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CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS

Name
  Associate Prof. Dr. Sharifah Suhanah Binti Syed Ahmad
Designation
  Associate Professor
Faculty
  Faculty of Law
E-mail Address
  suhanah@um.edu.my
ResearcherID Link
  http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9756-2010
Address(Office)
  Faculty of Law University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification), (Institution).
PHD(UM), UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA (UM)
Doctoral Degree (PhD), UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, GOWER STREET LONDON WC1 (Undang-Undang Buruh)
LLM, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA (UM)
LLB (HONS), UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA (UM)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION/MEMBERSHIP
(Organisation), (Role), (Year), (Level).

Asian Journal of Comparative Law, Asian law Institute, National University of Singapore, Editorial Board Member, 2011-2011, (International)

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area).

Contract Law

Employment

Legal History

Industrial Relations

Malaysian Legal System

RECENT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
(Publication).
 
Book
 
2012

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahamd, 2012. Employment Law In Malaysia. LexisNexis 
Dr.Suhanah_EmploymentLaw[Book]0001.pdf

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, 2012, Industrial Relations Law in Malaysia - Cases and Materials, University of Malaya Press 
scan9.pdf
 
2008

Developments in Malaysian Law Selected Essays, (2008) University of Malaya Press. 
 
2007

The Malaysian Legal System, (2007) Malayan Law Journal Pte. Ltd. 
 
2006

"Women, Gender, Migration Policies & laws : Southeast Asia in Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures, koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands (2006). 

Information and Communications Technologies - The Impact on Selected Areas of the Law (2006) Khaw Lake Tee & Sh Suhana Ahmad (eds)., University of Malaya Press 
 
2001

Survey of Malaysian Law, 2001, University of Malaya Publishers. 
 
2000

Employment Law , Vol. 7 Halsbury s Laws of Malaysia, (2000) Malayan Law Journal Pte. Ltd 

Survey of Malaysian Law, 2000, University of Malaya Publishers. 
 
1999

Survey of Malaysian Law, 1999, University of Malaya Publishers. 
 
1998

Survey of Malaysian Law, 1998 (together with Assoc Prof Abu Bakar Munir), University of Malaya Publishers. 
 
1992

Developments in Malaysian Law - Essays to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Faculty of Law, (1992) Pelanduk Publications. 
 
Chapter In Book
 
2011

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, 2011. Labour Law University of Malaya Press 
Dr.Suhanah_SurveyOfMalaysianLaw2009[JMCL]0001.pdf
 
2008

The reception of English law Eastern customs and practices through the eyes of English Judges in Malaya , Sharifah Suhanah Ahmad, Badariah Sahamid & Khaw Lake Tee, in Occidentalism and Orientalism Reflections of the East and the Perceptions of the West, Azizan Baharuddin & Faridah Noor Mohd.Noor (eds.), (2008), Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, University of Malaya. 
 
2003

Judicial Review and its Impact upon the resolution of labour disputes in Malaysia , Chp 7, pp 169-200, in Law, Development and Socio-Economic Changes, N Sakumoto, M Kobayashi and S Imaizumi editors, (2003) Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), JETRO, Japan. 
 
2002

Dispute Resolution Process in Malaysia , (with Mary George), March 2002, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) Asian Law Series No.17 

Malaysian Legal System and Islamic Law . Report, 2002 Asian Science Seminar on Law and Open Society in Asia, Faculty of Law Kyushu University and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS). 

Law and Labour Market regulation in Malaysia : beyond the New Economic Policy , Chp 3, pp 55-90, in Law and Labour Market Regulation in East Asia, Sean Cooney, Tim Lindsey, Richard Mitchell and Ying Zhu Editors, (2002) Routledge, London. 
 
2001

The Malaysian Legal System, Legal practice & Legal Education ,(with Roy Rajasingham), March 2001, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) Asian Law Series No. 4. 
 
2000

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, Malaysian Legal System , Survey of Malaysian Law 2000, University of Malaya Publishers, p 277-289 
 
1999

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, Malayan Legal System , Survey of Malaysian Law 1999, University of Malaya Publishers, p 439-453. 
 
1992

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, Contract , (together with Cheong May Fong), Survey of Malaysian Law 1990, MLJ Pte Ltd, (1992), p 129-147. 

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, Labour Law , Survey of Malaysian Law 1990, MLJ Pte Ltd, (1992), p 229-243. 

