“Homoseksual” bukanlah suatu istilah yang asing bagi masyarakat dunia pada masa kini. Di mana sahaja kita pergi, kita pasti akan bertembung orang dalam golongan ini. Anehnya, apabila kita terserempak dengan mereka, kita bertindak mengasingkan diri kita daripada mereka. Mengapakah kejadian seperti ini harus berlaku? Adakah mereka penjenayah atau pembawa penyakit yang berbahaya? Jika dikaji secara […]
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Law reforms when one spouse converts to Islam: some solutions?
Some solutions as to how to amend various laws in order to ensure that there is no injustice when one spouse in a non Muslim marriage converts to Islam, and attempts to force the other spouse to go to the Syariah Court and to be subjected to Islamic personal law regarding the breakup of their marriage.
Posted inOAsli & OAsal
Seeking respite from the invaders
This post is an edited version of the Ram’s post here. Kampung Sungei Genting is accessible either via Chenderiang in Tapah or Kuala Dipang in Kampar. However I was advised to take the Chenderiang route as the recent downpour had caused some landslides along the way. The talk on Orang Asli land rights was organized […]
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
ConstiLC’s maiden meeting starts Bar’s initiative on constitutionalism, raises expectations
Friday, 19 June 2009 marked the beginning of the Bar’s move to entrench constitutional study and promote constitutionalism as part of its already wide-ranging initiatives in society. The first meeting of the newly-minted Constitutional Law Committee (ConstiLC) formed for the first time in the history of the Malaysian Bar saw a whopping 40 plus participants […]
Posted inJudging the Judges
The regurgitation of not administering justice according to law in the written judgment of Nik Hashim FCJ in Jamaluddin & Ors v Sivakumar
Flashback To refresh your memory, I refer to the report in the New Straits Times of Friday, April 10, 2009: PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has declared that three assemblymen who quit their parties are still members of the Perak state legislature. This follows an unanimous ruling by a five-men bench yesterday which ruled that the […]
Posted inExpress Yourself
FFF Shoot Day 1 “No Silver Lining: The Perak Crisis”
The S-ploited started filming yesterday.
Posted inExpress Yourself
We are ‘film-makers’ now – FFF Film “No Silver Lining: The Perak Crisis”
Woot woot! We have started our journey. The S-ploited and its crew, together with the other finalists (regarding JERIT and Memali) for FFF 2009, attended a crash course on film-making at KOMAS. May the best film win! Venue: KOMAS Date: 7 June 2009 Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm More here.
Posted inNowhere To Run
Aung San Suu Kyi turns 64: 14 arrested in Malaysia
14 of her compatriots joined Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in detention on Friday, 19th June 2009. Their crime: gathering in Malaysia to show her support without bringing along their identification papers. Earlier that day, however, the British High Commissioner to Malaysia together with numerous other celebrities took part in the global campaign to show […]
Posted inSelected Exhortations
Permulaan Baru: Obama di Cairo
Berikut adalah terjemahan Bahasa Melayu transkrip ucapan Presiden Amerika Syarikat, Barack Obama, di Kaherah, Mesir pada 4 Jun 2009.
Posted inLB Rants
Mkini reports on LB poll: “Jungle politics elevates ape as PM”
Thank you Malaysiakini.com for summarising the results of the poll, and turning it into a story. Original found here. Maybe it was just for kicks or maybe it was a grim reflection of the political weariness experienced by the people since the March 8 general election, which has somewhat opened a Pandora’s box. Whatever the […]
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
Advocating the return of honour to the legal profession (Part 3)
The absence of honour in our legal profession is reflected in our own legal practise. These days a ‘letter of confirmation’ is issued for the most petty of matters such as mentioning on behalf of another (see my article ‘Of Mentions and Mentioning on Behalf‘ for a fuller explanation of this notion), the informing of […]
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Law reforms when one spouse converts to Islam: the Problem
Shamala, Subashini and Indira Ghandi* are all household names now. They are the most prominent of a number of cases where one spouse in a non Muslim marriage converts to Islam, and attempts to force the other spouse to go to the Syariah Court and to be subjected to Islamic personal law regarding the breakup […]
Posted inWhy You Can, I Cannot?
Visiting the Malay “Rights”
I have been labelled anti this and that. Apparently, I am also pro this and that, or the other. As such, I am going to begin this article with a disclaimer, just as all accountants do on their reports. This article contains my interpretation of the relevant Constitutional provisions in respect of the “rights” of […]
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
Advocating the return of honour to the legal profession (Part 2)
Furthermore, a powerful intelligence is dangerous when coupled with dishonesty just as diligence is wasted without a sense of justice. A person with only the external dimension or only an incomplete proper internal dimension is at best a poser and at worse, a fraud. The focus and emphasis in recent times on the external dimension […]
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The gobbledegook of Augustine Paul FCJ in the Federal Court’s decision in Zambry v Sivakumar
Gobbledegook Most, if not all, laymen will find the written judgment of Augustine Paul FCJ – who eventually put in writing the judgment of the unanimous decision of the infamous five – most perplexing. I am not surprised. I find it unintelligible also – in fact, it is what the word “gobbledegook” means in the […]
Posted inFood, Drink &...
Sex, thugs, and NGOs in Cambodia
An incisive look at the perceived “innocence” of Phnom Penh as compared to Bangkok because of the lack of red light districts, when in fact its uglier and sinister side lays deep and unseen.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
Advocating the return of honour to the legal profession (Part 1)
In this article, Fahri Azzat meditates on the practise of law and the role of honour in the practise of law its economics and ethical and moral repercussions. As the article is long, we have endeavoured to break it up into three parts, which will be published daily until conclusion. The comments for the first two parts will be switched off though comments will be allowed on the third and final instalment so that interested readers can respond after having read the piece in its entirety. The full uninterrupted text will be republished on the weekend. The subtitle of the article is, ‘Contemplating the Moral and Ethical Dimensions of a Lawyer’.
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JUPerlembagaan MP akan bermesyuarat pada 19 Jun 2009
Kepada ahli-ahli Badan Peguam, pelatih-pelatih dalam kamar, NGO-NGO, akademik-akademik, aktivis-aktivis masyarakat sivil, pelajar-pelajar undang-undang dan saudara-saudari, Peristiwa-peristiwa yang berlaku pada tahun yang lalu telah meningkatkan minat rakyat Malaysia dalam konsep keperlembagaan. Berikutan peristiwa-peristiwa ini, kesan undang-undang perlembagaan dalam masyarakat kita kini dirasai pada tahap yang tidak pernah dicapai sebelum ini. Oleh itu, ini adalah masa […]
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Full FCT Grounds of Judgment by Nik Hashim FCJ in Jamaluddin & 2 Ors v Speaker v EC
Selected extracts of the grounds setting aside the Perak Speaker’s decisions that the State seats of Behrang, Changkat Jering and Jelapang were vacant pursuant to their Assemblypersons’ purported resignations follows.
Posted inWhy You Can, I Cannot?
Kewarganegaraan: Antara retorik dan realiti Perlembagaan (Bahagian II)
Disambung dari sini. Bahagian II menjelaskan keadaan di mana Kerajaan dapat melucutkan kewarganegaraan seseorang. Perkara-perkara berkenaan dengan penamatan kewarganegaraan terkandung di dalam Bab 2, Bahagian III Perlembagaan Persekutuan. Perkara 23 membolehkan seseorang warganegara Malaysia melepaskan kewarganegaraannya secara sukarela. Perkara 23(1) memperuntukkan bahawa: Mana-mana warganegara yang berumur dua puluh satu tahun atau lebih dan yang sempurna […]