For the first time in the history of the Malaysian Bar, the Bar Council this term (2009/2010) formed a Constitutional Law Committee (“ConstiLC”) to entrench constitutional study and promote constitutionalism as part of the Bar's already wide-ranging initiatives in society.
The ConstiLC's vision and mission is to, inter alia :
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promote the concept of constitutionalism and the rule of just law;
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raise awareness of, and educate the rakyat on provisions of the Federal Constitution and thereby to empower the rakyat ;
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document and respond to constitutional issues that arise;
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conduct research on matters relating to the Federal Constitution and/or State Constitutions and where necessary, make recommendations for constitutional reform; and
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assist and advise the Bar Council on constitutional matters.
The ConstiLC has adopted a two-year Blueprint 2009-2011, which sets out the Committee's programme. Our core initiative is to conduct a first-of-its-kind national campaign - “Kempen PerlembagaanKu” or “MyConstitution Campaign”. The aim of the campaign is to educate and empower the rakyat and to create greater awareness about the Federal Constitution.
As part of this campaign, the ConstiLC will embark on the following, inter alia :
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producing a series of rakyat service video advertisements on selected provisions of the Federal Constitution;
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publishing a series of pocket-sized guides to different parts of the Federal Constitution;
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hosting a series of awareness-raising and interest-building programmes on the Federal Constitution through symposiums, dialogues, forums and lectures;
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publishing articles on the Federal Constitution and where necessary, policy papers with recommendations for constitutional reform.
The focus of the campaign will be on explaining important concepts and themes of the Federal Constitution such as:
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the role and function of the Federal Constitution as the “rule-book” or a framework of our nation;
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the role, function and powers of our constitutional institutions such as the legislature, the executive, the judiciary, the monarchy and the public service;
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the relationship between the Federal Government and State Governments;
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the rights and fundamental liberties of the rakyat ; and
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the process of Federal and State elections as part of a functioning democracy.
The ConstiLC trusts that this initiative will be of immense benefit to the people of Malaysia. Given this, we wish to invite partners including the federal and state governments, academic institutions, NGOs and media organisations to support and join us in this campaign.
Discussions on the finer details of the campaign have begun and the official launch will take place soon.
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International Malaysia Law Conference (26 to 28 Sept 2012) Hurry up! The countdown continues and the current promotion rate ends 30 June 2012. Don't miss what is going to be the best conference in the region! On top of that, if you sign up with 5 or more people from the same organisation, we will give you a 10% group discount. Click on the link above to register.
Talk on Summary Judgement (25 May 2012) Organised by the Selangor Bar Committee, this talk will take place at 5:00 pm, at the Selangor Bar Committee Auditorium, on 25 May 2012 (Friday). The talk will be conducted by Ramesh Supramanian. Click on the link above for more details.
Seminar on Tax Issues in Financial Transactions (25 May 2012) Organised by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Professional Development Committee, this seminar, featuring S Saravana Kumar, will take place at 3:00 pm, at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Auditorium, on 25 May 2012 (Friday). Click on the link above for more details.
Dialogue with Criminal Law Practitioners (26 May 2012) Organised by Bar Council, this dialogue will take place at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the Raja Aziz Addruse Auditorium, Bar Council, on 26 May 2012 (Saturday). Click on the link above for more details.
Conference on Competition Law (31 May 2012) Organised by Bar Council with the support of LexisNexis, this conference will take place at 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, on 31 May 2012 (Thursday). For more details or to register, please contact Vilashini Vijayan (03-2050 2095; vila@malaysianbar.org.my). Click on the link above for more details.
Talk on What Clients Want (7 June 2012) Organised by the KL Bar Practitioners' Affairs Committee, the talk, presented by Ong Eu Jin, will take place at 5:00 pm, at the KL Bar Auditorium, on 7 June 2012 (Thursday). Click on the link above for more details.
4th LAWASIA Family Law Conference, Penang (13 and 14 July 2012) Supported by Penang Bar Committee and the Malaysian Bar, this conference, themed “The New Global Family: Emerging Trends and Challenges to Family Practice”, will take place at Traders Hotel, Penang, on 13 and 14 July 2012 (Friday and Saturday). Click on the link above for more details.
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