Adakah MP hilang kelayakan (‘disqualified’?) dari menjadi seorang MP hanya kerana beliau menerima saraan atau pendapatan dari pihak ketiga? Saya berpendapat bahawa soalan ini merupakan suatu soalan yang tidak betul. Mengapa?
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Is a Member of Parliament Your Trustee?
Is an MP disqualified from being an MP because he accepts wages from a third party? This is the wrong question to ask. Why?
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Can the King change his mind?
Mahathir claims that there is something wrong with the numbers Muhyiddin showed the King. Can the King reconsider his decision? Can he change his mind? Can he examine the facts? Can he postpone the swearing-in this morning? This must be the mother of all the Constitutional riddles!
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Can the King stop a change of government?
Yes, His Majesty can.
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The MACC quandary: Should stakeholders be consulted before public officials are appointed?
A great public uproar accompanied the sudden appointment of the MACC Chief. Behind the clamour lurks a Kraken of colossal importance: Should all national stakeholders have a say in the appointment of senior public servants? This is an educational moment. What will we do with it?
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Adakah kegagalan mengemukakan nama Speaker baru 14 hari sebelum persidangan Dewan Rakyat satu kegagalan parah?
Adakah kegagalan mengemukakan nama Speaker baru 14 hari sebelum persidagan Dewan Rakyat satu kegagalan parah? Adakah kegagalan untuk mengemukakan nama speaker baru 14 hari sebelum persidangan Dewan Rakyat merupakan satu perlanggaran undang-undang? Adakah kegagalan mengemukakan Yang di-Pertua Dato Mohamad Ariff bin Md Yusof kepada Setiausaha Dewan Rakyat dalam 14 hari membawa apa-apa kesan buruk?Jika tidak, tiada keperluan untuk bincang isu ini panjang lebar. Bagaimana jikalau ya? Permulaan Kita harus melihat kepada Peraturan Tetap ...
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Artikel asal oleh: GK Ganesan Kasinathan; Penyunting: KN Geetha Terjemahan olehAlumni Fakulti Undang-Undang, UKM, SY Dharan Sharveen Bolehkah Senator dipecat? Jawapannya ‘boleh’ dan ‘tidak boleh’. Orang yang mengatakan ‘tidak’ sebenarnya merujuk Artikel 45(3) Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang menyatakan tempoh ahli Dewan Negara tidaklah tersentuh dengan pembubaran Parlimen. Seseorang Senator boleh dilantik sebanyak 2 kali dan tempoh perkhidmatan digandakan iaitu 6 tahun. Prof Shad Saleem Faruqi menyatakan bahawa Senator dibawah naungan Perlembagaan sebelum ini tidak mempunyai kewajipan ...
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