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Course Name (English)
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I
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| Course Code |
LAW437 |
| Course Description |
This is the first part of the course on constitutional law which educates the students on the primary principles and understandings of the Malaysian Federal Constitution. This course aims to introduce and to develop the students’ understanding of constitutional concepts including constitutionalism, constitutional supremacy, fundamental rights and remedies as well as to look at the features of constitutionalism in Malaysia and other countries including the Westminster and Washington systems. Emphasis, however, will be placed on the Malaysian system. This course promotes the development for critical thinking and leadership skills and ethics and moral professionalism values in the area of constitutional law. |
| Transferable Skills |
Reflective Learner
Ethically and Socially
Confident |
| Teaching Methodologies |
Lectures, Tutorial |
| CLO |
| CLO1 |
Describe the basic principles of the Federal Constitution |
| CLO2 |
Analyse various problems that arise in the major areas of Federal Constitution. |
| CLO3 |
Evaluate the application of constitutionalism and fundamental rights in Malaysia |
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| Pre-Requisite Courses |
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I (LAW437) |
| Reading List | | Recommended Text | - Mohamed Suffian (Tan Sri),Salleh Buang 2007, Tun Mohamed Suffian's An Introduction to the Constitution of Malaysia [ISBN: 9789839910056]
- Mohamed Suffian (Tan Sri), The Constitution of Malaysia, further perspectives and developments [ISBN: 9676500305]
- Wu Min Aun, RH Hickling 2003, Hicklings Malaysian Public Law, Pearson Malaysia [ISBN: 9837425180]
- H. P. Lee 1995, Constitutional Conflicts in Contemporary Malaysia, Oxford University Press [ISBN: 9676530956]
- Khairil Azmin Mokhtar, Constitutional Law and Human Rights in Malaysia [ISBN: 9789670498133]
- Kevin Y.L. Tan and Li-ann Thio 2016, Constitutional Law in Malaysia and Singapore (eBook), Lexis Nexis [ISBN: 9789814770408]
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| Reference Book Resources | - Shad Saleem Faruqi, Document of Destiny [ISBN: 9789839512335]
- L A Sheridan and H A Groves 1987, The Constitution of Malaysia, 4th edition Ed., Lexis Law Publication [ISBN: 978-997170055]
- Peter Alderidge Williams, Judicial Misconduct [ISBN: 9679783189]
- Aziz Addruse (Raja.), Conduct Unbecoming [ISBN: 9839690000]
- Joo Chung Fong 2016, Constitutional Federalism in Malaysia, 2nd Ed., Sweet & Maxwell [ISBN: 9789670915685]
- Shad Saleem Faruqui 2019, Our Constitution [ISBN: 9789672187059]
- Andrew Harding 2012, The Constitution of Malaysia: A Contextual Analysis (Constitutional Systems of the World), Hart Publishing [ISBN: 978184113971]
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| Article/Paper List | This Course does not have any article/paper resources |
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| Other References | - Conference Proceeding Mazlina Mohamad Mangsor, Assoc Prof Dr Zaiton Hamin & Mazlifah Mansoor 2014, THE RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE IN MALAYSIA: THE
SWORD AND THE SHIELD OF THE PEACEFUL
ASSEMBLY ACT 2012
, “Harmonising Law and Social Norms” International Conference on Law, Policy and Social Justice (ICLAPS 2014) 10 - 11 September 2014
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