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Urban Displacement In Malaysia: A Social-Legal Analysis

Urbanization has caused the people to be victimized, marginalize, discriminated, their right denied and finally displaced. Development-caused displacement (DIDR) is a highly diverse global social problem that occurred worldwide and addressed in humanitarian base approach or right based approach. Th...

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Main Authors: Rahim, Rohani Abdul, Bakar, Kamarudin Abu, Tajuddin, Muhammad Afiq Ahmad
Other Authors: Hassan, Ahmad Sanusi
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016
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spelling my.usm.eprints.38169 http://eprints.usm.my/38169/ Urban Displacement In Malaysia: A Social-Legal Analysis Rahim, Rohani Abdul Bakar, Kamarudin Abu Tajuddin, Muhammad Afiq Ahmad H Social Sciences Urbanization has caused the people to be victimized, marginalize, discriminated, their right denied and finally displaced. Development-caused displacement (DIDR) is a highly diverse global social problem that occurred worldwide and addressed in humanitarian base approach or right based approach. This dilutes the real issue that citizen are victimize and marginalize in the course of realizing the development induced onto the people. Vulnerabilities emerge through rapid urbanization that resulted in conflict when urban violence, psychosocial health and gender‐based violence become more obvious. For purpose of human security, people should be allows for a comprehensive examination of the requirements for minimum levels of survival health, personal safety, livelihoods and shelter) as well. Dispossession and (public displace-ment have radically changed the landscape of human vulnerability and security. Accumulation by dispossession and displacement in various forms that associated with policies of neo-liberalization, worsen human vulnerabilities and constitute to inequalities among the people. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the main causes of development-induced displacement practiced by the people in power and how were they enforced on the vulnerable population? It is significant to establish when and how human security becomes threatened. Inadequate security, legal and economic protections may cause misappropriation of power and simultaneously victimize the people in need otherwise. Finally, what are the strategies identified by the Malaysia government to overcome the development-induced displacement caused on to the people? Ironically, Malaysia does not only faced domestic displacement but also international displacements that migrate into Malaysia for work, seek refuge and illegal migrants. Universiti Sains Malaysia Hassan, Ahmad Sanusi Bakar, Muhammad Nasrul Abu Shafii, Jeffiz Ezuer 2016 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38169/1/Pages_from_Abstract_book_ICOLASS2016-9_21.pdf Rahim, Rohani Abdul and Bakar, Kamarudin Abu and Tajuddin, Muhammad Afiq Ahmad (2016) Urban Displacement In Malaysia: A Social-Legal Analysis. In: 4th International Conference on Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 2016 (ICOLASS’16). Universiti Sains Malaysia, p. 9.
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Rahim, Rohani Abdul
Bakar, Kamarudin Abu
Tajuddin, Muhammad Afiq Ahmad
Urban Displacement In Malaysia: A Social-Legal Analysis
description Urbanization has caused the people to be victimized, marginalize, discriminated, their right denied and finally displaced. Development-caused displacement (DIDR) is a highly diverse global social problem that occurred worldwide and addressed in humanitarian base approach or right based approach. This dilutes the real issue that citizen are victimize and marginalize in the course of realizing the development induced onto the people. Vulnerabilities emerge through rapid urbanization that resulted in conflict when urban violence, psychosocial health and gender‐based violence become more obvious. For purpose of human security, people should be allows for a comprehensive examination of the requirements for minimum levels of survival health, personal safety, livelihoods and shelter) as well. Dispossession and (public displace-ment have radically changed the landscape of human vulnerability and security. Accumulation by dispossession and displacement in various forms that associated with policies of neo-liberalization, worsen human vulnerabilities and constitute to inequalities among the people. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the main causes of development-induced displacement practiced by the people in power and how were they enforced on the vulnerable population? It is significant to establish when and how human security becomes threatened. Inadequate security, legal and economic protections may cause misappropriation of power and simultaneously victimize the people in need otherwise. Finally, what are the strategies identified by the Malaysia government to overcome the development-induced displacement caused on to the people? Ironically, Malaysia does not only faced domestic displacement but also international displacements that migrate into Malaysia for work, seek refuge and illegal migrants.
author2 Hassan, Ahmad Sanusi
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Rahim, Rohani Abdul
Bakar, Kamarudin Abu
Tajuddin, Muhammad Afiq Ahmad
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author Rahim, Rohani Abdul
Bakar, Kamarudin Abu
Tajuddin, Muhammad Afiq Ahmad
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title Urban Displacement In Malaysia: A Social-Legal Analysis
title_short Urban Displacement In Malaysia: A Social-Legal Analysis
title_full Urban Displacement In Malaysia: A Social-Legal Analysis
title_fullStr Urban Displacement In Malaysia: A Social-Legal Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Urban Displacement In Malaysia: A Social-Legal Analysis
title_sort urban displacement in malaysia: a social-legal analysis
publisher Universiti Sains Malaysia
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