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Mahat & Mohd Hazim Shah University of Malaya  \nThe concept of academic rights is greatly misunderstood, even among some university academics. This paper provides a summary of the historical development of the academic rights from the Roman to the modern era. Many documents and declarations advocating academic rights have been produced, and this paper presents a discussion of the recent documents. The major components of academic rights are elaborated. These include university autonomy, university accountability, academic freedom, academic obligations, security of tenure and collegiality. Some remarks are also made on the current situation in Malaysia.  \nIntroduction  \nAcademic rights and academic freedom are sensitive issues in some countries, especially if academics become critical of the government of the day. The reaction may range from something light such as a reprimand to something more sinister such as demotion, dismissal, physical attack, imprisonment, torture or even murder (Altbach 2001: NEAR 1) . On the other hand, academic rights are treated as being sacred and honoured in some other countries.About thirty countries have included academic rights or academic freedom in their constitutions or national law (ICSU) . A sampling of the constitutions is shown in Appendix I.  \nHistorical development  \nDuring the Roman era, the academic teachers of liberal arts were regarded as honourable as physicians (Kibre 1962) .The Corpus iuris Civilis provide for privileges such  \nas exemption from compulsory public and military duties, special purchase of food, and protection from molestation and bodily harm.  \nThese privileges and rights were also carried into the era of Holy Roman Empire with the Corpus iuris Canonici. One additional privilege is protection from creditors for non-payment of debts.  \nThe earliest document on academic rights for a university is the Authentica Habita (Kibre 1962, Slack 2012) . Also known as Privilegium Scholasticum, The Authentica Habita was a decree issued by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1155 for the University of Bologna. It set the rules, rights and privileges of the university, its teachers and its students. Some of the rights are:  \n• Same level of right, freedom and immunity as enjoyed by the clergy  \n• Freedom of movement and travel  \n• Immunity from the right of reprisal  \n• Right to be tried by their masters and not by local civil courts.  \nvol. 55, no. 2, 2013 Academic Rights 101: An introduction in a Malaysian context, Rosli H. Mahat & Mohd Hazim Shah 105  \nA U S T R A L I A N U N I V E R S I T I E S ’ R E V I E W  \n• Exemption from taxes and charges for item related to their studies  \nThe next major promoter of academic rights was Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835) (Paulsen, 1902, Michelsen, 2010, Serrano-Velardea & Stensaker, 2010) . He introduced the idea of a research-oriented university, doing research besides offering professional training. He envisaged the university as a community of teachers and students with independent thinking and a sense of responsibility. The university must foster academic freedom, be autonomous, free from governmental regulation and free to select and organise studies.There should be protection within the classroom and within the field of specialisation of the academic.These are outlined as Lehrfreiheit – the right of academics to teach, Lernfreiheit – the right of students to learn, and Freiheit der Wissenschaft – freedom of scientific research.  \nIn the early twentieth century, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Association of American Colleges extended academic rights beyond the classroom and outside the university.Their statements (the 1915 Declaration of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure, the 1925 Conference Statement on Academic Freedom and Tenure and the 1940 ","cbCaiiPVBsC6eNDx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiPVBsC6eNDx","pdf",204240,"English","# Introduction\n# Historical development\n## Roman era and early university privileges\n## Humboldt and research-oriented universities\n## American and UK statements\n## Cordoba Reforma Universitaria and Latin America\n# Modern developments\n## Magna Charta Universitatum","[{\"question\":\"Why does the paper say academic rights are misunderstood?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that the concept of academic rights is greatly misunderstood, even among some university academics, and therefore clarifies its historical evolution and core components.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the major components of academic rights discussed?\",\"answer\":\"The paper elaborates university autonomy and accountability, academic freedom and academic obligations, security of tenure, and collegiality, along with remarks on Malaysia’s current situation.\"},{\"question\":\"How did early documents define protections for academics?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights privileges and protections from Roman legal traditions and later university decrees, including freedoms related to movement, immunity from certain reprisal, and being tried by their masters rather than local civil courts.\"}]","Academic Rights 101: An introduction in a Malaysian context | PDF",1792079331,15]