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Was the May 18, 2020 Malaysian Parliamentary ‘meeting’, lawful?
When is a Parliamentary 'meeting', a 'meeting'?
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Jawapannya adalah Tidak. Inilah sebabnya. Perdebatan mengenai isu undang-undang yang terperinci akan dibincangkan secara berasingan. Artikel ini hanya bertujuan untuk memberi penjelasan umum mengenai sistem Parlimen kita.
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Is the 18th May Parliamentary Meeting lawful?
No. Why? Parliament is the House of the People. Can our leaders silence the voice of the people?
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Can the courts stop a prime minister from suspending Parliament? [Part-2 of 2: What the Supreme Court said, and Why]
We saw in Part-1 of 2, the problems that beset the UK when it chose to leave the EU. Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspended Parliament because he wanted a Brexit ‘with no deal’. The Supreme Court ruled that the prorogation had been unlawful. Why did it say so? And what is so important about the decision? Read on …
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Can the courts stop a prime minister from suspending Parliament? [Part-1: Johnson prorogues Parliament]
They can – as did the UK Supreme Court on 24 Sept 2019. The Court ruled that the PM Johnson’s advice to the Queen to suspend (‘prorogue’) Parliament had been unlawful. The Court declared that Parliament could resume its work. This case is historic. The effect of this case will be felt for centuries. Why? Read on ...
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