Lord Reid played a vital role as chairman in a Commonwealth commission in framing the Malayan Independence constitution between 1956 and 1957. The Scottish Lord of Appeal sought to ensure the commission's impartiality and to achieve a fair balance between the demands of the various interest groups. The Federation of Malaya was a complex emerging nation-state with a diverse population and the framers had to manage competing interests and demands. This article, through a close examination of the primary constitutional documents, considers Reid's influence on the framing of the Malayan (and hence, Malaysian) federal constitution. The article begins with a brief discussion of Lord Reid's appointment to head the commission and then considers in some depth areas where his influence on the framing of the draft constitution is evident. The article argues that Reid was the main playmaker and moderator during the constitution-framing process and played a critical role in ensuring a balance was achieved between the competing demands of the federal government and the states, safeguarding the fundamental rights of the citizens against the state, and in moderating the various communal demands.

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组织者和主持人：里德勋爵和马来亚联邦宪法的框架

里德勋爵在 1956 年至 1957 年间在制定马来亚独立宪法的英联邦委员会中发挥了重要作用。苏格兰上诉勋爵力求确保委员会的公正性并在各个利益集团的要求之间取得公平的平衡。马来亚联邦是一个复杂的新兴民族国家，人口多样化，制定者必须管理相互竞争的利益和需求。本文通过对主要宪法文件的仔细审查，考虑了里德对马来亚（以及马来西亚）联邦宪法框架的影响。文章首先简要讨论了里德勋爵被任命为委员会负责人，然后在一些深度领域考虑了他对宪法草案框架的影响是显而易见的。