ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND ITS RELATION TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN THE MALAYSIAN LAWS AND THE ISLAMIC LEGAL PRINCIPLES

Download or read book ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND ITS RELATION TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN THE MALAYSIAN LAWS AND THE ISLAMIC LEGAL PRINCIPLES written by Asst. Prof. Dr Hasbollah Bin Mat Saad and published by iC-MAS 2015. This book was released on 2023-01-25 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of the most concerned country, Malaysia has provided clear written legal statutes in promoting and protecting the freedom of speech. Articles 10(1)(a) and (2)(a) of the Federal Constitution provides the clearest indication to the general public that the legal system of our country do give the protection of the freedom of speech. The objective of this paper is to focus on the provisions of the freedom of speech (especially academic freedom) from the related statutes and cases reported in the relevant journals. This paper will also focus on the scope, wisdoms, purposes and provide the possible recommendations or suggestions; in the area of the implementation of the civil law and the Islamic legal principles in the Malaysian legal system, in order to strengthen, enhance and harmonizing these respective laws in force, which deal with the academic freedom issues for the purpose of protecting and promoting the freedom of speech in Malaysia according to the rule of law. The legal research method will be applied in obtaining the relevant data and information. The writer is of the opinion that the Malaysian legal system should be transformed and harmonized between these two legal foundations, i.e., the civil law and the Islamic legal principles, in respecting the spirit of Article 3 of the Federal Constitution which provides that Islam as a religion of the Federation. The academicians should be given the autonomy to express their opinion that can contribute to the betterment of the society.