Essay: Emerging from Emergency Rule? Malaysian Law 'Reform' 2011-2013

摘要: When the Malaysian Prime Minister announced in September 2011 that time had come to end state of emergency, abolish detention without trial by repealing feared Internal Security Act, and remove or reform other repressive laws, it seemed government might be genuinely committed progressive, if limited, law reform. However, as this essay demonstrates, legislative changes fell well short reforms long been demanded Bar civil political rights campaigners who have rightly deeply concerned about health democracy erosion constitutional governance rule law. The identifies two impediments Minister’s purported goal transforming Malaysia into an inclusive respects fundamental human law: entrenching 'emergency legality' within constitution, long-standing tolerance encouragement ethno-nationalist politicians pervert institutions for their own ends invoking emergency mentality.