The Legal Recognition of Stalking in Malaysia: Understanding Section 507A of the Penal Code

By Nurul Akma Afiqah binti Kasmi Stalking is a reprehensible behavior that violates a person’sprivacy continuously. It causes fear, anxiety, and emotional disasters for victims who feel unsafe throughout their daily lives.According to E. Mullen and Pathé (2002), the terms “stalking” and “stalker” were introduced by the media to describe individuals who continually follow or invade the privacy of others. It is rapidly increasing among the population and has turned into a controversial issue. According to Sidhu, Che Ron, and Kishur Kumar (2024),there are two Read more…

Between Mercy and Law: Examining Euthanasia Through the Lens of Malaysian and Islamic Principle

By Rabiatul Adawiyah binti Ab Rahman Introduction  Euthanasia, often referred to as “mercy killing,” is the act of intentionally ending a person’s life to relieve their suffering. Since the early 2000s, nations including Netherlands, Belgium and Spain have enacted law permitting euthanasia or assisted suicide under strict conditions, typically requiring that the individual Read more…

Revisiting the Appointment of Malaysia’s Chief Justice: Constitutional Safeguards, Judicial Independence, and Executive Discretion

By Muhammad Wafiuddin bin Azizi & Mohd Sharen Azli Alzalip The prolonged vacancy in Malaysia’s top judicial posts following Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat’s retirement on July 2, 2025, ignited a national controversy over judicial independence. With 31 judicial positions vacant and weeks of unexplained delays, the Malaysian Bar Read more…

The Copyright Infringement Liability in Peer-to-Peer Software

By Hadifah Husna The protection of intellectual property rights is challenged as the development of technologies has opened up various platforms for creations, distributions and exploitation of copyright works which also include the peer-to-peer (P2P) software. The widespread use of P2P software became widely known at the end of 1990s through the first P2P network, Napster which enabled the Internet users Read more…