KPUM

KPUM (Malay: Kesatuan Penuntut Undang-Undang Malaysia di UK dan Eire) (English: Malaysian Law Students Union in the United Kingdom and Eire). is the official Malaysian Law Students Union in the United Kingdom and Ireland ("Eire"). KPUM promotes the interests of Malaysian law students, primarily by organizing events.

The organization was established in 1979 and enjoys the patronage of Sultan Azlan Shah, who is the current Sultan of Perak, and the previous Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia. KPUM is recognized by the Malaysian Bar, and obtains its funding through sponsorship from firms in Malaysia, as well as through any profits made from organizing events.

Over the past 30 years KPUM has gone through a period of preeminence, decline, and subsequent revival.

KPUM is an affiliated member of the United Kingdom and Eire Council for Malaysian Students (UKEC) and is one of the member of UKEC's Supreme Council. The two organizations sometimes collaborate, particularly to promote events, for instances, KPUM and UKEC jointly organised the UKEC-KPUM Law debate competition in 2009. However, it does not collaborate with UKEC for the similar event in 2010. KPUM had been close to UKEC since 2005 as its past president Wan Mohd Firdaus (2004) was also the Chairman for UKEC in subsequent years (2005–2006). Its General Secretary for 2003, Nik Nazmi, was also the Vice Chairman of UKEC.

The organization's promotes the interests of Malaysian law students, primarily by organizing events and opportunities with legal employers. KPUM is regarded as politically neutral, favoring neither Barisan National (the ruling coalition in Malaysia), nor Pakatan Rakyat (the opposition coalition).

It however commits itself to promoting justice, the rule of law, human rights, and free discussion and debate.

Every Malaysian law student attending a United Kingdom university, law school, or BPTC provider is automatically a member of KPUM. However membership is also open to any student holding a Malaysian passport, regardless of subject or country of study. Committee members have included Economics and Engineering students. Additionally, KPUM's committee includes a Malaysian Ambassador, who attends a Malaysian university.

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