1. UKM Learning and Research Repository
2. PHD Thesis / Tesis PHD
3. Faculty of Law / Fakulti Undang-undang

Title:	The relevance of sedition law to control bloggers freedom of expression in the era of information age
Authors:	Rajini Kumar Sreedharam (P52966)
Supervisor:	Faridah Jalil, Prof. Datin Dr.
Keywords:	Sedition Freedom of speech Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	8-Oct-2017
Description:	The advancement of information technology has change the landscape of communication which many opt for the new medium of communication than the classic. Blogging has become a popular method for a Web user to publish information on the Web in Malaysia. Bloggers write blog posts, share their likes and dislikes. They voice their opinions; provide suggestions, report news, and form groups in the Blogosphere. However a number of bloggers were arrested and prosecuted in court for the crime that fall under Sedition Act 1948. The bloggers were blaming the government that the law hinders their freedom of expression which is protected by Article 10(1) of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. The prime idea of this research is to examine the impact of sedition law in the era of information technology for bloggers in practicing their freedom of expression in Malaysia. Four specific objectives were analyzed with the first objective is about the evolution of bloggers in Malaysia. Second objective is on the needs of sedition law in the era of information, and the third objective is on the extent of control imposed by sedition law on bloggers freedom of expression. The final objective is to propose necessary reforms in remedying the shortcomings of the sedition law. The qualitative research design executed using two types of data collection methods which is by observation as the first method and the second method is by an interview. The findings of the research explained that the Sedition Act 1948 is controlling bloggers freedom of expression since there is no clear guidance on prohibited speech. Thus, there is always a risk that their post can be categorised as seditious and this take place only after the information is published. This uncertainty caused the government to be accused with practicing selective prosecution and arbitrarily interpret the legislation Amendments to the law were recommended in term of the enforcement which consists of investigation, arrest and prosecution in the court. In short, this thesis helped to produce awareness among bloggers on the mportance of their blog information and their freedom of expression limitations and also to the government on the importance of amending the law to do away with the vague, imprecise and restrictive provisions.,Ph.D.
Pages:	250
Call Number:	C18.RAJ 2017 2 tesis
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Law / Fakulti Undang-undang

Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.