How should the Constitution be interpreted?
Suppose you are not a lawyer. How should you interpret your constitution? Are there any tools available to do that? Read on...
Read MoreSuppose you are not a lawyer. How should you interpret your constitution? Are there any tools available to do that? Read on...
Read MoreCan a government violate human rights during the fight against the coronavirus? At times such as this, are one’s fundamental liberties suspended?
Read MoreThe MACC’s recent publication of 9 telephone recordings has set the nation abuzz. Is this within the Rule of Law?
Read MoreIn Part-1, we saw how more and more people are dying in police custody. Suppose you are in charge. Given all the resources, how would you prevent this? What questions will you ask yourself? What systems will you put into place? What would you do?
Read MoreWhat is the 'International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination' (‘ICERD’)? Does it prejudice Malay Rights entrenched in Article 153 of our Constitution? What should Malaysia do? Ratify it, or denounce it? How have other Muslim countries dealt with it? Read on.
Read MoreDissent means disagreement between judges. In a case comprising, say 3 judges, a dissent occurs when one judge distances himself or herself from the other 2 on grounds of legal principle. A dissent is not without its uses. It may limit the majority decision in some way. Or the dissent may bear a seed of a wonderful legal point waiting to germinate at some future time. A brilliant lawyer will water ...
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