Malaysia's Federal Constitution sets the ground rules for the country's administration as a constitutional monarchy. Its government is broken up into three branches that should sound pretty familiar if you're from the United States:
The executive branch, led by the Prime Minister and his cabinet
The legislative branch, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives
The judicial branch, led by the Federal Court
The Federal Constitution itself is made of fifteen parts, which function like the chapters in a book. Part III, for example, is all about citizenship. Part VIII is about elections. Within these parts are 230 articles, or specific rules and guidelines. Article 6 bans slavery, for example. Article 10 outlines citizens' rights to freedom of speech, assembly, and association. Again, it's a lot like the United States Constitution.
Each state in Malaysia has its own constitution, as well, and each state constitution has to include the same basic set of ground rules as outlined by the Federal Constitution. These provisions cover things like the establishment of a state-level constitutional monarchy and a state legislature. If a state constitution doesn't include all of the required provisions, or deviates from how they should be laid out according to the Federal Constitution, Parliament has the authority to alter that state's constitution.
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on a peninsula in the South China Sea. It consists of thirteen states and three territories.
To recap the content of the Federal and all the State constitutions would be a big task. The states have their own constitutions, though they are not completely autonomous. The federal government has some authority over the states as well (and has complete control over the territories).
Schedule 9 of the Malaysian Constitution provides three lists: the Federal List describes the matters controlled by the federal Parliament (such as international affairs, national defense and security, and trade), the State List describes those controlled by the States (such as local government and public services), and the Concurrent List describes responsibilities shared by the States and the Parliament (such as wildlife preservation and social services).
For any matter not listed, the authority falls to the States, though the Parliament takes precedence in any disagreement.
http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/malaysia.pdf
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