Curriculum Vitae

DR. SHEILA A/P RAMALINGAM

Senior Lecturer
  • Dean's Office
    Faculty of Law
  • sheila.lingam
  • 0379676550

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PH.D (UM), (LAW)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • LL.M (UM), (LAW)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • LLB (UM), (LAW)
    Universiti Malaya (um)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Deputy Executive Director (um Lead)
    15 Aug 2024 - present (International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma), International Institute of Public Policy & Management (inpuma))
  • Member, Curriculum Review Task Force Committee for LLM Program
    08 Feb 2021 - 07 Feb 2022 (Faculty of Law, Faculty of Law)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • ORDINARY MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    2012 to 2014 (International)
  • ADVOCATE & SOLICITOR, HIGH COURT IN MALAYA, MEMBER
    2004 to 2014 (National)
  • MEMBER & JUDGE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MOOT COMPETITION, LAWASIA, MEMBER
    2011 to 2013 (International)
  • PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE, KUALA LUMPUR BAR, MEMBER
    2011 to 2012 (National)
  • CONSTITUTIONAL LAW COMMITTEE, BAR COUNCIL, MEMBER
    2008 to 2011 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Excellence Service Award
    2025, Universiti Malaya
  • Certificate of Excellent Service
    2024, Universiti Malaya

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Ramalingam, S. (2024). Unravelling the Basic Structure Doctrine in Malaysia. Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law. Vol. 51, No.2
  2. Ramalingam, S. (2025). The Attorney General of Malaysia: Legal Mandate, Political Tensions, and the Case for Reform. [2025] CLJU(A) lxvii.
  3. Ramalingam, S. (2024). Combating Climate Change: Is Malaysia Doing Enough? The Law Review 1 (Sweet & Maxwell). [2024] LR 1.
  4. Ramalingam, S. (2024). Does the Federal Constitution Have a Multiracial Malaysia in Mind? (2024) 1 MLJ i-xxiii (Malayan Law Journal)
  5. Ramalingam, S. (2024). Mental Health and Employment in Malaysia: Can Tort Offer a Solution? [2024] CLJU(A) xxxvii, pages 1-32
  6. Ramalingam, S. (2024). The Special Position of Sabah and Sarawak Under the Federal Constitution. [2024] 2 MLJ clvii, pages clvii-clxxix (Malayan Law Journal)
  7. Sheila Ramalingam. (2024). Federal-State Division of Legislative Powers: The Malaysian Judiciary’s Role in Upholding Constitutional Supremacy. [2024] CLJU(A) lxxi 1-28.
  8. Sheila Ramalingam. (2024). Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright: A Legal Perspective on the Plight of the Malayan Tiger. (2024) 34(2) JUUM, 1-15. UKM Press. https://doi.org/10.17576/juum-2024-3402-01
  9. Ramalingam, S. (2023). Contingency Fees and Third-Party Litigation Funding: Should Malaysia’s Legal Profession Embrace It? (2023) 4 MLJ xxv-xlvi (Malayan Law Journal).
  10. Ramalingam, S. (2023). The Case for the Tort of Privacy in Malaysia. (2023) 1 MLJ xlv (Malayan Law Journal).
  11. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2023). The Establishment of One High Court for Malaysia: A Pipe Dream or a Possibility? Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law, Volume 50 (Issue 1), 1-28. Universiti Malaya Press.
  12. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S., & Dhanapal, S. (2023). The Legal and Practical Issues Related to the System of Two High Courts in Malaysia. Asian Journal of Law and Policy Vol 3 No 1 (January 2023) 1 19. https://doi.org/10.33093/ajlp.2023.1. eISSN: 2785-8979. MMU Press.
  13. Ramalingam, S. (2022). Stop the Hop! 2 MLJ cccxv (Malayan Law Journal).
  14. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2022). Unifying the Limitation Statutes in Malaysia. 6 CRELDA Journal 24.
  15. Ramalingam, S. (2021). The Constitutionality of Non-Mandatory Vaccinations in Malaysia. 4 MLJ cxcviii (Malayan Law Journal).
  16. Ramalingam, S. (2021). The Legal Profession in Labuan: A Legal Quagmire. 4 MLJ xviii (Malayan Law Journal)
  17. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2021). Revising the Revision of Laws Statutes. 3 MLJ ccclix (Malayan Law Journal)
  18. Lingam, S. (2020). Federal-State Relations in Malaysia Amidst a Pandemic. 4 MLJ xxxv (Malayan Law Journal)
  19. Ramalingam, S. (2018). The Interpretation Statutes in Malaysia. 5 CLJ i (Current Law Journal)
  20. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2018). The History of the Judicial and Legal System in Malaysia. 1 LNS(A) xliii (Current Law Journal)
  21. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2018). The Legal Profession in Malaysia. 1 LNS(A) lvi (Current Law Journal)
  22. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2018). The Reception and Application of English Law in Malaysia. 1 LNS(A) xlix (Current Law Journal)
ESCI
  1. Ramalingam, Sheila; Sabaruddin, Johan Shamsuddin; Dhanapal, Saroja (2022). THE LANGUAGE OF JUSTICE IN MALAYSIAN COURTS: THE LAW AND THE REALITY, IIUM LAW JOURNAL. 30(2), 23-48
Scopus
  1. Ramalingam S. (2025). International Illegal Wildlife Trade: Using Existing Laws as New Enforcement Methods in Malaysia, International Trade Law and Regulation. 31(3), 124-140
  2. Ramalingam S., Kunhibava S., Balan S., Mustapha Z. (2025). Enhancing Legal Education by Integrating Artificial Intelligence Tools in Teaching and Learning, International Journal of Humanities Education. 23(2), 69-85. doi:10.18848/2327-0063/CGP/v23i02/69-85
  3. Ramalingam S. (2024). The Establishment of a Regional Court in Southeast Asia to Combat Environmental Issues, Chinese Journal of Environmental Law. 8(1), 95-116. doi:10.1163/24686042-12340118
  4. Ramalingam S., Sabaruddin J.S., Dhanapal S. (2022). THE LANGUAGE OF JUSTICE IN MALAYSIAN COURTS: THE LAW AND THE REALITY, Iium Law Journal. 30(2), 23-48. doi:10.31436/iiumlj.v30i2.758
Books
  1. Ramalingam, S. (2023). Environmental Law in Malaysia. Sweet & Maxwell (Thomson Reuters Asia Sdn Bhd). ISBN: 978-629-7527-48-2; e-ISBN 978-629-7527-49-9.
Chapter in Books
  1. Ramalingam, S. (2025). Defamation and Defences. In Law of Torts in Malaysia. (2025). Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed et al (General Editors). CLJ Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Pg 485-507. ISBN: 978-967-457-200-6
  2. Ramalingam, S. (2025). Lawyers’ Duty to Opposing Counsel. In Legal Profession in Malaysia: Practice and Ethics. (2025). Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed & Muhamad Hassan Ahmad (Editors). CLJ Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Pg 315-334. ISBN: 978-967-457-204-4.
  3. Ramalingam, S. (2023). English Mercantile Law in Malaysia: Section 5 of the Civil Law Act 1956. In Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed & Muhammad Hassan Ahmad (General Editors). Malaysian Legal System. CLJ Publication, 181-202
  4. Ramalingam, S. Federalism. In Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed & Muhammad Hassan Ahmad (Editors). (2022). Constitutional Law in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Lexis Nexis.
Other Publications
  1. Ramalingam, S. (2024). Case Commentary: Nik Elin Zurina bt Nik Abdul Rashid & Anor v Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan [2024] 2 MLJ 150. Consti Bulletin, September/October 2024. Universiti Malaya Consti Team. - Case Study
  2. Ramalingam, S. (2023). Case Commentary: Tan Kah Fatt & Anor v Tan Ying (Federal Court Civil Appeal No. 02(f)-82-10/2019(B)). Consti Bulletin, Issue 6, February 2023. Universiti Malaya Consti Team. - Case Study

