JudicialreviewinMalaysia

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AlthoughMalaysiainheritedthepoliticalsystemofBritishIndiabasedontheWestminstersystem,whichmade
noprovisionforjudicialreview,theFederalConstitutionofMalaysiainstitutedasystembasedonthatofIndia
whichwasinturninfluencedbyotherconstitutionsincludingthatoftheUnitedStates.Judgesareempowered
todeclarelawsorexecutiveactionsultraviresiftheyclashedwiththeConstitutionand/ortheparent
legislation.However,thispowerwascurbedafterthe1988MalaysianconstitutionalcrisisbythenPrime
MinisterMahathirbinMohamadthroughamendmentstotheFederalConstitution.[1]Aparticularlysignificant
amendmentwastheremovalofthejudicialpowerandsubjectingthejudiciarytosuchjurisdictionandpowers
asmaybeconferredbyorunderfederallaw.[2]ThemeritsofdetentionsmadeundertheInternalSecurityAct
arealsonotsubjecttojudicialreview,buttheproceduresare.[3]

References
1."CountryBriefing:Malaysia"(http://www.economist.com/countries/Malaysia/profile.cfm?folder=ProfilePolitical%2
0Forces).(Oct.13,2005).TheEconomist.
2. "Article_121oftheConstitutionofMalaysia.
3."Malaysia:ISADetaineesBeatenandHumiliated"(http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/09/28/malays11788.htm).(Sept.
27,2005).HumanRightsWatch.

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