Religion, human rights and constitutional contract politics in Malaysia

• Main Author: Mohamad, Marzuki
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2008
• Subjects: JA Political science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/60016/1/Journal%20Article_Religion%2C%20Human%20Rights_ID_Marzuki.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/60016/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The debate about human rights in Malaysia took a new turn in the early twenty-first century when it started to focus on the issue of religious freedom. The proponents of secular-liberal notion of religious freedom argued that religious and racial harmony would be better achieved if Malaysians of all...