The rights of the Orang Asli under the federal constitution of Malaysia

Hamzah, Hamimah and Kadouf, Hunud Abia (2011) The rights of the Orang Asli under the federal constitution of Malaysia. In: Constitutional Law and Human Rights in Malaysia. Selected Issues. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 355-376. ISBN 978-967-0225-75-3

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Abstract

Malaysia is a federation ofthinccn Slales.'ll has a total land mass of 329.847 square kilometCTS separated by the South China Sea into two region", namely. Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo.' Mala)'Sia has a di\'l'rs~y ofI'llIC.'CS in a population ofabout 28,5 million in 2010 ofwhich 22,5 million are in the Peninsular. 2.5 million in Sarawak and 3.2 million in Sabah.'ln the Peninsuhr, the IX'pulation is made up ofthree main ethnic groups, viz; Malays. Chinese aod Indians. On the other hand, tbe OrangAsli form only 0.6 per CCllt of the country's population, which renders thcmasan ethnic minority. According to the2006eensus. the entire populationofOrangAsli was a mere 141.230

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Additional Information:	1465/19208
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Orang Asli, indegenious people, constitution, Malaysia
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) K Law > KPG Malaysia
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws > Department of Civil Law
Depositing User:	Sakinah Kamaludin
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2012 14:56
Last Modified:	21 Jan 2013 15:54
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/19208

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