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The Damning Lack of Dissent

2 February, 2010

By Fahri Azzat

The local judiciary is notorious for its lack of dissent. An examination of why a culture of dissent is important for the judiciary and the implications of lacking such a culture.
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Tags: Adorna Properties Sdn Bhd v Boonsom Boonyanit [2001] 2 CLJ 133, Alauddin Mohd Sheriff PCA, Appellate Courts, Arifin Zakaria (CJ Malaya), Article 122(2) of the Federal Constitution, Augustine Paul FCJ, Dato' Dr. Zakaria bin Mohd Yatim JCA, Dato' PS Gill J, Dato' V. Kanagalingam v David Samuel & Ors [2006] 3 CLJ 909, Dissenting Judgments, Eusoffe Chin CJ, Federal Court, Gopal Sri Ram FCJ, Harris Mohd Salleh v The Returning Officer, Insas Berhad & Anor v Ayer Molek Rubber Company Berhad & Ors [1995] 3 CLJ 328, Ismail Majin & Ors (And Another Petition), Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi & Ors v Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu; Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (Intervener) [2009] 4 CLJ 437, James Foong FCJ, Justice Hishamudin Yunus, Justice Muhammad Kamil Awang, Lee Kwan Woh v PP [2009] 5 CLJ 631, Nik Hashim FCJ, section 74 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964, Sivarasa v Badan Peguam Malaysia (Federal Court Appeal No. W - 01 - 8 - 2006), Tun Zakir CJ, Zambry Abd Kadir & Ors v YB Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu; Attorney-General Malaysia [2009] 4 CLJ 253
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