TRIMESTER 1, 2022 / 2023

PLG0012 – GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW

PROJECT QUESTIONS & GUIDELINES

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

Question 1
Read the news below and discuss about the court involved for the offence of murder under
section 302 of the Penal Code. [10 marks]

Woman killed in crime of passion in Kelantan, believed by ex-husband

Sunday, 02 Jul 2023 5:02 PM MYT

Source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/07/02/woman-killed-in-crime-of-passion-in-kelantan-believed-
by-ex-husband/77482

KOTA BARU, July 2 — A 42-year-old single mother was killed, believed to have been stabbed by
her ex-husband in an incident in Taman Desa Darul Naim here early today.

Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the police found the victim’s body, with 13
injuries, in the living room of a rented house at about 3am.

He said a 51-year-old man had been arrested to facilitate the investigation.

“Preliminary investigation by the police found that the suspect is the victim’s second ex-husband.
The couple was divorced six years ago,” he said when contacted today.

The police did not rule out jealousy as the motive for the murder.

He said according to witnesses, an argument was heard between the victim and the suspect,
believed to be due to the man suspecting his ex-wife of having an affair with another man.

“The woman was then heard screaming and then came out of a room covered in blood before
collapsing in the living room,” he said, adding that the victim had three children, aged between 14
and 24, from her first marriage.

He said the police had seized a knife, believed to have been used in the killing, and were
 investigating the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

Question 2
Form a chart of the hierarchy of the Courts in Malaysia. [5 marks]

GUIDELINES:

 This is a group project with a maximum of 5-6 members in each group. Members of the
project group must be from your original tutorial section. Registration of the project
group should be made to the respective tutors.
 This group project contributes twenty percent (20%) of the coursework marks.
 Question 1 of this project MUST be in essay form. Support your arguments with relevant
authorities such as statutory provisions and cases. You may include article, newspaper
cutting and other necessary materials to make your project interesting.
 Question 2 requires only a chart. No explanation required.
 The project MUST be computer typewritten.

1. Formatting:

a) Font: Times New Roman

b) Font Size: 12 (content); 10 (Footnotes)

c) Spacing: 1.5

d) Margin: normal

2. The Project shall contain:

a. Cover page (see the last page of this guidelines)

b. Questions
c. Table of Contents
d. Main content (with Footnotes)
e. Conclusion
f. References
 g. Appendix (if any)

3. Maximum pages – 20 [NOT including item 2 (a), (b), and (g)]. Use A4 size paper only.

4. You may include any article, newspaper cutting and whatever necessary under item 2 (g).

5. Footnotes and References – Citation Style:

All citations in the footnotes and references must be according to the OSCOLA, 4th
edition.
Information on the OSCOLA can be found here:
http://www.law.ox.ac.uk/publications/oscola.php.

6. Do not plagiarise from the Internet or other sources. The project should be written in your
own words, except for quotations. Do not, in any case, cite Wikipedia or any publicly
editable websites, as a source.

7. You MUST print your project on BACK AND FRONT (TWO SIDED/BOTH SIDES)
[reduce space and paper wastage]

8. The project MUST be in STAPLED BINDING WITH BLACK COLOUR TAPE. [NO
COMB BINDING]

9. Plagiarism, Copying and cheating will NOT be awarded any mark.

a) You may use ‘Quetext’ [ https://www.quetext.com/ ] or any plagiarism checker to

check your project.
b) Since ‘Quetext’ (free version) only allows up to 500 words per checking, please make
sure your score / plagiarism index (in percentage) is below 20 % for every 500
words. [Example: Please see the screenshot below].
c) For other plagiarism checker such as Turnitin, please make sure your score /
plagiarism index (in percentage) is below 20 % for the whole content.
10. The DUE DATE of submission of the project (hardcopy & softcopy) is on 4/1/2023 (Thurs)
by 5pm to your respective tutors.

11. DEDUCTION OF MARKS for LATE SUBMISSION and NO extension of time will be
given. [Deduction of 5 marks per day]

12. Assessment of Marks will take into account the following matters:

a) Content (relevancy, clarity in explanation, tidiness / well organised, creativity etc.) [15
marks];

b) Formatting (compliance with OSCOLA citation style – footnotes, references etc.) [3

marks]; and

c) Compliance with the guidelines (included the important parts e.g. cover page,
questions, table of content etc., submission on time, black tape etc.) [2 marks].
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TRIMESTER 1, 2023 / 2024

GROUP PROJECT

PLG0012
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW

TUTORIAL:
TUTOR’S NAME:

NO. GROUP MEMBERS ID

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Assessment of Marks:

a) Content / 15 marks
b) Formatting & Compliance with the guidelines / 5 marks
Total / 20 marks