Joseph M Fernando
Biographic Data
| ID | 4216365 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph M Fernando |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph M |
| FAMILY NAME | Fernando |
| SIGNATURE | FERNANDO J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malaya |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6416-4141 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A playmaker and moderator
Lord Reid played a vital role as chairman in a Commonwealth commission in framing the Malayan Independence constitution between 1956 and 1957. The Scottish Lord of Appeal sought to ensure the commission's impartiality and to achieve a fair balance between the demands of the various interest groups. The Federation of Malaya was a complex emerging nation-state with a diverse population and the framers had to manage competing interests and demands. …
Politics, Security and Early Ideas of ‘Greater Malaysia’, 1945-1961
The formation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 remains a source of much debate among historians. The official announcement by the Prime Minister of Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman, on 27 May 1961, urging a closer association of Malaya, Singapore and the three British-controlled Borneo territories is viewed by some studies as the trigger that led to the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963. While this study recognizes that Tunku’s proposal o…
Fundamental Liberties in the Malayan Constitution and the Search for a Balance, 1956-1957
This article examines the framing of the section on fundamental liberties in the \n1957 Malayan constitution and analyses the underlying intentions and concerns \nof the framers and the various influences on the drafting process through an \ninvestigation of the primary constitutional documents. The section on fundamental \nliberties sought to provide for the growth of a democratic way of life in \nindependent Malaya (now Malaysia). The Reid Comm…
Special Rights in the Malaysian Constitution and the Framers' Dilemma, 1956–57
The provision for Malay special privileges in the federal constitution raised considerable debate among the framers and the political community in Malaya (now Malaysia) during the drafting of the constitution in 1956–57. Article 153, which provides certain preferences to Malays in the award of business licences, scholarships and employment in the public service, was an unusual provision as it conflicted with the principle of equality enshrined in…
Defending the monarchy
The nine Malay rulers in Malaya faced considerable challenges to their status and position at the end of the Second World War. The Malayan Union scheme introduced in 1946 by the Colonial Office deprived them of most of their powers. But after massive protests by the Malays much of the powers of the rulers were restored. The framing of the Malayan independence constitution between 1956 and 1957 pitted the institution of monarchy against the forces…
Elite intercommunal bargaining and conflict resolution
Between 1949 and 1951, the Communities Liaison Committee (CLC), an unofficial body comprising leaders from the main Malayan ethnic communities, served as a prototype for elite intercommunal conflict resolution during a very challenging period amid an ongoing communist insurgency. Drawing upon previously inaccessible primary sources, this article reassesses the CLC's work towards resolving divisive issues such as Malay economic backwardness, feder…
T unku A bdul R ahman, C harisma, and the Nationalist Movement in M alaya, 1952–1957
This article examines the role and importance of charisma in T unku A bdul R ahman's leadership of the nationalist movement in M alaya in the 1950s. A C ambridge U niversity‐educated prince from the northern state of K edah, the T unku turned a disparate group of communal political parties into a potent nationalist movement, the A lliance P arty, which secured independence from B ritain within five years of its formation. Previous studies have fo…
Sir Ivor Jennings and the Malayan Constitution
This article examines the role of the British jurist, Sir Ivor Jennings, in the drafting of the Malayan independence constitution. Jennings was part of a five-man constitutional commission appointed in 1956 and led by the Scottish lord of appeal, Lord Reid. Unlike other such commissions, but at the request of Malaya's chief minister, its members were selected from a range of Commonwealth countries. The article discusses the principles which shape…
The Position of Islam in the Constitution of Malaysia
The Federal Constitution of Malaysia states that Islam is the religion of the Federation. This provision in Article 3(1), inserted in 1957 when the independence constitution was framed, has drawn considerable scholarly attention in recent years. Most of the studies, however, have not been able to consult the primary constitutional documents. Invariably, many have given varied and ambiguous interpretations of the provision. This article examines t…
The Borrowed Sense of Guilt
An enquiry into the aetiology and dynamics of the borrowed sense of guilt is attempted, using selected material from three adult analytic cases. The author describes the tendency for the borrowed sense of guilt to develop in children where there is an extremely narcissistic family member, usually a parent, with a marked tendency to externalize his or her own guilt. The child develops a massive denial of being so used and so little loved by the pa…
The Position of Islam in the Constitution of Malaysia
The Federal Constitution of Malaysia states that Islam is the religion of the Federation. This provision in Article 3(1), inserted in 1957 when the independence constitution was framed, has drawn considerable scholarly attention in recent years. Most of the studies, however, have not been able to consult the primary constitutional documents. Invariably, many have given varied and ambiguous interpretations of the provision. This article examines t…
Special Rights in the Malaysian Constitution and the Framers' Dilemma, 1956–57
The provision for Malay special privileges in the federal constitution raised considerable debate among the framers and the political community in Malaya (now Malaysia) during the drafting of the constitution in 1956–57. Article 153, which provides certain preferences to Malays in the award of business licences, scholarships and employment in the public service, was an unusual provision as it conflicted with the principle of equality enshrined in…
T unku A bdul R ahman, C harisma, and the Nationalist Movement in M alaya, 1952–1957
This article examines the role and importance of charisma in T unku A bdul R ahman's leadership of the nationalist movement in M alaya in the 1950s. A C ambridge U niversity‐educated prince from the northern state of K edah, the T unku turned a disparate group of communal political parties into a potent nationalist movement, the A lliance P arty, which secured independence from B ritain within five years of its formation. Previous studies have fo…
