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Law and Society in Malaysia Last Updated Date: 5 June 2009 4 Credits, Semester 1 Course Description: Malaysia, like many post-colonial states has a legal system based on the common law and thereby deeply rooted in Western legal traditions. This legal system has had to accommodate pre-existing cultural and religious elements in Malaysian society, as well as to institutionalise the rule of law and democracy in a developing nation within a globalised world. This course seeks to understand this legal system through its relationship with the cultural, religious, economic, political, psychological and social aspects of Malaysian society. It addresses issues of legitimacy, freedoms and national identity in the democratizing nation by reference to history and the evolving socio-economic and political system. It considers the instrumentality of law to effect social changes and to legitimize political power. Emphasis is given to issues of ethnicity, indigenous groups, religion, economic development and human rights, which continue to dominate Malaysian political and legal discourse. The impact of globalisation on the state of human rights in Malaysia will also be discussed. Course Convenor: As/P Jaclyn Neo Ling Chien Co-teacher(s): NA Module Codes: LL4196 / LL5196 / LL6196 Contact Hours: 9 sessions over 3 weeks [3 x a week, 3-hrs continuous weekly seminars] Workload: Intensive [Week 1 -3, 12 - 31 Aug] Mode of Assessment: Research Paper - 100% [Due - Mon, 5 Oct 2009 (10am)] Preclusions: Nil Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination Click here to go Back |
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