When is a resignation not a resignation? A crisis of confidence in Sabah
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10475146 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Harding (0000-0002-2527-6068, SOAS University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 335 |
| Pages | 353-359 |
| Publication date | 1995-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Round Table (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-8533 • E-ISSN: 1465-4008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00358539508454268 |
| OpenAlex | W2070450047 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
The constitutional crisis in the Malaysian state of Sabah in March 1994, in which the recently elected PBS government was unseated by defections from the governing party to the opposition, was a defeat for constitutional democracy. However, the ensuing litigation concerning the effect of the resignation of the Chief Minister on the tenure of Cabinet members represents a further step in the development of judicial control over the operation of conventions in the Westminster‐model constitutions of the Commonwealth. Political instability in states such as Sabah is best contained by the enactment of an anti‐party‐hopping statute
Cabinet (room · Commonwealth · Constitutional crisis · Constitutional review · Democracy · Opposition (politics · Political crisis · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Statute · Asian Studies and History · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
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| Citation span | 1996 - 1996 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |