The right to assemble in Malaysia: the sword and the shield of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 / Mazlina Mohamad Mangsor@Mansoor ... [et al.]

• Main Authors: Mohamad Mangsor@Mansoor, Mazlina, Hamin, Zaiton, Mansoor, Mazlifah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Social psychology; Social systems
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/52037/1/52037.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/52037/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The freedoms to assemble, to picket and to parade are vital characteristics of a liberal democratic set-up. In reality, the exercise of the right to assemble by some groups of people may cause the threat to public order. Striking a balance between the shield...