2015: The year of laws against the Rule of Law

The Palace of Justice in Putrajaya. It is the courts that should decide the best sentence to be imposed on a convicted person, taking into account the aggravating and mitigating factors of the case. - File pix

THIS column will usually explore the legal events of the past year. But this year would be different. The focus of this article would instead be on the three controversial legislations passed by Parliament in 2015.  

These legislations arguably are contrary to the Federal Constitution and breached the sacrosanct principles enshrined in the concept of the Rule of Law.