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, Trade Unions in Malaysia - Organs With Bark or Bite ? - for Developments in Malaysian Law - Essays to Commemorate the Twentieth Anniversary of Faculty of Law, (Pelanduk Publications, 1992) 345. 
 
1991

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, Labour Law , Survey of Malaysian Law 1990, MLJ Pte Ltd, (1991), p 203-219. 
 
1990

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad,Labour Law, Survey of Malaysian Law 1988, MLJ Pte Ltd, (1990), p 155-163. 

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, Contract , Survey of Malaysian Law 1988, MLJ Pte Ltd, (1990), p 99-109. 
 
1989

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad,Labour Law, Survey of Malaysian Law 1987, MLJ Pte Ltd, (1989), p 122-126. 

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, Contract, Survey of Malaysian Law 1987, MLJ Pte Ltd, (1989), p 89-94. 
 
1987

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad,Labour Law, Survey of Malaysian Law 1985, MLJ Pte Ltd, (1987), p 277-292. 
 
1984

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, Landlord & Tenant, Survey of Malaysian Law 1984, MLJ Pte Ltd, (1984), p 223-230. 
 
1983

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad,Landlord & Tenant, Survey of Malaysian Law 1983, MLJ Pte Ltd, (1983), p 241-253. 
 
Article In Academic Journals
 
2012

Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad, 2012, Introduction to the Sources of Law in Malaysia, Globalex. (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)
Dr.Suhanah0001.pdf
 
2008

The Doctrine of Illegality Under Section 24 of the Contracts Act, 1850 Laying A Spirit To Rest [1991] JMCL 89. 
 
2005

Empowering the Shariah Court in Malaysia Article 121(1A) Re-visited , IKIM Law Journal, Jan-Jun 2005, Vol 9, No 1, P 311-322. 
 
2000

The Contract of Employment Knowledge Workers, and the k-economy , [2000] JMCL 245. 

The Contract of Employment, Knowledge Workers, and the k-economy',[2000] JMCL 245. 
 
1996

Section 59 Industrial Relations Act 1967 - The Forgotten Remedy [1996] JMCL 95. 

Section 59 Industrial Relations Act 1967 - The Forgotten Remedy,[1996] JMCL 95. 
 
1989

Section 69(1) of the Employment Act, 1955 - Judicial Misunderstanding of Legislative Intent, [1989] JMCL 99. 
 
1988

Stretching the Boundaries of Equity - Mahadevan & Anor v Manilal & Sons (M) Sdn Bhd, [1988] JMCL 179. 
 
1987

Termination of Employment Upon Change in Ownership of Business, [1987] JMCL 95. 
 
1983

Some Recent Developments in the Law of Banking in Malaysia, [1983] JMCL 217. 
 
Proceeding
 
2008

An overview of the Malaysian Labour Law framework Asian regional Conference on Labour Law and Labour Market in the 21st. century, Kuala Lumpur, 15 16 November 2008. 
 
2007

Protection of Migrant Workers in Malaysia Moving Towards a Rights-based approach ASLI Conference, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, 24-25 May 2007. 
 
2006

Status of Labour Law Teaching and Research/Academic Activities in Malaysia - Launch Labour Law Project, Fukuoka Seminar 13-15 February 2006, Japan. 

Terms and Conditions of Employment of Migrant Workers in Malaysia: The Need for a Rights-Based Approach, LAWASIA Labour Law Conference, 10-12 August 2006, Kuala Lumpur. 
 
2005

Towards Fairness at Work: Conceptualising Employment Law in Malaysia, - Inaugural University of Malaya Law Conference, 29-30 November 2005, University of Malaya, KL. 
 
1998

An overview of the law pertaining to foreign labour in Malaysia - International Workshop on Research Project on Thai Migrant Workers in Southeast and East Asia, organized by Asian Research Center for Migration, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 5-7 August1998 
 
1997

Children under the Law in Malaysia - National Conference - Children as Consumers, 1997, Kuala Lumpur. 
 
1992

The provision of Security of Tenure in Employment - LAWASIA Labour Law Conference, 1992, Kuala Lumpur. 
 
Others
 
2008

An overview of the law pertaining to foreign labour in Malaysia International Workshop on Research Project on Thai Migrant Workers in Southeast and East Asia, organized by Asian Research Center for Migration, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 5-7 August 1998. 
 
2006

Terms and Conditions of Employment of Migrant Workers in Malaysia: The Need for a Rights-based Approach , Law Asia Labour Law Conference, 10-12 August 2006, KL. 

