Launching of Journal of the Malaysian Judiciary at Palace of Justice, 22 July 2016

The launching of the Journal of the Malaysian Judiciary was held on July 20th, 2016 (Wednesday), 12.30 pm at the Banquet Hall, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. The programme began with a presentation of montage/video about the journey of the journal preparation, followed by welcoming speech by The Honourable Tan Sri Ahmad bin Haji Maarop, Chairman of the Publications Division of the Academy of Justice. The climax of the programme was reached by the event launching/opening by The Right Honourable Tun Arifin bin Zakaria, Chief Justice.

The initiative of this journal publishing aims to promote the publication of legal texts produced by the members of Malaysian judiciary as well as to foster the learning and writing culture among them. The articles published in the inaugural issue of the journal were the writings by The Right Honourable Tun Arifin bin Zakaria (Chief Justice), The Right Honourable President of the Court of Appeal, The Right Honourable Chief Judge of Malaya and another two judges and a Justice Commissioner that all are written based on the "The Rule of Law" theme.

A total of 149 audiences attended the launching event consisting of superior courts judges, The Attorney General, former judges, top management of Chief Registrar's Office of Federal Court, Judicial and Legal Officers, and representative from the Bar Council.