Will the AG–PP split stop political interference in prosecutions?
For decades, one person in Putrajaya has worn two hats. He advises the government on how to stay in power. He decides who will be prosecuted and who will quietly walk away. Does the new ...
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When politicians mark their own exam papers and control entry standards into the Bar. Why the LPQB amendments should terrify ordinary Malaysians. And why you should say “No!” to this amendment.
The Anwar government is changing who controls the gate into the legal profession. A Minister will choose - and can remove - most of the people who decide who becomes a lawyer. When politicians control ...
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Royal Pardons for Anwar and Najib: is every Royal Pardon really the same?
A royal pardon is not always what it seems. Nor are all pardons born equal. This essay sets Anwar’s legal clean slate against Najib’s trimmed sentence, and asks what that reveals about power, process, and ...
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Can the Najib Addendum override constitutional procedure? The High Court’s Answer
Can a King’s mercy bypass constitutional procedure? In a landmark ruling, Justice Alice Loke says, “No”. She affirms that even royal prerogatives must give way to Constitutional 'due process'.
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Can a court change the language of a written constitution?
No: only Parliament wields the power to amend the Constitution:(Article 159). Yet deeper currents flow beneath: MA63 protects East Malaysian rights. Any constitutional amendment requires their consent. And it is an international Treaty lodged with ...
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Why did India’s greatest legal mind refuse the Chief Justiceship?
For seven years, he was briefless. Politicians feared his moral courage. He refused the post of CJ. That post would have been his for five and a half years. Yet when Seervai spoke, the ...
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