LAW497

LAW AND POLITICS

 

ISMAIL BIN BADIUZZAMAN

B.Sc. (Maths/Stats) York Univ. Canada,
LL.B (Hons) (UiTM),
LL.M (Malaya),
Post Graduate Dip. Syariah & Practices (UiTM)

Room C1 101
Tel: 55211047/ 012-2321166
ismailbb2000@yahoo.co.uk
 LAW497
LAW AND POLITICS
1.0 COURSE OBJECTIVE

 Upon completing the course , students will be expected to able to :

 
1.1 critically study the essence and roles of politics and law in society
 
1.2 analyse the nature of state and politics and their influences on law.
 
1.3 survey the major concepts, ideas and trends related to law and politics.

 COURSE DESCRIPTION
 
This subject is a study on the relationship between politics and law.
 Week 1
The nature of law and its role in a
state
• 1 The analytical school
• 2 The historical school
• 3 The sociological school
• 4 Other school
• 5 The sources of law
 Week 2
The nature and origin of state

• 1 Essentialities of a state
• 2 Foundation theories of state
• 3 The emergence of modern state
• 4 Hobbes
• 5 Locks
• 6 Rousseau, and others
 Week 3
State sovereignty.
 
• 1 Characteristics of sovereignty
• 2 Legal and political sovereignty
• 3 Theories of sovereignty
• 4 Liberties
 Week 4
Politics and power

• 1 Law
• 2 Instruments of politics and power
 Week 5
Sources of legitimacy and legal
  foundation

• Theory of doctrine of separation of powers

• The nature and roles of legislature, executive
and Judiciary.
 
 Week 6
• Law as an instrument of social control.
 Week 7
Policy-making

• The roles of legislature, executive and

judiciary in the distribution and use of powers.
 Week 8
Bureaucracy and law

1. Delegated legislation
2. Accountability and law
 Week 9
• Power, authority, influence, force and their
influence on law and vice versa.
 Week 10
Law and policy-implementation

1 Problems
2 Prospects
 
 Week 11
Law
 
• 1 Factors governing solidification and
disintegration of sources of power of a state.
• 2 Reasons for stability and instability of a
state
• 3 Law and the state of Malaya : an
historical analysis
 Week 12
Constitution and the law in Malaysia

• Rule of Law in Malaysia

• Law and politics in Malaysia : Mahathir’s Thoughts and
Policies.
 REQUIRED TEXT AND REFERENCES
• 6.1 Edited by Shellabear,W.G. Sejarah Melayu, Petaling
Jaya: Penerbit Fajar Bakti, 1984.
• 6.2 Liaw Tock Fang, Undang- Undang Melaka, The Hague
: B. V Bederlansche Boeken Steendrukkerij,1976.
• 6.3 Raja Hj Ahmad dan Raja Ali Haji Tuhfat Al Nafiz,Edited
by Virginia Matheson, Kuala Lumpur : Penerbit Fajar
Bakti ,1982.
• 6.4 Mohd Yusof Mohd Nor, Salasilah Melayu and Bugis,
Petaling Jaya ; Penerbit Fajar Bakti Sdn Bhd 1984.
• 6.5 Edited by Kassim Ahmad, Hikayat Hang Tuah, Kuala
Lumpur : Penerbitan Pustaka Antara 1969
• 6.6 S.H. Bailey , D.J. Harris and B. L. Jones (ed) Civil Liberties:
Cases and Materials, London : Butterworths, 1985.
• 6.7 R.G Chaturvedi , Natural and Social Justice, Allahabad : Law
Book Company,1975.
• 6.8 George C. Christine Law, Norms and Authroity , London:
Duckworth, 1982
• 6.9 R.W.M Dias Jurisprudence, London : Butterworths, 1985.
• 6.10 P.J. Fitzgerald Salmond on Jurisprudence, London : Sweet
and Maxwell.
• 6.11 H.A.G. Griffith The Politics of Judiciary, Gontana Press,1985
• 6.12 Lord Lloyd of Hampstead and M.D.A. Freeman (ed)
Introduction to Jurisprudence, London : Stevens & Sons Ltd. 1985.
• 6.13 J.W. Harris Legal Philosophies, London
• 6.14 Tun Mohamad Suffian, H.P Lee and F.A Tridade
( ed) The Constitution of Malaysia – Its Development :
1957-1977, Kuala Lumpur : Oxford University Oxford
University.
• 6.15 F.A Trindade and H.P. Lee (ed) The Constitution of
Malaysia: Further Perspective and Developments, Kuala
Lumpur: Oxford University Press,1986
• 6.16 Philip Shuchman and Cohen (ed) Cohen’s Reading
in Jurisprudence and Legal Philosopphy, Boston
and Toronto: Little , Brown and Company,1979.
• 6.17 Harry Street and Rodney Brazier, De smith’s
Constitutional and Administrative Law, Penguin Books,
1986
• 6.18 E.C.S. Wade and Bradley Constitutional and
Administrative Law, London and New York : Longmans,
1986.
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– David Kairys, The Politics of Law : A Progressive Critique, New
York; Longmans, 1986
– C.B. Macpherson The Rise and Fall of Economic Justice and
Other Essays, Oxford : Oxford University Press,1987
 – A.Appadorai The substance of Politics,Madras: Oxford
University Press,1985
– Aliran Kesedaran, Reflections on the Malaysian Negara
Constitution, published 1972
– Geofferey Marshall Constitutional Theory, Oxford : Clarendon
Press,1971.
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– John Ralws, A Theory of Justice, Oxford : Clarendon Press,1972
•  
– Ucapan pilihan Dr Mahathir Mohamad , Politik, Demokrasi dan
Asia Baru
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