Rescuing Asylum-Seeker Stranded at Sea: Malaysia’s Duty  under International Law

Sulaiman, Syafiq; Basir, Salawati Mat; Zahir, Mohd Zamre Mohd

doi:10.14419/ijet.v7i3.30.18224

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“…Health is a crucial condition which interpreted indirectly within the right to life (Islam, 2013). In the situation to protect the health, the right as to protect health needs to be considered because it encompasses the very fundamental of the human rights which is the right to life (Sulaiman et al, 2018).…”

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Legal Exploration of Right to Health

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Zahir²,

Shariff³

et al. 2021

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The right to health is recognised as a fundamental human right in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Constitution. In Malaysia, the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is a fundamental human right without discrimination for every human being. Consequently, the principle of the “right to health,” regardless of the legal status of an individual, is the driving force in creating acceptable standards of health care for all citizens. Even for individual who suffers from Covid-19, he still has a fundamental right to health. The issue of the right to health is whether the patients have any rights of their health? If they do have the right to health, the next issue is whether the hospitals are legally bound to follow such right, i.e. the right to health of the patients. Therefore, this paper aims to analyse and discuss the issues regarding the rights to health of the patients. Without the legal mechanism in recognising the right to health, it pointed out that is no such right. The method employed in this paper is qualitative based. The paper finds that although Malaysia does not have any specific legal framework about the right to health, the application of international legal mechanism can be referred to a guideline. Thus, it is important to have a specific legal framework by applying international legal mechanism in order to address this issue.

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Zahir²,

Shariff³

et al. 2021

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“…Medical tourism is a concept that proposes relaxation to restore wellbeing, regardless of the misery endured by patients (Kangas, 2010). It also means a patient going overseas to undergo medical attention, to protect his or her health or to carry out routine medical examinations (Yap et al, 2008).To protect health, the right to protect health must be considered because it includes the most basic human rights which are the right to life (Sulaiman et al, 2018). Health tourism refers to patients who travel abroad to protect their health, such as receiving surgical medical care (Connell, 2006).…”

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Prospect and Legal Challenges of Medical Tourism in Relation to the Advance Medical Directive (AMD) in Malaysia

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Zainudin²,

Rajamanickam³

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People fly for several reasons. One of the goals is to obtain medical attention. This idea is known as “medical tourism.” In defending this concept, the notion of medical tourism is one of the prospects of increasing industries that have rapidly grown in Malaysia and other countries. One of the factors that led to this trend is the propensity to pursue better medical care at a lower cost. Around the same time, certain patients in modern society have begun to provide input on their medical care in cases where they are unable to give consent. Advance Medical Directive (AMD) is a particular directive containing the desires of a knowledgeable patient regarding his or her future medical plans if he or she becomes incompetent or unable to make any decisions regarding his or her body. However, the concern that arises in the sense of medical tourism is whether there are applicable laws in Malaysia that will ensure that the AMD of patients is enforced. The art of AMD is still relatively new in the country and, as a result, the legal status on the AMD is still vague and uncertain. The purpose of this article is, therefore, to define the laws that can be applied in relation to AMD in the context of medical tourism. The approach used in this article is qualitative. It found that Malaysia did not have a clear legal framework for AMD within the scope of medical tourism. This article concludes that this legal challenge can be overcome by means of the special AMD regulations on medical tourism in Malaysia.

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“…Tiada siapa yang boleh memudaratkan hak ini. Ini kerana setiap individu berhak melindungi kualiti hidup mereka (Syafiq et al 2018). Kualiti hidup pesakit merupakan kayu ukur kepada jumlah kemasukan pesakit ke hospital dan kematian (Norhayati et al 2015).…”

Section: Arahan Awal (Advance Directive): Daripada Sudut Common Law Dunclassified

Hak Pesakit bagi Melaksanakan Arahan Awal Perubatan: Suatu Gambaran Umum

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Zainudin²,

Yaakob³

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Setiap pesakit berhak menentukan apa yang beliau mahu atau tidak mahu dilakukan ke atas tubuh badan mereka. Perbincangan tentang hak pesakit bagi meneruskan atau meninggalkan rawatan perubatan akan memberi kesan kepada hak mereka untuk kekal hidup atau tidak. Huraian tentang hak pesakit telah dinyatakan dalam Piagam Pesakit, Persatuan Perubatan Malaysia (MMA). Dalam keadaan ini, keizinan pesakit menjadi faktor penting sama ada doktor dibenarkan meneruskan rawatan perubatan terhadap pesakit atau tidak. Arahan Awal Perubatan (AMD) adalah satu dokumen khusus bagi menyatakan kehendak pesakit berkeupayaan sama ada ingin meneruskan atau meninggalkan rawatan perubatan tentang pelan perubatan masa hadapannya sekiranya beliau menjadi tidak berkeupayaan. Rujukan di England dibuat dan keputusannya mendapati bahawa terdapat suatu peruntukan perundangan khusus berhubung dengan AMD. Berbanding dengan Malaysia, AMD masih dianggap bukan perkara lazim dan kedudukannya dalam aspek perundangan masih tidak jelas. Maka, objektif artikel ini adalah membincangkan hak-hak pesakit dewasa dengan mengambil kira AMD di Malaysia dan asas undang-undang yang berkaitan dengannya. Kaedah yang digunakan di dalam artikel ini adalah kualitatif. Keputusan daripada penulisan kertas ini dapat memberi gambaran yang lebih jelas tentang hak pesakit dewasa berhubung dengan perlaksanaan AMD di Malaysia.

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Rescuing Asylum-Seeker Stranded at Sea: Malaysia’s Duty under International Law

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Legal Exploration of Right to Health

Legal Exploration of Right to Health

Prospect and Legal Challenges of Medical Tourism in Relation to the Advance Medical Directive (AMD) in Malaysia

Hak Pesakit bagi Melaksanakan Arahan Awal Perubatan: Suatu Gambaran Umum

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