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Tami Friesen and Michael Jackson, Q.C. for LAWYERS RIGHTS WATCH CANADA[1] 

• The Lawyer Charged with Sedition
• Raised by Sedition Prosecution
• I THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND
  • I.1 The Circumstances of the Charge
  • I.2 The Charge
• II THE HISTORY OF SEDITION ACT PROSECUTIONS IN MALAYSIA
• III SEDITION IN COMMON LAW JURISDICTIONS
• IV MALAYSIAN NATIONAL LAW
  • IV.1 History of the Sedition Act, 1948 of Malaysia
  • IV.2 The Sedition Act
  • IV.3 Malaysian Jurisprudence
• V COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES AND THE RULE OF LAW
  • V.1 Common Law Doctrine of Absolute Privilege
    • V.1.a Application of International Law Principles to Lawyers’ Rights and Duties
  • V.2 The Rule of Law and Principles of Legality
    • V.2.a Certainty: Vagueness and Overbreadth
    • V.2.b Non-Retroactivity
    • V.2.c Absolute Liability
• VI INTERNATIONAL LAW AND STANDARDS
  • VI.1 International Instruments
  • VI.2 Application of International Law and Principles to Malaysia
    • VI.2.a International Law as an Aid to Interpretation
    • VI.2.b Direct Application of International Human Rights Principles in Domestic Courts
  • VI.3 Malaysia’s Adherence to International Law
  • VI.4 Conclusion on the Use of International Law in Malaysia
  • VI.5 Fundamental Rights and Freedoms under International Law
    • VI.5.a Limitations and Restrictions on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms under International Law
    • VI.5.a.i General Principles
    • VI.5.a.ii Necessary
    • VI.5.a.iii Prescribed by Law
    • VI.5.a.iv Precision and Accessibility
    • VI.5.a.v Reasonable and Non-arbitrary
    • VI.5.a.vi National Security
• VII CONCLUSIONS ON THE VALIDITY OF THE SEDITION ACT.

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