PETALING JAYA: The proposal that the various Bar associations be empowered to appoint members of the Judicial Appointments Committee (JAC) is a welcome one, but it should be made side-by-side with a change in the functions of the JAC.
The change in the functions of the JAC – to directly recommend judges to the King, instead of the Prime Minister – would need a constitutional amendment, says constitutional law expert Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi.
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