 6th-7th November 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam. (Unpublished)
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description	The Federation of Malaysia came into being on 16 September 1963 with the merger of the States of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo. In the asymmetry federation Sarawak was guaranteed with more autonomy compared to the States of Malaya as agreed in the Malaysia Agreement 1963. The additional power can be observed in Part VI of the Malaysian Constitution which need to be read together with the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution that established the constitutional framework of the relationship between the Federal government and the State governments. Since the formation of Malaysia Sarawak have experienced various violations of its right by the federal authority in spite of the existence of constitutional safeguards for the states. This is a qualitative research and legal study which include field study such as interviews. This study seeks to identify issues and challenges in protecting Sarawak’s rights within Malaysia federal system. It is believed that protection of rights of Sarawak as one of the states that have special position in the Malaysian Constitution can be more effective by applying the concept of dynamic federalism.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abang Bolhil, Abang Ikhbal Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin
author_facet	Abang Bolhil, Abang Ikhbal Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin
author_sort	Abang Bolhil, Abang Ikhbal
title	Dynamic federalism for Sarawak: issues and challenges
title_short	Dynamic federalism for Sarawak: issues and challenges
title_full	Dynamic federalism for Sarawak: issues and challenges
title_fullStr	Dynamic federalism for Sarawak: issues and challenges
title_full_unstemmed	Dynamic federalism for Sarawak: issues and challenges
title_sort	dynamic federalism for sarawak: issues and challenges
publishDate	2019
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