Law & Behold #13: Protection of Indigenous Communities

Steven Thiru, Lawyer and the Immediate Past President of the Malaysian Bar

04-Oct-19 15:00

Law & Behold #13: Protection of Indigenous Communities

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Law & Behold is a series aimed at improving constitutional literacy among Malaysians, done in collaboration with The Malaysian Bar and the University of Malaya's Faculty of Law. In this episode, we discuss the struggle for recognition of the legal rights of indigenous communities under the Federal Constitution and laws of Malaysia with lawyer Steven Thiru, the 31st President of the Malaysian Bar, who handles native title cases for the Orang Asli.

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Property, History, People and Places, Education

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Live and Learn, The Federal Constitution of Malaysia, Law, Malaysian Bar, Constitutional Literacy Program, Orang Asli, Orang Asal, land grab, native customary rights,

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