NARIMAH Faizal’s letter, Rule of law upheld under Perikatan, is an intriguing read.

The term “rule of law” is not one that admits a fixed or precise definition.

Yet, regardless of the definition, it is more than the executive not interfering with the courts.

American jurists explain rule of law as a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are:

• Publicly promulgated
• Equally enforced
• Independently adjudicated
• Consistent with international human rights principles.

Thus, there is more to the principle than the executive not interfering with the courts.

Perhaps Narimah would like to check the boxes again. – February 22, 2021.

* Hafiz Hassan reads The Malaysian Insight.

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