The rights to privacy in Malaysia: an analysis of the existing legal framework / Mohd Zulhelmey Abdullah @ Abd Halim ...[et al.]

The rise in the number of privacy invasion practices coupled with the increasing sophistication of information technology and telecommunications nowadays has introduced a new sense of urgency for a greater protection of the right to privacy. Populations throughout the world express fears about priva...

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Main Authors: Abdullah @ Abd Halim, Mohd Zulhelmey, Kamarudin, Irma, Abu Bakar, Syatirah, Yusoff, Rosnelim
Format: Research Reports
Language:English
Published: Institute of Research Management & Innovation (IRMI) 2009
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spelling uitm-201492019-02-13T04:37:23Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/20149/ The rights to privacy in Malaysia: an analysis of the existing legal framework / Mohd Zulhelmey Abdullah @ Abd Halim ...[et al.] Abdullah @ Abd Halim, Mohd Zulhelmey Kamarudin, Irma Abu Bakar, Syatirah Yusoff, Rosnelim Civil law Conflict of laws Apostasy (Islamic law) The rise in the number of privacy invasion practices coupled with the increasing sophistication of information technology and telecommunications nowadays has introduced a new sense of urgency for a greater protection of the right to privacy. Populations throughout the world express fears about privacy invasion, prompting a growing number of nations to pass laws that specifically protect the privacy of their citizens. Hence, a careful analysis of the legal position in Malaysia in relation to the individuals’ rights to privacy is vital to address the issue whether the time has come for our nation to provide a more comprehensive law on privacy protection. This study sheds some lights on some of the issues and considerations raised by the protection of the right to privacy in Malaysia. It also observes how privacy invasions have been addressed and handled by a number of different legal systems. This study notes that despite the complexities to be faced by our policy makers in determining the proper boundaries of privacy right and addressing potential conflict between legal, constitutional, social, ethical, economic and other interests, efforts must be exerted to ensure this fundamental right is given its due legal recognition. Institute of Research Management & Innovation (IRMI) 2009-10 Research Reports NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/20149/1/LP_MOHD%20ZULHELMEY%20ABDULLAH%20%40%20ABD%20HALIM%20IRMI%20K%2009_5.pdf Abdullah @ Abd Halim, Mohd Zulhelmey and Kamarudin, Irma and Abu Bakar, Syatirah and Yusoff, Rosnelim (2009) The rights to privacy in Malaysia: an analysis of the existing legal framework / Mohd Zulhelmey Abdullah @ Abd Halim ...[et al.]. [Research Reports] (Unpublished)
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Apostasy (Islamic law)
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Conflict of laws
Apostasy (Islamic law)
Abdullah @ Abd Halim, Mohd Zulhelmey
Kamarudin, Irma
Abu Bakar, Syatirah
Yusoff, Rosnelim
The rights to privacy in Malaysia: an analysis of the existing legal framework / Mohd Zulhelmey Abdullah @ Abd Halim ...[et al.]
description The rise in the number of privacy invasion practices coupled with the increasing sophistication of information technology and telecommunications nowadays has introduced a new sense of urgency for a greater protection of the right to privacy. Populations throughout the world express fears about privacy invasion, prompting a growing number of nations to pass laws that specifically protect the privacy of their citizens. Hence, a careful analysis of the legal position in Malaysia in relation to the individuals’ rights to privacy is vital to address the issue whether the time has come for our nation to provide a more comprehensive law on privacy protection. This study sheds some lights on some of the issues and considerations raised by the protection of the right to privacy in Malaysia. It also observes how privacy invasions have been addressed and handled by a number of different legal systems. This study notes that despite the complexities to be faced by our policy makers in determining the proper boundaries of privacy right and addressing potential conflict between legal, constitutional, social, ethical, economic and other interests, efforts must be exerted to ensure this fundamental right is given its due legal recognition.
format Research Reports
author Abdullah @ Abd Halim, Mohd Zulhelmey
Kamarudin, Irma
Abu Bakar, Syatirah
Yusoff, Rosnelim
author_facet Abdullah @ Abd Halim, Mohd Zulhelmey
Kamarudin, Irma
Abu Bakar, Syatirah
Yusoff, Rosnelim
author_sort Abdullah @ Abd Halim, Mohd Zulhelmey
title The rights to privacy in Malaysia: an analysis of the existing legal framework / Mohd Zulhelmey Abdullah @ Abd Halim ...[et al.]
title_short The rights to privacy in Malaysia: an analysis of the existing legal framework / Mohd Zulhelmey Abdullah @ Abd Halim ...[et al.]
title_full The rights to privacy in Malaysia: an analysis of the existing legal framework / Mohd Zulhelmey Abdullah @ Abd Halim ...[et al.]
title_fullStr The rights to privacy in Malaysia: an analysis of the existing legal framework / Mohd Zulhelmey Abdullah @ Abd Halim ...[et al.]
title_full_unstemmed The rights to privacy in Malaysia: an analysis of the existing legal framework / Mohd Zulhelmey Abdullah @ Abd Halim ...[et al.]
title_sort rights to privacy in malaysia: an analysis of the existing legal framework / mohd zulhelmey abdullah @ abd halim ...[et al.]
publisher Institute of Research Management & Innovation (IRMI)
publishDate 2009
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/20149/
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