Background
In the past, Brunei used to be under British rule according to the British-Brunei Protectorate Treaty in 1888. This treaty signed by two countries established the Residential System which the main objective of this system was to make the Brunei administrative system to be more western by giving the complete authority to the British to take control over Brunei administration, especially in foreign policy of Brunei. This made Brunei administration belonged to the hand of Britain.
According to this system, the British would basically set up ‘Resident’ as the Britain's representative whose advices must be taken as well as acted upon by Sultan. Brunei has always been under the Islamic monarchy which the highest authority of the country belongs to Sultan but, it turned out that Sultan under the Residential system was likely to be just the symbol of the unity of Brunei lacking of real executive power. It was said that Sultan’s freedom and ability to act and decide were limited by the administrative authority of the Resident. The only executive power of Sultan that could be counted as the real executive power at that time was probably the authority to manage society and people. Sultan could appoint the District Councils to be his representatives dealing with local interests of each district in Brunei that included Brunei-Muara District council, Belait District Council, Temburong District Council, and Tutong District Council. Those kinds of administrative system made Sultan became supreme only in the name. Brunei at that time also had the government, but the government had very limited power. Some said Bruneian government at that time rarely had power. Under the Residential System, there was a constitution, but the usa...
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