Introduction to Constitutional Law in Malaysia

Speaker

Srimurugan Alagan holds a Masters in Law (LL.M) specializes in International Dispute Resolution from the University of London. He was admitted as an advocate and solicitor in 2003. Srimurugan was the Project Head of Bar Council Legal Aid from 2004-2006, Member of the Asean Law Association of Malaysia; member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Malaysia in 2015 and a Legal Advisor (Experimental Aircraft Association, Malaysia) (EAA) from 2005-2009.

He has written several articles which have been published in CLJ namely Remand Proceedings – Practice and Procedure [2005] 2 CLJ i, Right to a Speedy Trial – Fact or Fiction? [2005] CLJ Supplement 55, Right of Accused Person to Consult and to be defended by a legal practitioner, revisited [2006] 3 CLJ xlv, Failure of Justice & Grounds of Judgment [2007] 5 CLJ xvii Advocates as Litigant in Person, Rights & Privileges [2009] 7 CLJ xlv, Importing the concept of plea bargaining into the Criminal Procedure Code [2009] 1 LNS (A) ii; (2009) 4 CLJ, Introduction to the International Court of Justice (2014) the Law Review Vol 1, Sweet & Maxwell (Thompson Reuters) (Malaysia), Understanding International Investment Law (2014) the Law Review Vol 2, Sweet & Maxwell (Thompson Reuters) (Malaysia) and Constitutionality of Double Presumption and Presumption of Trafficking under the Dangerous Drugs Act (2017) the Law Review Volume 2 Sweet & Maxwell (Thompson Reuters) (Malaysia). He is also the author of the book titled “Jurisdiction of Courts in Malaysia”.