WOMEN, GENDER, MIGRATION POLICIES AND LAWS: SOUTHEAST ASIA IN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOMEN AND ISLAMIC CULTURES, KONINKLIJKE BRILL NV 2006 
 
2005

Towards Fairness at Work: Conceptualising Employment Law in Malaysia, Inaugural University of Malaya Law Conference, 29-30 November 2005, University of Malaya, KL. 
 
2002

The Malaysian Legal System and Islamic Law Seminar on law and Open Society in Asia, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 25 Nov 5 Dec 2002. 

SEAN COONEY, TIM LINDSEY, RICHARD MITCHELL AND YING ZHU EDITORS LAW AND LABOUR MARKET REGULATION IN MALAYSIA: BEYOND THE NEW ECONOMIC POLICY IN LAW AND LABOUR MARKET REGULATION IN EAST ASIA. CHP 3 2002 

AREAS OF RESEARCH
(Project title), (Role), (From)-(Until), (Source), (Level).

Employment, 2008, 

Industrial Relations, 2008, 

Malaysian Legal System, 2008, 

Employment Law, 2008, 

Legal History, 2008, 

Legal History, 2008, 

CONSULTATION PROJECT/CONSULTANCY
(Project title), (Role), (From)-(Until), (Organisation).

Curriculum development in the field of Legal research and Writing, Advisor, 2011-2012, Faculty mof Law, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Acheh, Indonesia

PRESENTATIONS
(Title), (Event), (Date Presented), (Organiser), (Level).
 
Invited Speaker

The Changing Face of Trade Unionism in The 21st Century, Employment Law Conference 2010 - Employment Law in The 21st Century: Challenges and New Horisons, 27 Jan 2010 to 28 Jan 2010, The Industrial Court Practice Committee of the Bar Council Malaysia, (National)
 
Presenter

Relevance of Trade Unions In A modern and Globalised Economy, 7th Annual National Employment Law Conference, 11 May 2011 to 12 May 2011, MySeminar, (National)

Introduction to The Sources of Law in Malaysia, International Association of Law Librarians Conference, 04 Dec 2011 to 08 Dec 2011, International Association of Law Librarians, (International)

Sharifah Suhanah & Vanitha S Kareen, International Society for Labour and Social Security Law XIX World Congress: Labours Voice in Corporate Governance - The role of corporate social responsibility in generating change at the Malaysia workplace, 1-4 September 2009, Sydney, Australia., International Society for Labour and Social Security Law XIX World Congress., 01 Sep 2009 to 04 Sep 2009, (International)

An overview of the Malaysian Labour Law framework, Asian regional Conference on Labour Law and Labour Market in the 21st. century, 15 Nov 2008 to 16 Nov 2008, (National)

Protection of Migrant Workers in Malaysia Moving Towards a Rights-based approach, ASLI Conference, 24 May 2007 to 25 May 2007, (International)

Status of Labour Law Teaching and Research/Academic Activities in Malaysia, Launch Labour Law Project, Fukuoka Seminar, 13 Feb 2006 to 15 Feb 2006, (International)

Terms and Conditions of Employment of Migrant Workers in Malaysia: The Need for a Rights-Based Approach, LAWASIA Labour Law Conference, 10 Aug 2006 to 12 Aug 2006, (National)

Towards Fairness at Work: Conceptualising Employment Law in Malaysia, Inaugural University of Malaya Law Conference, 29 Nov 2005 to 30 Nov 2005, (National)

An overview of the law pertaining to foreign labour in Malaysia, International Workshop on Research Project on Thai Migrant Workers in Southeast and East Asia, 05 Aug 1998 to 07 Aug 1998, Asian Research Center for Migration, Institut of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, (International)

Children under the Law in Malaysia, National Conference - Children as Consumers, 01 Sep 1997, (National)

The provision of Security of Tenure in Employment, LAWASIA Labour Law Conference, 01 Sep 1992, (National)

EXPERT LINKAGES
(Linkages Description), (Organisation), (Year of Involvement), (Duration), (Level).

Launch Labour Law(LLL), International Labour organization(ILO), 2005, (International)

CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
(Contribution To Society), (Level), (Start Date), (End Date).

Selected for Training of Experts on Freedom of Association , International Labour organization (ILO), 5 14 May 2008, Geneva and Turin., (International), 05-May-08 until 14-May-08

1.Appointed Sec. General of the Asian Society of Labour Law, 16 November, 2008, (Country), 16-Nov-08 until 16-Nov-08