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...
| Published in: | Asian Journal of Criminology |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2019
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068858558&doi=10.1007%2fs11417-019-09288-x&partnerID=40&md5=2a7e6b37910e2c1745bd50042f928228 |