Curriculum Vitae

DR. SHEILA A/P RAMALINGAM

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

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • LEGAL PRACTICE AND ETHICS
  • CIVIL LAW
  • ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
  • CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

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)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Ramalingam, S. (2024). Combating Climate Change: Is Malaysia Doing Enough? The Law Review 1 (Sweet & Maxwell). [2024] LR 1.
  2. Ramalingam, S. (2024). Does the Federal Constitution Have a Multiracial Malaysia in Mind? (2024) 1 MLJ i-xxiii (Malayan Law Journal)
  3. Ramalingam, S. (2024). Mental Health and Employment in Malaysia: Can Tort Offer a Solution? [2024] CLJU(A) xxxvii, pages 1-32
  4. Ramalingam, S. (2024). The Special Position of Sabah and Sarawak Under the Federal Constitution. [2024] 2 MLJ clvii, pages clvii-clxxix (Malayan Law Journal)
  5. Sheila Ramalingam. (2024). Federal-State Division of Legislative Powers: The Malaysian Judiciary’s Role in Upholding Constitutional Supremacy. [2024] CLJU(A) lxxi 1-28.
  6. 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).
  7. Ramalingam, S. (2023). The Case for the Tort of Privacy in Malaysia. (2023) 1 MLJ xlv (Malayan Law Journal).
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Ramalingam, S. (2022). Stop the Hop! 2 MLJ cccxv (Malayan Law Journal).
  11. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2022). Unifying the Limitation Statutes in Malaysia. 6 CRELDA Journal 24.
  12. Ramalingam, S. (2021). The Constitutionality of Non-Mandatory Vaccinations in Malaysia. 4 MLJ cxcviii (Malayan Law Journal).
  13. Ramalingam, S. (2021). The Legal Profession in Labuan: A Legal Quagmire. 4 MLJ xviii (Malayan Law Journal)
  14. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2021). Revising the Revision of Laws Statutes. 3 MLJ ccclix (Malayan Law Journal)
  15. Lingam, S. (2020). Federal-State Relations in Malaysia Amidst a Pandemic. 4 MLJ xxxv (Malayan Law Journal)
  16. Ramalingam, S. (2018). The Interpretation Statutes in Malaysia. 5 CLJ i (Current Law Journal)
  17. 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)
  18. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2018). The Legal Profession in Malaysia. 1 LNS(A) lvi (Current Law Journal)
  19. 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. (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
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. (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
  2. 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. (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)