Loh Kooi Choon V Government Of Malaysia 1977
Based on dicey s first postulate in the rule of law malaysia may assure the rule of law in the case of loh kooi choon v government of malaysia 1977.
Loh kooi choon v government of malaysia 1977. Government of malaysia 1 1 save feedback loh kooi choon v. 10 28 2017 loh kooi choon v. Not for courts to hold that the law is harsh or unjust. Loh kooi choon v government of malaysia 1977 fc.
Exam guide loh kooi choon v goverment of malaysia 1977 2 mlj 187 raja azlan shah whatever may be said of other constitutions they are ultimately of little assistance to us because our constitution now stands in its own right and it is in the end the wording of our constitution itself that is to be interpreted and applied and this wording cannot be overidden by the extraneous principles of. Malaysia 2nd edition chapter 21. Loh kooi choon v government of malaysia 1977 2 mlj 187 is a case decided in the federal court of malaysia concerning the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the constitution and also involving the extent to which parliament can amend the constitution. That is a question of policy to be debated and decided by parliament and our courts ought not to enter this political thicket even in such a worthwhile cause as the fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution.
The decision was delivered by. Loh kooi choon v. 1977 2 mlj 187 loh kooi choon v government of malaysia. It is therefore plain that the framers of our.
This case concerned the rights and freedoms assured by the constitution and also raised the question that to what extent the parliament can amend the constitution. In the judgement of the federal court case loh kooi choon v the government of malaysia 1977 2 mlj 187 the then federal court judge dymm almarhum sultan azlan shah stated that constitution as the supreme law unchangeable by ordinary means is distinct from ordinary law and as such cannot be inconsistent with itself. Government of malaysia loh kooi choon v government of malaysia 1977 2 mlj 187 is a case decided in the federal court of malaysia concerning the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the constitution and also involving the extent to which parliament can amend the constitution. The case of loh kooi choon v government of malaysia 1977 2 mlj 187 in which where the federal court turned down the argument that the federal constitution as the supreme law of the land cannot be inconsistent with itself.
Loh had been detained by the royal malaysian police under a. In the judgement of the federal court case loh kooi choon v the government of malaysia 1977 2 mlj 187 the then federal court judge dymm almarhum sultan azlan shah stated. Constitution as the supreme law unchangeable by ordinary means is distinct from ordinary law and as such cannot be inconsistent with itself. The decision was delivered by federal justice raja azlan shah.