My dear friends,
Common Bar Exam (hereinafter referred as CBE) is 'to be' imposed.
How much do u know about CBE?
Why some people are so concern about CBE???
This is due to the fact that this CBE will replace the current Certified Legal Practice (exam) which is currently only restricted to those who pursue their LLB in private institutions. The rationale why CLP is not invoked on public universities students is that pursuing LLB in public uni requires 4 years to complete but only 3 years in private. This additional 1 year in Public uni we learn professional subjects like Criminal & Civil Procedure Code, Ethic and etc.
In Malaysia, we have only around 15 law schools inclusive of Public uni and private colleges. The reason of requiring the graduates from private colleges to undergo CLP is to equip them with Malaysian Legal knowledge on account of they learn nothing about Malaysian Law along their 3 years LLB.
For Local Uni, we are learning Malaysian Legal System, we don't answer common law in exam for most of the subjects coz we are taught with Malaysian Law, we apply Malaysian cases. 4 years of exposure to Malaysian Law is far more enough than 1 year of CLP.
As far as we concern, there's no problem with CLP until this was raised by private institution in the year of 2000 and further proposed by Dato' Ambiga in 2006 who was the President of Bar Council at that juncture. The fact is that to pass CLP, it is undeniable not easy and due to that they have no choice but to spend a few hundred thousands to pursue their Bar at overseas (Lincolns Inn / Middle Temple/ Inner Temple etc.) in order to allow them to become legitimate lawyers.
Sudah tentu, there's no problem for those who are Kaya. How about for those who can't really afford; what to do??? Oppose CLP and propose a uniform exam for all regardless where he/ she studies.
For me, they are being too selfish! Why?
1st: to pursue law in private institution is not hard at all as compared to public uni provided u Kaya!
2: they don't require u to have 10As or 3.6 above to pursue LLB, 4 credits dalam SPM cukup laa; Again Janji Ada Duit!!!
3. Private institutions are not selective when it comes to admission coz the best candidates are admitted to public uni.
4. They can't afford to choose sebab kalau nak pilih, semua x layak; kalo x terima sape nak bayar gaji pensyarah & kerani itu pasal they select everyone Janji Ada Duit???
5. Private institutions graduates can't put at par with us because everyone knows to pursue Law in local universities u must be really GOOD; not only academic wise but also your curriculum.
6. We don't need CBE to produce capable & eligible lawyers as 4 years LLB in public uni are more than sufficient for us to know and faham Malaysian Law as compared to CLP which u learn Malaysian Law not even 1 year.
From this, it is clear cut that the problem is with Private institutions and has nothing to do with UKM, UM, UIAM, UiTM, UUM, UDM, USIM *correct me kalau ade yang tertinggal. This is not about 'tolerance', this isn't about Right To Be Heard.
I give u an analogy, when u know someone steals your handphone *Blackberry (hahaha. Sajer...) and he then asked u to give it to him, are u going to compromise and give away ur thousands of ringgit to him just because of he tells u he can't afford Blackberry??? Can he claimed he has right to express? Please la. Fuck off (sorry, m abit harsh) Don't deprive our right and further claim u r upholding your right 'so called equality'.
Halo, when I have nothing to with this problem, don't come and pull me in this trouble; this is your trouble in your colleges ok! Damn!!! Friends, I would only agree to have CBE provided Private institution practice our system of admission meaning to say, only pick the best! Not only that, they teach Malaysian law for four years, just like what we practise! If u think u r learning foreign law is so good, by all means don't kacau us!!! We say NO to Common Bar Exam.
Voices of Public Uni Law Graduates
By JR Tey
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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I must say that I have no objections to the CBE, or CLP to be limited to overseas law graduates only, for the simple fact that the curriculum in public law school makes the imposition of CBE/CLP on their graduates redundant and a waste of time.
ReplyDeleteI however disagree with your generalisation that law students from private law school is where they are today because they could afford to pay the expensive fees imposed by private law school. Your "Janji ada duit" stance, I must say is an insult to many law students from private colleges who are under scholarship like myself and many of my course mates. It is also an insult to many other law students in our college who is under loan, and who has to work part time or full time to pay for their fees.
Granted, there are those in our college who are purely there because they parents could afford to pay for their fees, and they could barely pass their A-Levels, let alone graduate with honours in LLB. But for many of us, we work as hard, if not more than students from public universities to graduate. Your generalisation is especially offensive to them.
As law students, we must be objective and matured in our discourses. We must be able to weigh what may or may not contribute to the whole objective of the discussion. Hitting below the belt, definitely is not.
Again I stress, I see the merits of your case in excluding CBE from being imposed on public uni students, but not in relation to the callous judgment that graduates from private/overseas law school is inferior to those from public universities.
Regards.
its a disgrace that your generalisation of private college students are so narrow..well,for the best of your knowledge, i am from a private institution and just completed my finals..i am doing an External programme from UNIVERSITY OF LONDON..may i say this that they are one of the leading law schools in the WORLD..wonder whats the current ranking of our beloved public universities?haven't they go out of the top 200?
ReplyDeletei have nothing against the public university graduates but an article like this do press all the wrong buttons in me..sorry if u found me being harsh but the fact is that if you can call yourself as the best candidate or public university graduates are the best,there should not be a reason to oppose a qualifying exam that takes into consideration all law graduates and create a level playing ground..end of the day,it is better to have more competent lawyers out there than depending on the duration of study whether 3 or 4 years..that should not be the tie breaker..as it stands,private college graduates are at a disadvantageous point..that is regardless whether YOU agree or not my friend!
Your article makes me proud for NOT studying in public university because you have just confirmed my suspicion that the 'products' of public univeristies (I hope there are few exceptions)are such an ignorant, self-righteous, arrogant and plainly rude idiots. Congratulations, not only you have offended us the private law school students, you have also undermined the reputation of the public universities. Sorry I'm a bit harsh but I think there's no harm for a person of such thought like you to use some harshness, you deserve it.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to the possibilty of both of us meeting at the court :)