What is it about?
The article examines the influence of English constitutionalism and the constitutions of India and Pakistan on the framing of the 1957 Malayan (now Malaysia) Independence constitution.
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Why is it important?
This article is unique as it is one of the few research articles that traces the links between British and Commonwealth constitutional principles and the Malayan (now Malaysian) constitution, and the shared constitutional principles and system of government.
Perspectives
The article demonstrates clearly the shared constitutional principles and norms that are inherent in the Malaysian and other Commonwealth constitutions and which seek to provide for the growth of parliamentary democracy and constitutional government. It will be useful reading for anyone interested in constitutions and systems of government.
Dr Joseph M. Fernando
University of Malaya
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This page is a summary of: British and Commonwealth legacies in the framing of the Malayan constitution, 1956–1957, Britain and the World, September 2015, Edinburgh University Press,
DOI: 10.3366/brw.2015.0190.
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