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Code book for Judicial Database

No Subject CodeApplicant

1 Applicantsecular state institution

2 ApplicantIslamic religious state institution

3 ApplicantIslamic religious non-state actor

4 ApplicantMuslim individual

5 Applicantnon-Islamic non-state actor

6 Applicantnon-Muslim individual

Respondent

7 Respondentsecular state institution

8 RespondentIslamic religious state institution

9 RespondentIslamic religious non-state actor

10 RespondentMuslim individual

11 Respondentnon-Islamic non-state actor

12 Respondentnon-Muslim individual

Court Level

13 Federal Court (or Supreme Court before ...)

14 Court of Appeal

15 High Court

Location of court

16 Perlis

17 Kedah

18 Penang

19 Perak

20 Selangor

21 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

22 Federal Territory of Putrajaya

23 Negeri Sembilan

24 Malacca

25 Johor

26 Pahang

27 Terengganu

28 Kelantan29 Sabah

30 Sarawak

Primary cause of the case is constitutional

31 ConstitutionalIndividual v. state; intra state agencies or state v

federal

Nonconstitutional cases (with constitutional implications as a secondary cause)

Fundamental liberties (civil and political)

33 Article 4Deprivation of life or liberty

34 Article 5(2) Habeas Corpus

Article 5(3) Rights to grounds of arrest and to counsel

Article 5(4) Judicial approval for extended detention35 Article 9(2)/(3) Freedom of movement and of residence

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No Subject Code

36 Article 10(1)(a) Freedom of speech

Article 10(1)/(b) Freedom of Assembly

Article 10(1)(c) Freedom of Association

37 Article 11 (1)/(4) Freedom of Religion

Article 11(3) Right to manage religious affairs and institutions38 Article 12(2) Right to establish religious schools

Article 12(3)/(4) No compulsory religious education and ceremonies

in another religion

39 Article 13(1) Right to property

Article 13(2) No compulsory acquisition without adequate

compensation

Other cases which are non-constitutional but are mega political by nature

40 Ruling party politician

41 Individual linked to the ruling party supporter (or have strong links to

ruling party)

42 Ethno or religio centric activistsOpposition party politician

43 Opposition party supporter (or have strong links to opposition party)

44 Civil society activists

45 Cases that involve Islam

46 Where a state agency is involved

Decisions

47 In favour of the state (unanimous)

48 Against the state (unanimous)

49 In favour of the state (with dissenting view/s)

50 Against the state (with dissenting view/s)

51 No outcome (bench deflects making a decision)

Judges

51 Name

52 Title when case was decided

53 Gender: Male or Female

54 Religion: Muslim (or non-Muslim)

55 Ethnicity: Malay or non-Malay

56 Origin: Peninsular Malaysia or Sabah/Sarawak

57 Location (Judge of) when case decided

58 Basic degree (local or foreign)

59 Career: from civil service or private sector

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Note: Laws in Malaysia that is contentious by nature:

(1) Internal Security Act (1960) , [repealed on 15 September 2011](2)

Restricted Residence Act (1933) and Banishment Act (1959) [Repealed on 15 September2011]

(3) 4 Emergency proclamations repealed.(4) Police Act (1967) [Section 27 reviewed](5) Printing and Publications Act (1984) [Reviewed](6) Official Secrets Act (1972)(7) Societies Act (1966)(8) The Sedition Act (1948)(9) The Defamation Act (1957)

New laws introduced:

(10)The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act [Introduced to replace ISA](11)Peaceful Assembly Act 2012(12)Currently under debate in parliamentPrevention of Crime Bill