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Feb 28, 2019 · Introduction to the Sources of Law in Malaysia †. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2019. Sharifah Suhanah Syed Ahmad. Article. Metrics. Get access. Share. Cite. Rights & Permissions. Extract. Prior to colonization by western powers, a form of rudimentary, tribal legal system was said to exist on the Peninsula.
1. Introduction: Early Legal Systems. 2. The Malacca Sultanate (1400-1511) 3. The British Era. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Legislation. 3.3 Case Law as a principal source of law. 4. The Modern Era. 4.1 The Federal Constitution. 4.2 Acts of Parliament, State Enactments and Subsidiary Legislation. 4.3 Judicial Decisions.
The approach will be doctrinal, relying mainly on primary sources, such as the Federal Constitution of Malaysia 1957, relevant Malaysian statutes, judicial decisions, official documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, and international conventions to which Malaysia is a party.
Sep 21, 2021 · The sources of Malaysian legal system law are from two different laws which are the Written and Unwritten law. In Malaysian Legal System, the most important source of law is the Written Law which comprises of The Federal Constitution, State Constitutions, Legislation and Subsidiary Legislation. We have 13 states with a written constitution ...
In modern times, it is believed that there are six primary categories of legal systems; civil law systems, common law systems, religious systems, customary systems and supranational systems, and mixtures of the five. The choice of one or the other is affected by history, politics, and social traditions.
Malaysian legal sources can bebroadly classified into primary and secondary sources. All materials listing laws that are formulated (by those vested with law-making powers) are referred to asthe primary sources of law. These include:
* The author is Associate Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya. 1 Ahmad Ibrahim & Ahilemah Joned, The Malaysian Legal System (1995) Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, p 10. 2 ibid. 3 Hall, DGE,A History ofSouth-East Asia,4th • Edn., MacMillan Asian Histories Series, chapter 1; Andaya & Andaya, A History ofMalaysia, (1982 ...
