Kamilia Khairul Anuar

Kamilia Khairul Anuar graduated from the Oxford BCL in 2017 and prior to that did her LLB at UCL. She currently works in Kuala Lumpur.

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Analysing Malaysia’s Refusal to Ratify the ICERD

Analysing Malaysia’s Refusal to Ratify the ICERD

The Malaysian Minister of Diplomatic and Foreign Affairs, Saifuddin Abdullah, reaffirmed the new government’s commitment to improve Malaysia’s human rights track record, which included the ratification of the International Convention ...
The Legality of Unilateral Child Conversion in Malaysia

The Legality of Unilateral Child Conversion in Malaysia

For Indira Gandhi, whose husband converted to Islam and attempted to unilaterally convert their daughter as well, a long legal battle came to an end when the Malaysian Federal Court handed down its judgment, declaring that the ...
Children’s Rights, Illegitimacy and the Rule of Law in Malaysia

Children’s Rights, Illegitimacy and the Rule of Law in Malaysia

In A Child v National Registration Department, 25th July 2017, the Malaysian Court of Appeal held that a Muslim child born out of wedlock should be permitted to take on his father’s name as his surname. The appellants brought the case ...