An examination of the constitutional validity of Section 54 of Enakmen Kesalahan Syariah (Negeri Melaka) 1991.
Posted inJudging the Judges
Court-sanctioned Homicide of a Democratic Concept
3 days to the MyConstitution Phase 2 launch, “Constitutional Institutions and the Separation of Powers”, on Jan 15, 2010 at Sunway University College (4pm), Leslie Gabriel reminds us of the challenge which lies ahead to restore the concept of the separation of powers in this country.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
Crap Lawyering Are Grounds for Setting Aside Convictions
An exposition of the recent Federal Court decision of Shamim Reza Abdul Samad v PP [2009] 6 CLJ 93 and a consideration of its regrettably recent application.
Posted inBolehland
Criminalizing Liberty (Second Segment)
Criminalizing Liberty: Segment II of this article highlights the legislative powers between the Federal Legislature and the State Legislatures as well as the legal source of the relevant issues and certain policy considerations.
Posted inBolehland
Our Failings
The failings of the political Malay are discovered in the burning ashes of the churches attacked in Kuala Lumpur.
Posted inBolehland
Are Church Burning Satanists in Kuala Lumpur?
A deductive investigation into whom are be responsible for the terrorist act of burning churches in Kuala Lumpur. Black metal music fans will be pleased to know Loyarburok Amer Hamzah Arshad clears the Norwegian Black Metal Inner Circle.
Posted inSelected Exhortations
Malaysia’s future is bright with the “consti” activists
Rights advocate, Wong Ee Lynn at Savoir Vivre in Kuala Lumpur, in her final post for 2009 (on December 30) interviewed 5 Malaysian activists – Edmund Bon Tai Soon, Brian Lariche, Loretta Ann Shepherd, Joe Yap and Ahmad Fansuri. LoyarBurok reproduces Edmund’s talking points as they pertain to the MyConsti movement helmed by a fresh breed of “consti” activists in the making.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
MyConsti Phase 2: What is the Separation of Powers? (Updated Jan 13, 2010)
(UPDATED) The MyConstitution Campaign enters its 2nd phase: “Constitutional Institutions & the Separation of Powers”, and the ConstiLC invites you to the launch!
Posted inThe Lobby
Pekan Frinjan 7.0: Tolak perkauman – Sabtu, Shah Alam.
TOLAK PERKAUMAN. Pesta Frinjan: Sabtu, 9 Januari 2010, bermula 5 petang, Shah Alam.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
Peguam Pro Bono
Suatu pertimbangan tentang kelebihan dan pelajaran yang boleh diperolehi apabila mengendalikan kes-kes pro bono sendiri.
Posted inBolehland
The “Allah” protest: The 2Faces of 1Malaysia
The Prime Minister and Home Minister are taken to task for their blatant, shameless political opportunism in allowing Muslim groups to protest at the Kampung Baru mosque over the High Court’s ruling of the usage of the word ‘Allah’.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
Young Lawyer Working Conditions – A Cause Worth Fighting For?
A refreshingly frank and eloquent consideration of the state of remuneration in the legal profession for young lawyers and their workload. Also discussed is the general young lawyers attitude towards their work and guidance from their senior lawyers.
Posted inExpress Yourself
Hark! The Herald angels sing… (Part One)
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All fierce opinions and no fun ones makes LoyarBurok too serious a blawg. We are therefore please to present a timely and relevant allegorical tale in two parts.
Posted inBolehland
Malaysia Darul Bizarre
I continued scooping the thick creamed mushroom soup with the spoon. Suddenly the spoon touched on something hard, buried somewhere under the thick mushroom soup. My curiosity took over. I scooped and scooped and scooped. And OMG…
I screamed, “WAITER, THERE IS A JET ENGINE IN MY SOUP!!!”
Posted inBolehland
Criminalizing Liberty (First Segment)
Criminalizing Liberty: The first segment (I) shall deal with the distribution of legislative powers between the Federal Legislature and the State Legislatures in Malaysia. The second (II) will consider the legal source of the issue at hand while briefly touching on certain policy considerations. The third (III) will look into the constitutional aspects of the issue at hand. The fourth (IV) will assess Malaysia’s representations to the world, its international human rights obligations and the legitimate expectation of the people of Malaysia as well as other ancillary matters.
Posted inBolehland
Malaysia: All Real Estate, No Fourth Estate
A response to Panglima Garang’s article titled, ‘Malaysia, a land of no growth’ and a consideration of the role of the media in a democracy.
Posted inBolehland
Malaysia? Not Boring.
A potent argument why foreigners should choose Malaysia to reside; the endless political intrigue and crises, constant pivotal plot twists to rival any of HBO’s most popular series and a stellar acting troupe would rival any Hollywood and Bollywood production, just to name a few.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
On the Disappearance of Wigs in Malaysia
Those of us at Loyarburok are fortunate to occasionally enjoy the company of senior lawyers. Even better, we sometimes get listen to stories from their time. Even if they contain no useful instruction, they are always of historical interest. We have decided to collect and relate them as and when we find them so that lawyers and lay persons can learn and remember our common legal heritage that links us all.
We are pleased to kick off this series with a reproduction of Tuan Haji Sulaiman’s explanation, one of the venerable figures at the Bar, on the disappearance of the use of wigs in the Malaysian legal system.
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The Relevance of Augustine Paul
A meditation about the difficulty of celebrating or mourning the death of Augustine Paul, the judge, who passed away on 2 January 2010 from pancreatic cancer.