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Can Parliament appoint a Prime Minister?
Mahathir announced that Parliament can pick a new PM. Is that constitutional?
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What next in the Malaysian Game of Thrones?
Malaysia is still on tenterhooks. The governing coalition has been destroyed by betrayal. Can a coalition government be formed? If Yes, will it survive? If No, will the nation be forced into sudden polls? Fear and uncertainty grip the nation.
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Should the King trigger Fresh Elections?
Suppose 112 (or more) MPs ask the King to call for elections because of a hung parliament. Three questions arise: (1) When can the King do it? (2) How should the King do it, and (3) Should the King do it at all?
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How did a Scottish snail and an Irish-Welsh judge protect you against carelessness?
There are many rights you enjoy today. You do not even think about them. But for a British judge and a Scottish snail, you may have lost it all. Should you not celebrate Lord Atkin?
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An ancient Roman law prevents press discussion of pending court cases. Isn’t that against freedom of speech? Against a free press? Is it a shield, or a sword, by which criticism against judicial idiosyncrasies is silenced? Why should we be bound by it? Is this law dead - or dying? Read on ....
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The MACC’s recent publication of 9 telephone recordings has set the nation abuzz. Is this within the Rule of Law?
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What do the Altantuya’s case, Lord Denning and the Birmingham Bombers have in common?
Quite a few things, actually. The first is the presence of explosive material. Second, whether the case could be re-opened. Read on …
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One day in 2006, while autumnal winds were nipping at my heels, Peter Mooney opened a door. He led me into Aladdin's Cave, filled with the universal beauty of language, a love of nature, an enduring journey with history; and submission to a Higher Power.
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What do these two words mean? Are they interchangeable? Or are they different? If so, how?
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There is a growing concern across the world on how lawyers are being trained. What is the lawyer’s role in society? Is it not to uphold justice? Where have we failed them?
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