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Indians in Malaysia : A Diverse and "Quiet Minority" in an Illiberal Polity -- Theorising Politico-Legal Mobilisation of Minority Groups in Illiberal Polities : The Role of the Law in Constituting Identities and Grievances -- Race : Indian Identity, Grievances and "Rights" in Colonial Malaya (1890 -- 1956) -- The Quiet Minority : Indians and Legal Repression in an Illiberal Democratic Malaysia (1957-1989) -- The Unquiet Minority : Legal Mobilisation of Indians in Illiberal Malaysia (1990-2018).

The death penalty in Malaysia is a British colonial legacy that has undergone significant scrutiny in recent times. While the Malaysian Federal Constitution 1957 provides that 'no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty save in accordance with law', there are several criminal offences (including drug-related crimes) that impose the mandatory and discretionary death penalty. Using Benford and Snow's framing processes, this paper reviews death penalty politics in Malaysia by analysing the rhetoric of abolitionists and retentionists. The abolitionists, comprising activist lawyers and non-government organisations, tend to use 'human rights' and 'injustice' frames, which humanise the 'criminal' and gain international support. The retentionists, such as victims' families, use a 'victims' justice' frame emphasising the 'inhuman' nature of violent crimes. In addition, the retentionist state shifts between 'national security' and 'national development' frames. This paper finds that death penalty politics in Malaysia is predominantly a politics of framing.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Revisiting Gender and Sexuality Justice in Asia-Bridging Academia and Activism -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Part IGender Justice in Asia -- 1 Gender Inequality, Mainstreaming Strategies and Perpetual Liminalities -- Introduction -- Liminality and Studying Policy Impact -- A 'Death' of What Was -- The World Bank, Community Development and Gender Equality -- The 'Birth' of New Values, Behaviours and Practices -- A Case Study on Attitudes -- Almost Anew -- Perpetual Liminalities -- References -- 2 Hail Hijabis: Celebrification of Influencers by Postmodern Malay-Muslim Women in Malaysia -- Introduction -- The Malaynnials and Modesty -- The Rise of the Micro-celebrity -- Performativity in Celebrification: A Theoretical Framework -- Methodology -- Findings and Discussion -- Performativity in Celebrification at Individual Level -- Performativity in Celebrification at Micro-celebrity Level -- Performativity in Celebrification at Societal Level -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Gendering Adat Law: Women's Rights Activists in Balinese Customary Affairs -- Introduction -- Balinese Women in Customary Law -- Women's Rights Activism in Customary Affairs -- Achievements and Limitations -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Sexuality as Struggle: Michel Houellebecq and the South East Asian Sex Trade -- Humans as Capital in the Age of Industrialization -- Marketing Clichés of the Cultural (/Sexual) Other -- The Social Marginalization of Sex Workers and Sex Tourists -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Hindu Mothers and Muslim-Convert Fathers: Custody Battles at the Intersection of Gender, Religion and Rights in Malaysia -- Introduction -- Socio-Cultural Background of the Malaysian Legal System -- The Hindu Mother(s) and the Muslim-Convert Father(s) -- Battling for Children, Religion and Rights in the Courts.