Yap Ming Yao

Yap Ming Yao is a solicitor admitted in England and Wales. He holds a BA in Law from the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on the constitutional and administrative law of Malaysia and the United Kingdom, with an emphasis on rights adjudication.

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Malaysian Federal Court Upholds Whipping as Constitutional in Helmi Anuar & Ors v PP

Malaysian Federal Court Upholds Whipping as Constitutional in Helmi Anuar & Ors v PP

In Helmi Anuar, the Malaysian Federal Court held that judicial whipping was constitutional, rejecting arguments that whipping violated Article 5(1) of the Federal Constitution (which prohibits deprivation of life and liberty). The ...
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