Adequacy of Article 5(1) of federal constitution in protecting asylum seekers and refugees in detention centers / Elli Suraya Rozlee ... [et al.]

• Main Authors: Rozlee, Elli Suraya, Ahmad Nordin, Noor Attiya, Mohd Noor, Razdan Noor, Aziz, Shasha Aquliah, Zamri, Zefri
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Constitutional law; The state
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36715/1/36715.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36715/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The title of this research is the "Adequacy of Article 5(1) of the Federal Constitution in protecting asylum seekers and refugees in detention centers". This research is to determine whether Article 5(1) is adequate in protecting asylum seekers and refugees in detention centers due to the ill treatment in detention centers. Recently, Malaysian enforcement has been abusing their powers in the detention centers and causes inhumane treatment to the detainees. There have been eligible reports and statistics where the ill treatment occurs in the detention centers. There are various factors contributing to these phenomena. We need to find the best solutions in order to stop the inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and refugees in detention centers. Article 5(1) has to be examined thoroughly to identify whether it is sufficient to protect the asylum seekers and refugees. At the end of this research, we will come out with few suggestions for the government to cover the loopholes of Article 5(1) and other statutes. Thus we hope that the issues of the adequacy of Article 5(1) and the ill treatment of asylum seekers and refugees in detention centers can be overcome.