State of Malaysian judiciary- another reason to mediate

I was at the dinner hosted by the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Malaysia when he announced compensation to the Supreme Court judges who were dismissed back in 1988. The Malaysian judiciary has, in fact, never recovered from the 1988 blow, and since then, the integrity, impartiality and even the competence of the judiciary has been subjected to adverse comments.

An adversarial system can only work if the integrity, impartiality and competence of the adjudicating body is beyond doubt. Clearly there are many good and impartial judges in Malaysia. However, the reputation of the judiciary as a whole is still a work in progress. Which brings us to another reason to mediate.

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