The 3rd Tan Chee Khoon Lecture organised by OHMSI in partnership with GBM was held on 9th March 2024. Whilst the Lecture covered many interesting aspects of the FC, one that stood out was….
” OUR SECULAR CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE CANNOT BE AMENDED BY PARLIAMENT. By reason of the doctrine of basic structure, there is no possibility of our Parliament amending the Federal Constitution to turn Malaysia from a secular State into an Islamic State.”
The full presentation (in PDF format) can be accessed at…..https://harismibrahim.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/the-malaysian-contours-of-federal-constitution-1.pdf
Posted in: Constitutional Watch
Kiru
March 14, 2024
Well done for dispelling ignorance of the law.
Soosai Nathan
March 15, 2024
Dear Sir, our constitution have been amended many times during Mahatir’s time. There was no division like Bumiputra and non. Was there a provision for NEP and its extension?
Is Jakim a constitutionally a legal organisation?