Category Archives: General

[Textbook review] Justice and Technology in Europe, published 2001

Please allow me to share a review on my latest collection, a textbook entitled “Justice and Technology in Europe: How ICT is Changing the Judicial Business” edited by Fabri and Contini, published in 2001 by Kluwer Law International. The book covers the overview of methodology, difficulties encountered, and results which have been achieved as atContinue reading “[Textbook review] Justice and Technology in Europe, published 2001”

National Postgraduate Seminar 2010 @ Shah Alam, Selangor

I represented the Law Faculty of UiTM Shah Alam to present a concept paper on the second day of the National Postgraduate Seminar 2010 (NAPAS 2010) 6-7 July at Grand BlueWave Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor. More than 100 research papers were presented by postgraduate researchers all over the country, and 4 keynote papers from accrossContinue reading “National Postgraduate Seminar 2010 @ Shah Alam, Selangor”

2nd National Postgrad Legal Research Colloquium

I attended the colloquium on 21st and 22nd of June 2010 at Universiti Utara Malaysia, SIntok Kedah. I presented a paper entitled: Legal Implications of Courtroom Technology in Malaysia on the first day of the event. The moderator was En. Md Rejab from UUM, and the assessors were Assoc Prof Dr Haydar of UiTM andContinue reading “2nd National Postgrad Legal Research Colloquium”

ASLI Conference 2010 at IIUM

I presented a poster at the Asian Law Institute Conference 2010 at International Islamic University Malaysia on 25-26 May 2010. This is the first time I actually present part of my research with the intent to introduce myself to the industry and also to assess the feedback from the visitors to my poster. The titleContinue reading “ASLI Conference 2010 at IIUM”

Successful Proposal Defence at Faculty Level

After months into the research, today I am officially elevated to the full PhD candidature: I successfully convinced the postgraduate committee assessors at the Faculty of Law that my research proposal of Courtroom Technology is doable, viable and justified to be carried on – Alhamdulillah… I definitely express my gratitude to my supervisors – AssociateContinue reading “Successful Proposal Defence at Faculty Level”

Face to face with the Chief Justice of the Federal Court

Today there was a Special Session with the newly appointed Adjunct Professor of Law Faculty, UiTM Shah Alam, the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia, YAA Tun Dato’ Seri Prof. Zaki Bin Tun Azmi. the session was held at the Auditorium, Chempaka Building. The speech by YAA Tun really touched my heart, especiallyContinue reading “Face to face with the Chief Justice of the Federal Court”

Great Qualitative Analysis Software – ATLAS.ti

On 6 and 7 February 2010, I attended an introductory workshop on ATLAS.ti conducted by Dr. Susanne Friese of Quarc. It is a very very cool qualitative data analysis software with user-friendly interface. I have tried it. I’m impressed with what it can do. Further info may be obtained from ATLAS Malaysia blog – ATLAS.tiContinue reading “Great Qualitative Analysis Software – ATLAS.ti”

Way to go, Google Scholar!

I always run searches for my research at Google Scholar. And I always get hits to academic articles. Today I noticed there is a new feature at the search engine website. There is an option to search only ‘legal opinions and journals’. I don’t know how long has the option been there, I just realisedContinue reading “Way to go, Google Scholar!”

Law Postgraduate Colloquium organised by Law Faculty, UiTM Shah Alam

Today the Law Faculty, UiTM Shah Alam organised its 1st Law Postgraduate Colloquium. And I happen to be one of the presenters during the colloquium, together with another 7 colleagues, 3 at the PhD level and 4 at the Masters level. The event is held at the auditorium, Chempaka building, Law Faculty from 9 amContinue reading “Law Postgraduate Colloquium organised by Law Faculty, UiTM Shah Alam”

Oh, online databases

I’m at the initial stage of my PhD journey. I am now collecting materials to read and analyse, and understand the concepts relevant to my research. Hm… Looks like these online databases can be useful at this point. Definitely more databases will be resorted to as the time passes by: 1. Lexis.com 2. LexisNexis@Academic 3.Continue reading “Oh, online databases”