Karpal Singh : tiger of Jelutong : the full biography / Tim Donoghue.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donoghue, Tim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Singh, Karpal.

Lawyers--Malaysia--Biography.

Lawyers.

Politicians--Malaysia--Biography.

Politicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Karpal Singh is widely regarded as Malaysia's best criminal and constitutional lawyer. His sudden death on 17 April 2014 in a horrific car accident - just a month after he was convicted of sedition in the High Court - shocked and saddened Malaysians to the core and left a deep void in the country's legal and political landscape. Karpal was a fearless advocate for justice and a defender of human rights in South East Asia, and has appeared in the Privy Council in London on a number of occasions before such appeals were abandoned by Malaysia. He is renowned for his defence of many people from man

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; 1 POVERTY TO OBLIVION; 2 SINGAPORE FLING; 3 JUSTICE FOR FATHER; 4 SCHOOLBOY KILLERS; 5 STOP THE HANGING; 6 REMOVE THE SCUM; 7 INDIAN BLUES; 8 ONE LAW FOR ALL; 9 PAYBACK; 10 EAST VS WEST; 11 ON THE RUN; 12 EXECUTION; 13 LEGAL VICTORY; 14 ANWAR; 15 LET GOD BE THE JUDGE; 16 THE WHEEL TURNS; EPILOGUE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; SELECTED REFERENCES; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 16, 2014).

ISBN:

9789814634885

9814634883