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 MoreA blogger once wrote that the monarch could appoint his gardener as prime minister. Was he right? This minor question begets larger ones.
Read MoreHow many times can the monarch 'exercise' his constitutional, 'appointing discretion'? My view is: 'Once'. Why is that?
Read MoreCan the King act against the Cabinet’s advice?
Read MoreThe answer is ‘No’. His Majesty the King cannot ignore, delay or refuse the appointment of a Prime Minister, if the candidate has the support of the majority of the MPs in the House of Representatives.
Read MoreLast week, the Speaker of the Malaysian Parliament declared that to table, in Parliament, a Motion of No Confidence against the PM, the motion needed the 'permission' of the Law Minister. Since when has any Speaker abdicated his duties to a minister? Is the Speaker's role subordinate to that of a minister?
Read MoreIf you are an MP, and you are convicted of a crime, and if your sentence is not stayed by an order of court, then you cannot continue as an MP. You know what happened to Najib. Will that happen to Guan Eng?
Read MoreDid you realise that Malaysia has become the focal point of major constitutional issues in the last few years? We have had all sorts of issues that have assailed the nation. Last week we had another. Here it is
Read MoreThe skill of putting across a point requires the skill that infuses all the writings of all civilisation. It is the oldest skill in the world. And here it is!
Read MoreAre the traditions of the Bar nothing more than stuffy old rules for men and women in fancy dress? Or is there some reason behind it all? Check this out!
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