Considering the implications of the presumption of innocence on the process of arrest, charge and remand in the criminal legal system, in two parts. This second part critically considers the arrest, charge and remand process from the perspective of the presumption of innocence and offers some suggestions on reform.
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Considering the implications of the presumption of innocence on the process of arrest, charge and remand in the criminal legal system, in two parts. The first part considers the process of arrest and charging of an accused and the conditions of remand.
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A reproduction of the approximate speech I had the honour of delivering on the occasion of Mr. Richard Haw @ Haw Chin Joo's call to the Bar before Justice Tuan Mohamad Ariff bin Md. Yusof sometime in 2009
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A "simple" explanation, but with some long words, as to why a lawyer defends the guilty.
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Some suggestions about how to create the appropriate mental structure or thought process when dealing with criticism. Many of us take criticism the wrong way. We get angry. We hate them. Try to suppress if not annihilate them. It does not have to be this way.
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A consideration of whether the phrase 'The Non-Practising Advocate & Solicitor', which is increasingly popular and used by law graduates who were called to the Malaysian Bar and did not or have left the practise of law, is meaningful.
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Malaysians of Chinese and Indian heritage often view themselves as second class citizens because of their marginalization where it concerns government economic, educational and societal policies as compared to those of Malay heritage. But they don't know that a certain category of Malays form the third class citizens of Malaysia.
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This final segment discusses the possible steps we as a nation can take to get out of the political rut we are in as a result of turning the word 'Allah' into an issue.
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This second segment deals with deconstructing the mind of those that demand ownership of the word 'Allah', a consideration of a crucial part of our nation's history and a critical assessment of the government's attempts to defuse the situation.
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This first segment deals with the distinguishing the concept of different from diversity and how it relates to extremist thinking.
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