Description
This work analyses the conflict between the rule of law and executive power in Malaysia. The conflict, its footprints visible in the sand of nationhood since merdeka (independence), has worsened and in its marginalised basic freedoms especially since 1981.
How much power is really needed by the Executive to govern? For how long and to what extent can the Executive continue to render subservient basic rights of the citizen and innate powers of the judiciary? What has happened to the ingredients that make up a viable democratic way of life and the fairness of governing?
Is the rule of law to be mere chanting or is it to continue as part and parcel of the future milestone of the Malaysian nation? Is Malaysian freedom fictional in view of the excessive limitations imposed by the Executive? Are checks and balances in operation in the Malaysian modality of government or is the Executive given a blank cheque? How draconian are the laws against civil liberties and are the courts free to intervene? Is the Malaysian Judiciary equipped to maintain its independence? How pressing is the need to create a Malaysian Common law? These and many other basic questions are answered in this important book, a first of its kind in local publishing history.ISBN:9839998404
