Introduction To Malaysian Legal System

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Introduction to malaysian legal system. Legal systems in asean. The malaysian legal system is a complex product of its history particularly as a british colony. Federal laws enacted by parliament of malaysia that apply throughout. It is a predominantly common law country with a separate islamic law system.

If you continue browsing the site you agree to the use of cookies on this website. According to sir john salmond law is defined as the body of principles recognized and applied by a state introduction to malaysian legal system draft university. The legal history of malaysia begins with the acquisition of penang in 1786 and with the introduction of the charters of justice in 1807 1826 and 1855. Be familiar with the term law sources of malaysian law the malaysian government system and malaysian judicial system.

Malaysia s legal system comprises laws which have arise from three significant periods in malaysian history dating from the malacca sultanate to the spread of islam to southeast asia and following the absorption into the indigenous culture of british colonial rule which introduced a constitutional government and the common law. Malaysian legal system prepared by. The federation of malaya received her independence from the british in 1957. An introduction to the malaysian legal system.

A basic introduction towards the legal system in malaysia slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance and to provide you with relevant advertising. Concept of a legal system a legal system refers to the overall legal regime of a country. Nurul nasihin ariffin kpmbp 2. The law of malaysia is mainly based on the common law legal system.

The supreme law of the land the constitution of malaysia sets out the legal framework and rights of malaysian citizens. The legislative process. From inside the book. Heinemann educational books asia 1975 constitutional history 118 pages.

Malaysian legal system an introduction. Malaysia open access from the asean law association. Sharifah suhanah syed ahmad dr sharifah suhanah syed ahmad retired as an associate professor of the faculty of law university of malaya kuala lumpur malaysia in october 2013. Professor emeritus datuk dr shad saleem faruqi is the holder of the tunku abdul rahman foundation chair i.

This was a direct result of the colonisation of malaya sarawak and north borneo by britain between the early 19th century to 1960s. An overview of malaysian legal system and research. We haven t found any reviews in the usual places. Malaysian legal system 1.

She continues to teach part time at the university.