Supremacy of Constitution and Sovereignty of Parliament
A constitution is the fundamental, foundational and basic law of the land. It is the law on which all other laws are based. It is the foundation which the law, politics and economy of the state rests.
The Constitution’s provisions are rooted in the soil
Constitutional law is linked with many other fields of knowledge including history, politics, economics, culture and philosophy. The glittering generalities of the Constitution are silhouetted against the panorama of all the fields. More than other areas of law, The Constitution is rooted in the soil. It reflects the dreams, demands, values and vulnerabilities of the body-politic.
The Constitution provides the state’s structural design
At the structural level, a Constitution supplies the political architect’s master plan for the nation. It describes the manner in which the state is organized, government carried on and justice administered. The Constitution sets out the basic framework or organizational law, the Constitution creates the basic organs or branches of the state.
The Constitution defines & limits state power.
The Constitution defines and limits the powers and functions of the various branches of government. At the political level it concerns itself with the location of authority in the state. It lays down the basic rules about who may exercise the various powers of the state and subject to what limits. It tells us who has the power to appoint the government , to make laws, to adjudicate disputes, to impose taxes, to enforce the criminal law and to impose restrictions on citizens’ rights.
The Constitution regulates inter-governmental relationships
The Constitution describes and prescribes rules about the relationship of the branches of government with each other. It provides rules about the sharing and division of powers. It provides a system of checks and balances.
The Constitution entrenches inter-ethnic compromises
In the context of Malaysia an important function of
The Constitution’s provisions are rooted in the soil
Constitutional law is linked with many other fields of knowledge including history, politics, economics, culture and philosophy. The glittering generalities of the Constitution are silhouetted against the panorama of all the fields. More than other areas of law, The Constitution is rooted in the soil. It reflects the dreams, demands, values and vulnerabilities of the body-politic.
The Constitution provides the state’s structural design
At the structural level, a Constitution supplies the political architect’s master plan for the nation. It describes the manner in which the state is organized, government carried on and justice administered. The Constitution sets out the basic framework or organizational law, the Constitution creates the basic organs or branches of the state.
The Constitution defines & limits state power.
The Constitution defines and limits the powers and functions of the various branches of government. At the political level it concerns itself with the location of authority in the state. It lays down the basic rules about who may exercise the various powers of the state and subject to what limits. It tells us who has the power to appoint the government , to make laws, to adjudicate disputes, to impose taxes, to enforce the criminal law and to impose restrictions on citizens’ rights.
The Constitution regulates inter-governmental relationships
The Constitution describes and prescribes rules about the relationship of the branches of government with each other. It provides rules about the sharing and division of powers. It provides a system of checks and balances.
The Constitution entrenches inter-ethnic compromises
In the context of Malaysia an important function of