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2. Institusi Perlembagaan & Pemisahan Kuasa Anda juga boleh mengetahui tentangtentang Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis 2. Adakah sesebuah Institusi Perlembagaan lebih Contoh 1: Bagaimanakah kuasa Kerajaan disemak oleh secara mental atau fizikal untuk terus menjalankan Kempen PerlembagaanKu atau penting daripada yang lain? Parlimen? tugasnya, maka Perdana Menteri boleh menasihati YDPA Kempen PerlembagaanKu atau Constitution? mengikutinya didi: Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis bertanggungjawab dalam untuk menubuhkan sebuah tribunal bagi memutuskan pelantikan, kenaikan pangkat, pertukaran dan tindakan Tidak. Kesemua institusi adalah sama penting. Setiap Ahli-ahli Dewan Rakyat boleh meminta Perdana Menteri samada Hakim tersebut harus dipecat. Tribunal ini www.perlembagaanku.com www.perlembagaanku.com disiplin terhadap anggota-anggota pasukan polis. institusi mempunyai fungsi dan peranan yang berlainan. atau Kabinet untuk menjelaskan sebarang perkara yang dianggotai oleh hakim-hakim yang lain. www.malaysianbar.org.my/ www.malaysianbar.org.my/ Pengerusi suruhanjaya ini adalah Menteri yang dilakukan atau tidak dilakukan oleh Kerajaan. Sekiranya constitutional_law_committee bertanggungjawab ke atas pasukan polis (pada masa ini 3. Pernahkah Parlimen meminda Perlembagaan untuk Kabinet bertindak bertentangan dengan kehendak Dewan Dewan Rakyat atau Dewan Negara boleh membahaskan constitutional_law_committee www.facebook.com/MyConstitution adalah Menteri Dalam Negeri). melucutkan kuasa Institusi-Institusi Perlembagaan? Rakyat, Dewan Rakyat boleh meluluskan usul tidak percaya kelakuan seseorang Hakim tetapi hanya atas usul yang www.facebook.com/MyConstitution www.twitter.com/MyConsti Apakah kesannya? terhadap Perdana Menteri. Dalam keadaan demikian, disokong oleh sekurang-kurangnya satu perempat www.twitter.com/MyConsti www.youtube.com/user/PerlembagaanKu Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Perdana Menteri serta Kabinetnya perlu meletakkan daripada ahli-ahli Dewan tersebut. www.youtube.com/user/PerlembagaanKu Ya. representation.Contohnya, pada 1988, satu pindaan Perlembagaan jawatan. Di sini, Dewan Rakyat (iaitu Parlimen) memastikan particular provision in the Constitution means? Who Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pendidikan bertanggung- telah dibuat oleh Parlimen untuk mengehadkan kuasa bahawa Kerajaan bertindak demi kepentingan rakyat dan Dalam kata lain, Parlimen dan Kerajaan boleh Kami boleh dihubungi di: decides? Kami boleh dihubungi di: jawab dalam pelantikan, kenaikan pangkat, pertukaran Mahkamah-mahkamah. tidak menyalahgunakan kuasanya. mencadangkan tindakan diambil ke atas seseorang Hakim Jawatankuasa Undang-undang dan tindakan disiplin terhadap anggota-anggota yang menyalahgunakan kuasa, tetapi hanya hakim-hakim PerlembagaanJawatankuasa Undang-undang perkhidmatan pendidikan. Anggota perkhidmatan ini Sebelum pindaan ini, kuasa Mahkamah tidak terbatas dan Contoh 2: Bagaimanakah kuasa Kerajaan disemak oleh lain yang boleh memutuskan samada Hakim tersebut boleh SekretariatPerlembagaan Majlis Peguam termasuk guru-guru dalam semua sekolah kerajaan. Ahli- dizahirkan daripada Perlembagaan. Mahkamah Mahkamah? dipecat. No.Sekretariat 15, Leboh Majlis Pasar PeguamBesar ahli Suruhanjaya ini dilantik oleh YDPA mengikut mempunyai kuasa untuk menyemak semua undang- 50050No. 15, Kuala Leboh Lumpur Pasar Besar budibicaranya setelah mempertimbangkan nasihat undang yang digubal oleh Parlimen. Mahkamah boleh menyemak tindakan Kerajaan dan Contoh 5: Mengapakah kebebasan Mahkamah penting? 