Inter-ethnic cooperation was the dream of the forefathers of our Constitution.

Judges are as free to walk the path of justice as their conviction allows.

Islam is like a mansion with many rooms, and diversity abounds in Islamic jurisprudence.

American democracy has become subverted by the rise of many hegemonic groups acting behind the scenes.

IN a country with a supreme Constitution and a chapter on fundamental liberties, it is the duty of the superior courts to preserve, protect and defend the basic law against any institution or person that lays rash hands upon the ark of the Constitution. The courts must enforce fundamental rights and the federal-state division of powers.

Improving the committee system in Parliament is the key to restoring a system of check and balance.

We must expose attempts to justify every form of hatred in the name of religion and to condemn these attempts as idolatrous caricatures of God.

Within a narrow field, the Constitution places on the shoulders of the monarch the awesome burden of making critical decisions in his personal wisdom.

From the point of view of judicial independence, there are many objectionable features of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission’s set-up.

The assertion that Islamic law takes precedence over civil legislation is not borne out by any clear examples in the past 60 years.

A greater understanding of the Rukunegara will restore, not weaken Malaysia’s supreme law.

Democracy at home is not incompatible with horrendous acts of mass violence abroad.