Constitutional supremacy and the rule of law: the emergence of constitutional oath doctrine

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Muhammad Hassan, Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali, Ramalingam, Chithra Latha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lexis Nexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd 2021
• Subjects: K Law (General); K3150 Public law; K3165 Constitutional Law
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/90668/7/90668_Constitutional%20supremacy%20and%20the%20rule%20of%20law%20the%20emergence%20of%20constitutional%20oath%20doctrine.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/90668/; https://advance-lexis-com.ezlib.iium.edu.my/toc/?crid=0f46d6a1-2c84-49d1-9160-6fd6da376ccf&prid=89b97c3c-9b48-4346-b7f5-66303c301b17&pdfilterstring=MTA5MTg1Mg&pdtocfullpath=%2fshared%2ftableofcontents%2furn%3acontentItem%3a5RBG-6P41-FG58-S000-00000-00&ecomp=gzxdkdk&earg=878383543
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The Malaysian legal system has often been mistakenly perceived as following the parliamentary supremacy similar to the United Kingdom (UK). In fact, Malaysia practices constitutional supremacy which is fundamentally different from the UK’s legal system. The Malaysia Federal Constitution requires t...