50050 Kuala Lumpur Perdana Menteri dan setelah berunding dengan Majlis sekiranya tindakan tersebut bertentangan dengan t: 03.2031.3003 Raja-Raja. Akan tetapi, pindaan Perlembagaan 1988 cuba mengubah Perlembagaan atau undang-undang yang dibuat oleh Mahkamah memainkan peranan penting dalam f:t: 03.2026.131303.2031.3003 keadaan ini supaya Mahkamah akan hanya mempunyai Parlimen, maka Mahkamah boleh memperbetulkan memastikan undang-undang yang digubal oleh Parlimen e:f: 03.2026.1313 [email protected] Soalan-soalan Lazim Lazim kuasa untuk menyemak undang-undang yang Parlimen tindakan tersebut. Ada yang berpendapat bahawa kuasa tidak bercanggah dengan Perlembagaan, dan dalam e: [email protected] membenarkan Mahkamah menyemak. Mahkamah terhad dan oleh demikian, ia tidak boleh menyekat sebarang penyalahgunaan kuasa oleh Kerajaan. 1. Apakah yang istimewa menyemak sesetengah tindakan yang diambil oleh Bagi membolehkan Mahkamah terus memainkan peranan Januari 2010 tentang Institusi-Institusi Sekiranya kedudukan ini betul, Mahkamah tidak lagi Kerajaan. (Sila rujuk Soalan 3 di atas) ini, adalah penting bahawa Parlimen dan Kerajaan tidak Perlembagaan? berupaya berfungsi sebagai badan semakan yang berkuasa untuk bertindak sendiri dalam melucutkan MAHKAMAH berkesan ke atas Parlimen and Kerajaan. Ini bermakna Contoh 3: Bagaimanakah kuasa Parlimen disemak? jawatan Hakim-Hakim. Jika tidak, Hakim-Hakim akan Institusi-Institusi Perlembagaan tiada sistem semak dan imbang yang berkesan antara bimbang dan khuatir terhadap kedudukan jawatan istimewa kerana ditubuhkan dan Institusi-Institusi Perlembagaan utama. Parlimen menggubal undang-undang tetapi Mahkamah mereka sekiranya mereka membuat sesuatu keputusan diberi fungsi dan kuasa oleh mempunyai kuasa untuk menafsir undang-undang yang tidak memihak kepada Parlimen atau Kerajaan. Perlembagaan. Sesebuah Institusi Perlembagaan hanya Namun demikian, ramai yang berpendapat bahawa kuasa sekiranya terdapat ketidakpastian atau percanggahan boleh dimansuhkan, atau sebarang kuasanya dilucutkan Mahkamah tidak boleh dilucutkan oleh Parlimen melalui undang-undang. Mahkamah juga boleh memutuskan KERAJAAN atau ditambahkan melalui pindaan kepada Perlembagaan. pindaan kepada Perlembagaan kerana ia merupakan bahawa sesuatu undang-undang bertentangan dengan Apa Seterusnya? PARLIMEN Secara amnya, ini memerlukan kelulusan oleh dua pertiga sebahagian daripada struktur asas Perlembagaan, dan Perlembagaan dan oleh itu, tidak perlu dipatuhi. Namun Apa Seterusnya? MALAYSIA daripada ahli-ahli Dewan Rakyat dan Dewan Negara. oleh itu, pindaan 1988 tidak berkesan. demikian, terdapat sesetengah perkara yang tidak boleh Learn about your Buku Panduan Rakyat dipersoalkan oleh Mahkamah seperti prosiding-prosiding Constitution in our other Namun demikian, sesetengah pihak berpendapat bahawa 4. Bagaimanakah ketiga-tiga Institusi-Institusi Parlimen. Rakyat Guides on the Parlimen tidak boleh mengubah struktur asas Perlembagaan