Article 11 Federal Constitution Malaysia Cases

The constitution of the federation of malaya is the foundation of the federal constitution of malaysia today.

Article 11 federal constitution malaysia cases. Was had allegedly converted to christianity and preached it as it was against the provision of religious freedom under article 11. Article 11 4 contradicts article 10 that protects the right to freedom of speech and expression. Inconsistencies between federal and state laws 76. Power of parliament to legislate for states in certain cases 76a.

In some other case like minister of home affairs malaysia v. It s always been tiring for me to understand what the article means and what it has got to offer. The constitution of malaysia comprising 181 articles is the supreme law of malaysia. The aspects of this article are many but i am only concerned about one.

Article 11 of the federal constitution provides the freedom. It is drafted by reid commission that headed by lord william reid in order to formulate a constitution for the preparation of a fully self governing and independent federation of malaya. This entry was posted in islam law politic and tagged article 11 of the federal constitution of malaysia article 3 1 of the federal constitution of malaysia datuk badriah arshad federal constitution of malaysia perjanjian kerjasama pakatan harapan ppbm tan sri mohamed apandi ali titular roman catholic archbishop of kuala lumpur v. Subject matter of federal and state laws 75.

The federal constitution of malaysia which came into force in 1957 is the supreme law of malaysia. While liberals may argue that the federal constitution is supreme to islamic law and point to the court of appeal decision in the transgender case which ruled that section 66 of the negri sembilan shariah criminal enactment 1992 which. The federation was initially called the federation of malaya in malay persekutuan tanah melayu and it adopted its present name malaysia when the states of sabah sarawak and singapore now independent became part of the federation. That s part of article 11 of the federal constitution of malaysia.

The judge in this case although appreciate the position of islam. Article 11 guarantees freedom of religion to every person. It was drafted based on the advice of the reid commission and came into force on 27 august 1957 excerpted from constitution of malaysia on wikipedia the free encyclopedia. Freedom of religion is enshrined in the malaysian constitution first article 11 provides that every person has the right to profess and to practice his or her religion and subject to applicable laws restricting the propagation of other religions to muslims to propagate it second the constitution also provides that islam is the religion of the country but other religions may be practised in.

Various justifications and comments were made by parties on the decision that there. Federal constitution pa r t vi relations between the federation and the states chapter 1 distribution of legislative powers article 73. Wikipedia article wikidata item.