Law and Society in Malaysia by Andrew Harding, Dian A. H. Shah - 9780367869717

Law and Society in MalaysiaPluralism, Religion and Ethnicity\nAuthor(s): Andrew Harding, Dian A. H. Shah\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367869717, 978-0367869717\nSynopsis\nThis book provides a systematic and interdisciplinary examination of law and legal institutions in Malaysia. It examines legal issues from historical, social, and political perspectives, and discusses the role of law in relation to Malaysian multiculturalism, religion, politics, and society. It shows how the Malaysian legal system is at the heart of debates about how to deal with the country's problems, which include ethnic and religious divisions, uneven and unsustainable development, and political authoritarianism; and it argues that the Malaysian legal system has much to teach other plural polities, nations within the common law tradition, and federal states.