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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