THE MALAYSIAN CONSTITUTION
THE MALAYSIAN CONSTITUTION The Malaysian Constitution is also known as the Federal Constitution. The Constitution is a document of written laws created and based on two earlier documents - The Federated Malay States Agreement of 1949 and the Merdeka Constitution of 1957. The Malaysian Constitution was also created under the advice of the Reid Commission that was set up to study the Constitution in 1956. The Constitution is deemed effective immediately after the country’s independence on 31 st August 1957. The concept behind the Constitution is as follows: The Constitution is the supreme law in the land It is the source of all other laws in the land No other institution in Malaysia supersedes the sanctity and the standing of the Constitution All other laws cannot contest the Constitution The Court has the power to invalidate any law created in Parliament if it deems such law is inconsistent with the Constitution; and Whilst the Yang di-Pertua