Can a lawyer declare his own client’s case ‘won’? [12/NS]

A proclamation, its own lawyers said, was unconstitutional. The Executive Council voted anyway — and left civil servants not knowing who to obey.

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Adakah Negeri Sembilan Masih Mempunyai Kerajaan untuk Mentadbirnya? [BM-11/NS]

Peguamnya sendiri menggelar rancangan itu menyalahi perlembagaan. Peguam itu mungkin juga seorang pegawai persekutuan — yang mengubah maksud sebenar ‘pandangan negeri itu sendiri’.

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Is There a State Executive Left to Govern Negeri Sembilan? [11/NS]

Its own lawyer called the plan unconstitutional. That lawyer may also be a federal officer — which changes what “the state’s own view” even means.

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Jika Takhta Goyah, Adakah Kerajaan Turut Goyah? [BM-10/NS]

Jika seorang Raja didapati tidak pernah sah menjadi Raja, apa jadi kepada setiap pelantikan, setiap arahan, setiap undang-undang yang dibuat di bawah baginda? Dua peraturan menjawab. Keduanya bercanggah.

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If the NS Ruler Falls, Does the State Government Fall Too? [10/NS]

If a Ruler was never lawfully Ruler, what happens to every appointment, every order, every law made under him? Two rules answer. They disagree.

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Bebas — tapi siapa pegang tali kekang?

Najib bebas — tapi kaki kini pakai tali elektronik. Perlembagaan beri Lembaga Pengampunan kuasa meletakkan syarat begini. Tapi siapa sebenarnya pegang hujung tali itu — Lembaga, atau Parlimen yang masih berdiam diri?

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