When Parliament shut out the Supreme Court

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Tun Salleh Abas has been a beacon of justice in Malaysia. He paid a an exceedingly heavy price: so heavy no normal man could bear it. His departure from the Judiciary in 1988 left it ...

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Is the 2021 Malaysian Emergency, constitutional?

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Forget about the unconstitutional Emergency. That is a given. Do we have a valid Cabinet in the first place? Find the answer here.

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How should the Constitution be interpreted?

3 minutes to read

Suppose you are not a lawyer. How should you interpret your constitution? Are there any tools available to do that? Read on...

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What is the role of the monarchy in a modern democracy?

5 minutes to read

A blogger once wrote that the monarch could appoint his gardener as prime minister. Was he right? This minor question begets larger ones.

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Is there a Higher Law than the Constitution?

3 minutes to read

Is the written constitution subject to another, higher, principle? A higher law? It is. Read on.

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