Some judges have already planted the seeds of human rights activism.

A COLLEAGUE requested me to give a guest talk to her students on “Constitution, Law & Society”. I began by pointing out that as with all laws, the relationship between the constitution and society is one of interdependence. They shape each other in innumerable ways.

Under Tunku and the PMs after him, Malaysia has successfully used the economy to bind its people.

The Federal Constitution’s core values are not words in the sand to be washed away by political tides.

The Federal Court decision on the Indira Gandhi case provides much needed moral leadership.

AT the 2018 Golden Globes Award on Jan 7, Oprah Winfrey, the respected American media personality, delivered a stirring call for “a new day” on the horizon for American women. Her speech made me reflect on the faltering quest for gender equality in our own constitutional democracy.

Doctrinal and cultural diversity existed in Muslim societies even in the days of Prophet Muhammad.

ONE of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad, as narrated by Muslim, is that “kindness is a mark of faith”. Indeed, all religions teach us to live serenely and selflessly in the midst of suffering.

The view that the protection of the Constitution is restricted to the public sector is based on a bygone political ideology.

According to tauliah laws, Muslims must speak about Islam only when allowed to do so.

When states and international bodies fail to protect peoples’ rights due to geopolitical reasons or other motivations, citizens’ groups must spring into action.

We need to regain the 1963 spirit of accommodation, moderation and compassion.