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by GK Ganesan June 3, 2025

What Happened During the Malaysian Judicial Crisis in 1988?

In 1988, a tremor rent Malaysia’s halls of justice: an institutional earthquake that cleaved its very bedrock. Constitutional pillars crumbled; and the Beacon that once burned bright for Justice flickered, and then, died. Sacred robes, woven with centuries of honour, lay torn in the rubble. The Unthinkable carved its wound into the very beating heart of the Constitution. Here sleep the lasting memories of those who fell, shields raised against the ...

by GK Ganesan January 29, 2025

Blog , English , Home Featured Articles

Are we seeing a dilution of the prosecutorial system in Malaysia?

Although the Federal Constitution has established a sound legal system, the machinations of a small group of people compel us to ask important questions. Is it true that the enforcement of the law is being disrupted by three devices: [1], an attack on the prosecutorial process; [2], an attack on the judiciary; and [3], a modification of the pardon process?

by GK Ganesan October 18, 2018

Blog , Constitutional Law , English , Government , Politics

What qualities should judges have?

Judges are the judicial equivalent of US Navy Seals. They are a select few. Their training is severe. Their work is unremitting. They have but three abiding qualities: to defend the Federal Constitution, to render justice; and to live with quiet honour. Should we not, as a nation, aspire for those qualities in our judges?

by GK Ganesan October 17, 2018

Blog , Constitutional Law , English , For Lawyers , Government , Politics

Is the selection of judges transparent?

Is the current method of selecting judges, transparent? Should it be? What can be done to improve it?

by GK Ganesan June 11, 2018

Blog , English , For Lawyers

The deathly silence of dissent in our courts…

Dissent 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 ...