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BFM | South Africa is taking Israel to the International Court of Justice, claiming the Gaza attacks amount to genocide and are in contravention of the 1948 UN Genocide Convention. BFM spoke to human rights lawyer Edmund Bon to understand the processes involved in this.

Free Malaysia Today | Following the Perak crisis in 2009 when three state assemblymen defected, the Federal Court ruled in 2010 that statutory declarations of elected representatives may be used to gauge support for a PM or state MB. Nevertheless, Edmund Bon, who was on the team of lawyers representing the ousted Perak MB, said a vote in Parliament is better as it will show clear support in numerical terms.

Focus Malaysia | Lawyers Bastian Pius Vendargon and Edmund Bon told FMT that a “floor test” would be the best option to determine whether the head of government retains the confidence of a majority of the elected representatives. But an UMNO Supreme Council member clalimed that PN will not agree to test PM Anwar’s majority in Parliament as it would expose the opposition coalition’s insufficient numbers.

The Edge Malaysia | Edmund Bon stressed that mandatory due diligence for labour, governance, and the environment must be implemented. Human rights due diligence should be made in to law. He urged companies to work on initiatives to protect human rights without waiting for the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAPBHR).

Scoop | Lawyer Edmund Bon Tai Soon, acting for Gerakbudaya publisher Chong Ton Sin and author Ngeo Boon Lin, said 11 legal and constitutional questions had been filed to obtain leave from the Federal Court to hear the appeal to remove the book ban.

The Star | The application seeking leave to appeal to the Federal Court to remove a book ban imposed by the government, following a split majority ruling by the Court of Appeal, will be heard on Feb 28 next year, said lawyer Edmund Bon.

Free Malaysia Today | Lawyer Edmund Bon confirmed that an application with 11 legal and constitutional questions has been filed with the Federal Court to remove a book ban imposed by the government. Applicants must satisfy the court by framing novel legal and constitutional questions that are of public importance and raised for the first time, as required under section 96 of the Courts of Judicature Act.

CodeBlue | The deregulation of liquid nicotine contravenes the right to health which falls fall under the right to life. Citing international conventions ratified by Malaysia, Edmund Bon submitted in court, “I’m inviting, my Lord, to extend the definition of Article 5 [of the Federal Constitution] for the first time to include the right to health as a right that is logically an integral part of life itself.”