Constitutionalism and rule of law


Rights without remedies are like lights that do not shine and fires that do not glow

THIS year will be the sixtieth anniversary of our Federal Constitution. It is appropriate, therefore, to ask whether our Constitution has become the chart and compass and sail and anchor of our endeavours, or whether its supremacy is a legal myth.

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Opinion , Shad Faruqi , columnist

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