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The dual system of law is provided in Article 121(1A) of the Constitution of Malaysia. Article 3 also provides that Islamic law is a state law matter with the exception for the Federal Territories of Malaysia. [1] Islamic law refers to sharia law, and in Malaysia it is known and spelled as syariah. The court is known as the Syariah Court ...
Liaw Yock Fang. Naskah Undang-Undang Melaka: Suatu Tinjauan. – "Sari" N 25. Bangi: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2007, p. 85–94. Winstedt, Richard O., “The Date of the Malacca Legal Codes”, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1–2 (1953): 31–3.
The Federal Constitution of Malaysia (Malay: Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia), which came into force in 1957 as the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya and was amended in 1963 to form the Constitution of Malaysia, is the supreme law of Malaysia and contains a total of 183 articles. [1]
Judge of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia (1995-2000) Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia (2000-2001) Chief Judge of Malaya (2001–2002) President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia (2002-2003) 5 Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad (b.1943) 2 November 2007 18 October 2008 352 days President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia (2007) 6 Tun Zaki Azmi (b.1945)
Malaysia Act: 16-09-1963 except s.37: 31-08-1957 When Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joined Malaya to form Malaysia in 1963, the Malaysia Act was passed in Parliament to amend the Constitution to provide for the name change and the inclusion of the three new states. 6th: Amend articles 9, 26, 35, 45, 57, 62, 160 Insert articles 43B, 43C Amend ...
Scouts Association of Malaysia (Incorporation) Act 1968: 409 Superseded by Act 784 Scouts Association of Malaysia (Incorporation) Act 1968: 784 In force Second-Hand Dealers Act 1946: 189 In force Securities Commission Act 1993: 498 In force Securities Industry Act 1973: 112 Repealed by Act 280 Securities Industry Act 1983: 280 Repealed by Act 671
The law of Malaysia is mainly based on the common law legal system. This was a direct result of the colonisation of Malaya, Sarawak, and North Borneo by Britain between the early 19th century to 1960s. The supreme law of the land—the Constitution of Malaysia—sets out the legal framework and rights of Malaysian citizens. Federal laws enacted ...
The 1993 amendments to the Constitution of Malaysia [1] [2] were passed by the Malaysian parliament with the aim of removing legal immunity of the royalty. The changes, which saw the amendments of Articles 32, 38, 42, 63, 72 and 181 in the Constitution of Malaysia , [ 3 ] were implemented in March 1993.