Kingdom’s constitution is in unwritten form. Body of UK law is purely based on statue, traditional rights and common law. Alteration comes about as time changes due to modified parliament acts. Some of the Malaysian laws are from the English law act. Common law and equity law form part of Malaysian law. Parliament made the UK law and they have total control on regarding it, meaning they can alter the act in any manner they like. Even though monarch is the one in charge for the executive government but
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China and Tibet. They were followed by the Malays, who brought with them skills in farming and the use of metals. As the beginning of Ancient Malaysia, the- Negrito aborigines are considered to be one of the first groups of people to inhabit the Malaysian peninsula. When the Proto-Malays, made up of seafarers and farmers, came to the peninsula they sent the Negritos into the jungles and hills. The Proto-Malays came from China and were technologically advanced, especially in comparison to the Negritos
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Malaysian Studies – Revision Notes The Japanese Occupation The Japanese occupied Malaya for only 3 ½ years (from 15 Feb 1942 to 15 August 1945) Had a great impact on the country – the conquest of the whole of Malaya was fast and effective The attack started from two directions, from the East and the West After landing in Kota Bharu, the Japanese soldiers rushed to Kuantan and then to Mersing. On 12 Dec 1941, Jitra was captured, followed by Penang Island and Slim River. In Jan 1942, the Japanese
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legislation based on the Torrens System was introduced. The introduction of these laws meant that the Islamic Law was no Ionger applicable in the areas covered by those laws. More significantly still, courts were set up headed by British judges trained in the English Common Law and the judges of these Courts tended to apply the English Law whenever there was no legislation which could be applied. In this way the law of torts and the rules of equity were introduced in the Malay States. The attitude taken
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terrorism. Any terrorists, and anyone who aids terrorists, financially or otherwise, are liable to face the death penalty. Only High Courts have the jurisdiction to sentence someone to death. Juvenile cases involving the death penalty are heard in High Courts instead of the juvenile court where other juvenile cases are heard. Appeals to the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court are automatic. The last resort for the convicted is to plead pardon for clemency. Pardons or clemency are granted by the Ruler or Yang
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Abstract This piece of work demonstrates, “admiralty and maritime law” covers a broad range of subjects. This field of law has its own rules relating to jurisdiction and procedure. Classically, maritime law was a species of commercial law, and in many countries it is still treated as such. Thus, this paper produce topics of a Maritime Liens In Singapore. This paper is designed to give an introductory survey of a Maritime lien in tha law of Singapore. Only an outline of the basic principle is attempted
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MALAYSIAN JUDICIAL STRUCTURE THE SUPERIOR COURTS 1. The Federal Court The Apex Court The Federal Court is the highest judicial authority in the country. It was established pursuant to Article 121(2) of the Federal Constitution. Its decision binds all the courts below. Prior to 1st January 1985, the superior courts system in Malaysia was three-tiered, namely, The Privy Council The Supreme Court The High Court Malaya and the High Court Borneo. The Privy Council was the highest
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SOURCES OF LAW 1.1 Classification of Law Law is a set of rules that control the human behaviours that is developed over a long period of time that regulates interaction that people have within one another. It is also a set of rules that humans have to follow and it set standards and conduct between *individual and individual* and *individual and the government* which is enforced by law through sanctioned. Public law Public law is a law which governs the relationship between individual and
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Circular No 197/2015 Dated 9 Sept 2015 To Members of the Malaysian Bar Sijil Annual 2016 Pursuant to part III of the Legal Profession Act 1976 (“LPA”), Sijil Annual and Practising Certificate shall be renewed annually by every advocate and solicitor. Members can obtain the Form of Application for Sijil Annual 2016 and the Application Form for Practising Certificate 2016 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Application Forms”) by the following means: (1) Download the attachments
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located in South East Asia covering 329,845 square kilometers in two islands namely Mainland Asia and Borneo (which also has three countries in the said island). There are two regions namely Peninsular Malaysia which is basically mainland Asia and Malaysian Borneo that covers Borneo while 13 states and three Federal Territories compose the country as a whole. The Federation of Malaya was established in August 31, 1957 with the inclusion of Sarawak, Sabah, and Singapore in September 16, 1963. The
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