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Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional is hosted by Deutschen Forschungsgem (German Research Foundation) on the ²Dok (Inter-Zwei-Dok) platform at https://intr2dok.vifa-recht.de/content/index.xml. ; Copyright © 2018 The Author. For the last two years, the government of the state of Selangor in Malaysia has attempted to navigate its way through the Malaysian court system; questioning the constitutionality of re-delineation of electoral boundaries in the state by the Malaysian Elections Commission. This would appear seemingly straightforward as a constitutional question to be determined by the courts vis-à-vis judicial review. The reality, however, is much more bleak. It appears that the Election Commission's actions can remain largely unchallenged, not only through ouster clauses in particularized elections legislation, but also through the unwillingness of the judiciary to recognize the importance of the constitutional question relating to fair and equitable electoral management.

Current Debates in Social Sciences Conference which was held in İstanbul, on December 14-16, 2017 ; This paper intends to gravitate into a brief exposition of the framework of 'liberal eugenics' (often described as the more liberated, compassionate form of eugenics, distinguishing itself from the pejorative eugenics movements of the past, by employing an autonomous nature of decision making vis-à-vis parents and beneficiaries), considered from the perspective of non-therapeutic uses of gene editing technologies. Where emerging technologies (such as the gene editing technology known as CRISPR/Cas9) are concerned, democratic innovations need to be balanced against a social movement of a non-radical nature in the interest of enlightened medical discourse; taking into account that the variables of each regulatory space is often inundated with issues such as plurality, different ideals of morality and public opinion, and the determination of stewardship responsibilities, amongst others. Specifically, this paper intends to extrapolate on the 'legal' formulation of the modified concept of 'autonomy' that is central to the liberal eugenics paradigm. In essence, it has been described as 'liberal' because the underlying justification for a selection process excludes intervention from a State, and centralizes the role of the family as the key decision-maker in adjudging the proprieties of both therapeutic and non-therapeutic medical treatments. However, this paper hypothesizes that notwithstanding this 'gift' of autonomy, the legality of the concept in itself continues to raise the more discursive issues relating to gene modification/enhancement debates, germ-line modification, the savior sibling dilemma, distributive justice/access, disability, and considerations of primary/personhood of a human being, amongst others. This paper poses that the autonomous element in liberal eugenics may be an illusory disguise to escape the shackles of past negativities, and may still require a more holistic and reflected discourse as part of a regulatory or governance framework. ; https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/180037/1/9781912503056.pdf

Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional is hosted by Deutschen Forschungsgem (German Research Foundation) on the ²Dok (Inter-Zwei-Dok) platform at https://intr2dok.vifa-recht.de/content/index.xml. ; Copyright © 2018 The Author. Since the landmark event of 9th May 2018 in Malaysia, when a peaceful, democratic revolution dismantled the stronghold of Malaysia's single-party rule for the past 61 years, the newly minted government has made robust promises for the betterment of Malaysian citizens. One of these promises includes a renewed commitment to the development of human rights in the country. This commitment was recently tested, as Malaysia debated a decision to ratify the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). A 700-odd crowd protested and opposed Malaysia's intended ratification, amongst other vocal opponents who have expressed themselves through press conferences and social media. Four days ago, Malaysia finally decided not to ratify the ICERD. Why, one might ask? Is it really an unreasonable thing to hope for racial equality?An answer could lie in what Thomas Sowell once stated: "When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination."