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Navigating Juvenile Justice: Protecting Rights, Shaping Futures

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“This book captures significant provisions of law and major legal issues under the Child Act 2001 and the Criminal Procedure Code, including the elements of arrest of child offenders, access to parents and guardians, remand procedure and specific powers of the Court for Children in the juvenile justice system.”

— From the Foreword by Salim Bashir

Past President of the Malaysia Bar

As Malaysia continues to strengthen its approach to juvenile justice, understanding the legal framework that governs child offenders has never been more important. The Juvenile Justice System in Malaysia provides a thorough analysis of the Child Act 2001 and its amendments, judicial decisions, and international legal standards that shape the administration of justice for children.

More than a study of legislation, this book highlights why legal protection for child offenders matters at every stage of the justice process. It examines how the law safeguards children from arrest and investigation through trial, sentencing and rehabilitation, recognising that young offenders require a justice system that balances accountability with their rights, welfare and potential for reintegration into society.

The book traces the development of Malaysia’s juvenile justice system, exploring significant legal reforms, procedural safeguards and the distinctive role of the Court for Children. It addresses critical issues such as arrest procedures, access to parents and guardians, remand, investigation processes, trial procedures and post-trial orders, providing readers with a practical understanding of how the system operates in practice.

Drawing on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), international standards and ASEAN legal frameworks, the author also examines how global best practices can inform and strengthen Malaysia’s approach to juvenile justice. By identifying gaps, connecting legislative developments and proposing future directions for reform, the book contributes meaningfully to ongoing discussions on creating a more effective, humane and child-centred justice system.

For a practical perspective, the book also includes relevant court forms prescribed under the Child (Prescribed Forms and Register) Regulations 2007, enabling readers to gain a clearer understanding of the procedures and documentation used in proceedings involving child offenders.

Written as both a practical guide and an academic resource, this book is an invaluable reference for judges, magistrates, legal practitioners, prosecutors, academics, law enforcement officers, social welfare professionals, students and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the legal protection afforded to child offenders and the future of juvenile justice in Malaysia.

KEY FEATURES

• Comprehensive analysis of the Malaysian juvenile justice laws.
• Coverage of the entire juvenile justice process.
• International and regional perspectives.
• Practical and authoritative reference.
• Valuable practical perspectives from an author experienced in juvenile justice.

Habeas Corpus in Malaysia is a compact, concisely written handbook which offers considerable insight and analysis into the important workings of the writ of habeas corpus, providing enough material for the reader to work confidently or to conduct further study, where necessary. The six chapters of this book cover the history of the writ and provide succinct and nuanced discussion on the legal considerations faced by the courts of Malaysia in deciding if a given detention is unlawful, including discussion on recent key cases like Zaidi Kanapiah v ASP Khairul Fairoz bin Rodzuan & Ors and Rovin Joty Kodeeswaran v Lembaga Pencegahan Jenayah & Ors, and the position of the remedy with regard to the Federal Constitution. In addition, the practical and procedural considerations for making and sustaining an application for habeas corpus are dealt with in detail. A wide range of cases have been surveyed to show the posturing taken by the courts in Malaysia when faced with applications seeking relief against detention.

The author also provides comparative historical analysis on the position of the writ of habeas corpus outside Malaysia, from medieval to modern times, including the position of detention in Guantanamo Bay in the case of Boumediene v Bush.

This book is invaluable to legal practitioners as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students dealing with the powers of the court to issue prerogative writs.

KEY FEATURES

• Concise and detailed commentary on the prerogative writ of habeas corpus, with a wealth of practical guidance
• Fully up to date with relevant statutory and case law
• Summary of decided key cases spanning more than 70 years
• Forms and precedents
• Proposals for reform of the law on habeas corpus

A Practitioner's Guide to Law and Regulation of Financial Crime provides comprehensive coverage of the law and regulation relating to all aspects of the subject as they affect the practitioner. It looks at the specifics of the UK regime, European-level issues, and global developments, and brings together everything within the financial crime agenda to give a coherent picture.

Features:

• Fully updated to cover the developing roles of the FCA and PRA and their interaction with the National Crime Agency, Serious Fraud Office, and other authorities
• Deals with international issues and developments
• Includes practical steps to deal with prevention and investigation of fraud in the workplace
• Covers the latest issues concerning online crime and security, resilience to cyber attacks, and the growing importance of social media
• Includes coverage of insider dealing and market abuse issues
• Covers bribery and corruption and what to do if a breach is discovered
• Explains the UK and international approaches to anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing
• Expanded coverage of trade and financial sanctions and sanctions breaches, including US developments and UK and EU controls
• Looks at the civil liability of financial institutions
• Includes up-to-date coverage of both internal investigations as well as FCA and PRA Investigations

New to this edition:

• Money laundering coverage updated for the 4th Money Laundering Directive and the coming 5th Money Laundering Directive
• New coverage of the Criminal Finances Act 2017
• Insider dealing and market abuse coverage completely revised in light of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, the updated UK criminal market manipulation regime, and recent enforcement cases
• Bribery and corruption chapter fully revised in light of the implementation of the Bribery Act and use of deferred prosecution agreements together with US FCPA coverage
• Updated coverage on international cooperation and UK/US cross-border extradition

The Indian Penal Code – A Concise Commentary by Ram Jethmalani and D.S. Chopra is an exhaustive commentary in which all case laws have been analysed and appropriately dealt with.  

Supreme Court on Words, Phrases and Legal Expression by T.L. Garg and Rohan Garg is a unique legal encyclopedia comprising words, phrases and legal expressions that would serve as a ready reference for the entire legal fraternity as well as people in vocations other than law. 

• The Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
• The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860

This is a book about Supreme Court on Acquittal in Criminal Cases (1995-2015) by Adv. D. K. Sharma. Acquittal is a release or discharge from an engagement or obligation. It is of 3 kinds namely by deed, by prescription and by tenure.This aspect of criminal law is very useful for the defence lawyers who wish to get their points in one place. Very selective judgments have been compiled and head notes have been made, so that it may be useful for the legal fraternity and serve as a ready reckoner on the subject in hand. 

• the preliminary inquiry which precedes the trial by a Court of Session, otherwise known as committal proceedings, is being abolished as it does not serve any useful purpose and has been the cause of considerable delay in the trial of offences;
• provision is being made to enable adoption of the summons procedure for the trial of offences punishable with imprisonment up to two years instead of up to one year as at present; this would enable a larger number of cases being disposed of expeditiously; 

Commentary on The Code of Criminal Procedure by Batuk Lal is divided into 2 volumes. Volume 1 containing constitution of criminal courts and offices and power of courts and arrest of persons. Volume 2 is about trial of warrant cases by magistrates and trial of summons cases by magistrates and attendance of persons confined or detained in prisons etc.