Judiciary of Malaysia

Independence and the Making of Malaysia · Treatise · 6 min read

What Power Do Malaysian Courts Have?

Parliament Can Legislate, Government Can Execute, But There Must Be a Place to Answer: Did This Cross the Constitution

Constitutional supremacy is just empty words without the courts. Article 121 structures the High Courts and inferior courts system; Article 128 grants the Federal Court jurisdiction over constitutional validity and federal-state disputes; Article 122B and Article 125 manage the appointment and tenure of judges. This article does not explore later judicial crises, but explains why the independence constitution must give the courts a position at the boundary.