Malaysian Judicial Appointment Process: An Overview of the Reform

The Federal Constitution of Malaysia provides for an executive centric mechanism in judicial appointment where the Prime Minister has the final say. To make matter worse for this executive dominance, a commission of enquiry found that parties that should not have a say in judicial appointment manage...

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Main Author:	Shuaib, Farid Sufian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	http://www.aensionline.com/jasr/jasr/2011/2273-2278.pdf 2011
Subjects:	JF Political institutions (General) K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/15427/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/15427/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/15427/1/Art_Farid_JAC_2011.pdf

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spelling	iium-154272012-05-14T04:57:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/15427/ Malaysian Judicial Appointment Process: An Overview of the Reform Shuaib, Farid Sufian JF Political institutions (General) K Law (General) The Federal Constitution of Malaysia provides for an executive centric mechanism in judicial appointment where the Prime Minister has the final say. To make matter worse for this executive dominance, a commission of enquiry found that parties that should not have a say in judicial appointment managed to drown the Chief Justice’s voice in proposing names of candidates to the Prime Minister. The finding of this commission compelled the government to form a Judicial Appointment Commission in improving the independence,integrity and accountability of the judiciary. This article seeks to examine the impetus of this reform and to explore the suitability of the principles adopted in the working of the Commission to achieve the stated objectives. http://www.aensionline.com/jasr/jasr/2011/2273-2278.pdf 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/15427/1/Art_Farid_JAC_2011.pdf Shuaib, Farid Sufian (2011) Malaysian Judicial Appointment Process: An Overview of the Reform. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 7 (SI/13). pp. 2273-2278. ISSN 1819-544X http://www.aensionline.com/jasr/jasr/2011/2273-2278.pdf
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description	The Federal Constitution of Malaysia provides for an executive centric mechanism in judicial appointment where the Prime Minister has the final say. To make matter worse for this executive dominance, a commission of enquiry found that parties that should not have a say in judicial appointment managed to drown the Chief Justice’s voice in proposing names of candidates to the Prime Minister. The finding of this commission compelled the government to form a Judicial Appointment Commission in improving the independence,integrity and accountability of the judiciary. This article seeks to examine the impetus of this reform and to explore the suitability of the principles adopted in the working of the Commission to achieve the stated objectives.
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title	Malaysian Judicial Appointment Process: An Overview of the Reform
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publisher	http://www.aensionline.com/jasr/jasr/2011/2273-2278.pdf
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Malaysian Judicial Appointment Process: An Overview of the Reform

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