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Sexual Harassment at the Workplace, Organised talk, MECA Industrial Relations Consultants (National) (07 Aug 2024 - 07 Aug 2024)
  2. SDG 15: Malaysian Initiatives to Protect Life on Land, Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP), International Institute of Public Policy and Management (INPUMA) (International) (10 Jul 2024 - 10 Jul 2024)
  3. Does the Federal Constitution Have A Multiracial Malaysia in Mind?, Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee's Constitutional Law Conference, Bar Council, Malaysia (National) (21 Oct 2023 - 21 Oct 2023)
  4. Environmental Litigation in Malaysia, 2nd Borneo Colloquium on Environmental Justice 2022, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Mahkamah Tinggi Sabah dan Sarawak & WWF Malaysia (National) (28 Oct 2022 - 28 Oct 2022)
  5. Federal-State Relations Amidst a Pandemic, Sesi Perkongsian LAWRUM 2022, Angkatan Mahasiswa Universiti Malaya, Cawangan Fakulti Undang-Undang (University) (23 Jan 2022 - 23 Jan 2022)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Climate change, flood management and internal displacement: whose responsibility?, 15th Conference on the Social Sciences, International Academic Forum (IAFOR) (International) (26 May 2024 - 26 May 2024)
  2. Federal and State Powers: Consonance or Conflict?, Constitution and Rule of Law Series, Universiti Malaya & Chooi & Company (National) (09 May 2024 - 09 May 2024)
  3. Environmental Litigation in Malaysia, Bar Council Environment and Climate Change Committee, Bar Council Malaysia (National) (22 Feb 2024 - 22 Feb 2024)
  4. Should Environmental Rights be a Constitutional Right in Malaysia?, 12th UUM International Legal Conference, Universiti Utara Malaysia (International) (23 Aug 2023 - 24 Oct 2023)
  5. Stop the Hop! (Moderator), Webinar on Stop the Hop!, UM Consti Team (National) (12 Mar 2022 - 12 Mar 2022)
  6. Legal Profession Act 1976, The Legal Profession, Bar Council Malaysia (National) (23 Oct 2013 - 23 Oct 2013)
  7. Limited Liability Partnership Act 2012, Limited Liability Partnerships, Chartered Secretaries Malaysia (National) (25 Feb 2013 - 25 Feb 2013)
  8. Limited Liability Partnership Act 2012, Limited Liability Partnerships, Solomon Wise Training (National) (23 Oct 2012 - 23 Oct 2012)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
  1. Unity in Diversity, Harmony in Differences, UMLS CULTURAL APPRECIATION WEEK: INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE., Universiti Malaya Law Society (University) (16 Apr 2022 - 16 Apr 2022)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2022) Managing Editor, University, (External Evaluator)