Elite intercommunal bargaining and conflict resolution
Between 1949 and 1951, the Communities Liaison Committee (CLC), an unofficial body comprising leaders from the main Malayan ethnic communities, served as a prototype for elite intercommunal conflict resolution during a very challenging period amid an ongoing communist insurgency. Drawing upon previously inaccessible primary sources, this article reassesses the CLC's work towards resolving divisive issues such as Malay economic backwardness, feder…
Sir Ivor Jennings and the Malayan Constitution
This article examines the role of the British jurist, Sir Ivor Jennings, in the drafting of the Malayan independence constitution. Jennings was part of a five-man constitutional commission appointed in 1956 and led by the Scottish lord of appeal, Lord Reid. Unlike other such commissions, but at the request of Malaya's chief minister, its members were selected from a range of Commonwealth countries. The article discusses the principles which shape…
The Borrowed Sense of Guilt
An enquiry into the aetiology and dynamics of the borrowed sense of guilt is attempted, using selected material from three adult analytic cases. The author describes the tendency for the borrowed sense of guilt to develop in children where there is an extremely narcissistic family member, usually a parent, with a marked tendency to externalize his or her own guilt. The child develops a massive denial of being so used and so little loved by the pa…
The Borrowed Sense of Guilt
An enquiry into the aetiology and dynamics of the borrowed sense of guilt is attempted, using selected material from three adult analytic cases. The author describes the tendency for the borrowed sense of guilt to develop in children where there is an extremely narcissistic family member, usually a parent, with a marked tendency to externalize his or her own guilt. The child develops a massive denial of being so used and so little loved by the pa…
Sir Ivor Jennings and the Malayan Constitution
This article examines the role of the British jurist, Sir Ivor Jennings, in the drafting of the Malayan independence constitution. Jennings was part of a five-man constitutional commission appointed in 1956 and led by the Scottish lord of appeal, Lord Reid. Unlike other such commissions, but at the request of Malaya's chief minister, its members were selected from a range of Commonwealth countries. The article discusses the principles which shape…
The Position of Islam in the Constitution of Malaysia
The Federal Constitution of Malaysia states that Islam is the religion of the Federation. This provision in Article 3(1), inserted in 1957 when the independence constitution was framed, has drawn considerable scholarly attention in recent years. Most of the studies, however, have not been able to consult the primary constitutional documents. Invariably, many have given varied and ambiguous interpretations of the provision. This article examines t…
T unku A bdul R ahman, C harisma, and the Nationalist Movement in M alaya, 1952–1957
This article examines the role and importance of charisma in T unku A bdul R ahman's leadership of the nationalist movement in M alaya in the 1950s. A C ambridge U niversity‐educated prince from the northern state of K edah, the T unku turned a disparate group of communal political parties into a potent nationalist movement, the A lliance P arty, which secured independence from B ritain within five years of its formation. Previous studies have fo…
Elite intercommunal bargaining and conflict resolution
Between 1949 and 1951, the Communities Liaison Committee (CLC), an unofficial body comprising leaders from the main Malayan ethnic communities, served as a prototype for elite intercommunal conflict resolution during a very challenging period amid an ongoing communist insurgency. Drawing upon previously inaccessible primary sources, this article reassesses the CLC's work towards resolving divisive issues such as Malay economic backwardness, feder…
Special Rights in the Malaysian Constitution and the Framers' Dilemma, 1956–57
The provision for Malay special privileges in the federal constitution raised considerable debate among the framers and the political community in Malaya (now Malaysia) during the drafting of the constitution in 1956–57. Article 153, which provides certain preferences to Malays in the award of business licences, scholarships and employment in the public service, was an unusual provision as it conflicted with the principle of equality enshrined in…
Defending the monarchy
The nine Malay rulers in Malaya faced considerable challenges to their status and position at the end of the Second World War. The Malayan Union scheme introduced in 1946 by the Colonial Office deprived them of most of their powers. But after massive protests by the Malays much of the powers of the rulers were restored. The framing of the Malayan independence constitution between 1956 and 1957 pitted the institution of monarchy against the forces…
Politics, Security and Early Ideas of ‘Greater Malaysia’, 1945-1961
The formation of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 remains a source of much debate among historians. The official announcement by the Prime Minister of Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman, on 27 May 1961, urging a closer association of Malaya, Singapore and the three British-controlled Borneo territories is viewed by some studies as the trigger that led to the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963. While this study recognizes that Tunku’s proposal o…
Fundamental Liberties in the Malayan Constitution and the Search for a Balance, 1956-1957
This article examines the framing of the section on fundamental liberties in the \n1957 Malayan constitution and analyses the underlying intentions and concerns \nof the framers and the various influences on the drafting process through an \ninvestigation of the primary constitutional documents. The section on fundamental \nliberties sought to provide for the growth of a democratic way of life in \nindependent Malaya (now Malaysia). The Reid Comm…
A playmaker and moderator
Lord Reid played a vital role as chairman in a Commonwealth commission in framing the Malayan Independence constitution between 1956 and 1957. The Scottish Lord of Appeal sought to ensure the commission's impartiality and to achieve a fair balance between the demands of the various interest groups. The Federation of Malaya was a complex emerging nation-state with a diverse population and the framers had to manage competing interests and demands. …
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