utama menyemak kuasa antara satu M Constitutional institutions, Federal-State relations, the A J LI L S CI Pelajari tentang Perlembagaan anda melalui Buku P EG UN 2. Institusi Perlembagaan & UA CO Perlembagaan untuk memansuhkan Institusi-Institusi sama lain di bawah prinsip Pemisahan Kuasa? Contoh 4: Bagaimanakah kuasa Mahkamah disemak? M BAR RakyatPanduan, the Executive,Rakyat kami the Parliament, yang menyentuh the Judiciary, tentang Kempen PerlembagaanKu Perlembagaan, melucutkan hak-hak dan kebebasan atau Elections and more! Majlis Peguam Jawatankuasa Undang-Undang mengganggu prinsip pemisahan kuasa kerana Sekiranya seorang Hakim didapati membuat salah laku, hubungan Persekutuan-Negeri, Rakyat, Eksekutif, Parlimen, Pemisahan Kuasa Perlembagaan kesemuanya merupakan asas kepada Perlembagaan. melanggar Kod Etika Hakim-Hakim, atau tidak berupaya badan Kehakiman, Pilihanraya dan banyak lagi! Parlimen Undang-undang mesti jelas dan senang dirujuk oleh mengadu kepada Institusi X sahaja. Jangan lupa, inilah Majlis Angkatan Tentera Peguam Negara sesuatu kesalahan jenayah. PN dilantik oleh YDPA atas Pengenalan semua rakyat institusi yang telah menggubal undang-undang tersebut Suruhanjaya Tribunal Tanah nasihat Perdana Menteri. Dalam Buku Panduan Rakyat : 1. Apa Parlimen terdiri daripada Yang di-Pertuan Agong (“YDPA”), Undang-undang mesti adil, saksama, dan perlu danConstitution? inilah juga institusi yang merampas hartanah anda. Perkhidmatan Kehakiman Majlis Kewangan itu Perlembagaan Persekutuan?, kita Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara. menghormati hak asasi manusia dan kebebasan dan Perundangan Negara Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya telah mempelajari bahawa Mahkamah Bukankah lebih baik sekiranya terdapat institusi yang Ketua Audit Negara Majlis Negara bagi Perlembagaan membentuk sistem Parlimen merangka, meminda dan memansuhkan Semua orang mesti mematuhi undang-undang berasingan dan bebas untuk mendengar aduan anda dan Yang di-Pertuan Agong Kerajaan Tempatan Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya (“SPR”) mengendalikan proses demokrasi kita, dan perlembagaan undang-undang yang dipanggil Akta atau Statut. Semua orang adalah sama rata di sisi undang-undang memutuskan samada undang-undang dan tindakan Majlis Raja-Raja Suruhanjaya Pasukan pilihanraya di Malaysia. Bagi membolehkan SPR, adalah undang-undang yang Perlembagaan menentukan apa yang boleh atau tidak merampas hartanah anda adalah betul atau tidak? Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya Polis menjalankan tugasnya, Parlimen telah memberi SPR tertinggi di Malaysia. boleh digubal oleh Parlimen, dan menetapkan prosedur Apakah KonsepKonsep Pemisahan Pemisahan Kuasa? Kuasa? Bukankah lebih besar kemungkinannya sebuah institusi pelbagai fungsi dan kuasa. SPR terdiri daripada seorang Lembaga Pengampunan untuk membuat undang-undang. yang berasingan dan bebas boleh membuat keputusan pengerusi, timbalan pengerusi dan lima ahli yang lain. Di dalam buku kecil ini, kita akan belajar tentang pelbagai Anda mungkin bertanya mengapa yang adil? Kesemuanya dilantik oleh YDPA setelah berunding dengan institusi yang ditubuhkan oleh Perlembagaan. Apakah Kerajaan Perlembagaan membentuk tiga Yang
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