‘Majlis can do anything they want’: Now what?

4 months ago

Professor D.A. Schmeiser said something with a laugh when he aided the Maldives in drafting its Constitution – a process that took four years: “the Majlis can do anything they want.” They can. No democracy allows for the Parliament to be prevented from exercising its powers. But who holds the Parliament accountable? So, what happens if the Maldivian Parliament – the People’s