When Law and Practice Collide: the Implementation of the Plea-Bargaining Process in Malaysia

The amendment of the Malaysian Criminal Procedure Code in 2010 formalised the plea-bargaining process and introduced two new sections, 172C and 172D. The new procedures are intended to reduce the backlog of cases in the criminal courts and as a swift alternative to a full criminal trial. However, th...

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Authors: Hamin, Zaiton (Author) ; Othman, Mohd Bahrin (Author) ; Rani, Ahmad Ridhwan Abd (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Asian journal of criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 223-240
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Plea-bargaining
Criminal procedure
Organisational constraint
Technical delay
Functional systems theory