Description

Over the past sixty years, the Federal Constitution of Malaysia has experienced a great deal of change and has been the subject of much debate and controversy. As it enters into its sixth decade, there is a need to go beyond reflecting on the past and analysing the present. There is an urgent need for academics, practitioners, researchers and policymakers to have a discourse on the future of the Federal Constitution. This Forum will provide an opportunity for experts in Constitutional Law and Malaysian Studies to meet and discuss the current challenges as well as consider how these challenges should be met and addressed.

The aim of the forum is to identify and discuss the current challenges faced by the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. The forum also aims to consider the approaches that might be taken in meeting and addressing these challenges.

The forum will address the following questions:

1. What are the current and urgent challenges to the Federal Constitution?
2. What are the significant milestones (constitutional amendments, legislation, case law, economic and political developments) in the evolution of the Federal Constitution over the last sixty years?
3. How have these milestones shaped the landscape of Constitutional Law today?
4. What is needed to meet these challenges and how best can these challenges be addressed?