Posts Tagged ‘ Bar Council ’

I have seen firsthand what "dialogue" means to some - you do not talk, you only talk on our terms, you listen to us and don't talk, and if you are allowed to talk, you can only say what we want to hear.
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(UPDATED) The MyConstitution Campaign enters its 2nd phase: "Constitutional Institutions & the Separation of Powers", and the ConstiLC invites you to the launch!
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At the 9th meeting on November 7, 2009, the Bar Council, and after much discussion on the problems faced by lawyers with the current state of affairs, will be calling an EGM on December 12. The EGM will, among others, discuss issues on how cases are being handled by the Judiciary.
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From Bernama here on July 31, 2009.
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Bar Council ConstiLC has released the following statement found here. 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.
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Announcement of Bar Council's International Justice Day Debate on 15 July 2009
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Dear members of the Bar, pupils-in-chambers, NGOs, academics, civil society activists, law students and friends, Events of the past year have increased the interest of Malaysians in constitutionalism. Following these events, the impact of constitutional law in our society is being felt on an unprecedented scale today. It is therefore an opportune time for civil society...
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At the Bar Council Extraordinary General Meeting held on 15 May 2009, the Bar resolved to demand for the resignations of the Minister for Home Affairs, the Inspector-General of Police, Officer in Charge of Police District (OCPD) ACP Wan Abdul Bari bin Wan Abdul Khalid and DSP Jude Pereira of the Brickfields police. I...
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(This is the English translation of the Danish article in relation to the 2008 Bar Council’s International Human Rights Day celebrations which appeared here.) The absence of functional jurisdiction allows the law to be used for oppression in a number of Asian countries. Malaysia has a strong Bar Association and recently put focus on the...
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What’s an excellent way to spend Valentine’s Day? At the Valentine’s with Human Rights Forum! Organised by the Malaysian Law Students Alliance (MALSA), and supported by the Bar Council, this is the plug:
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