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Sources of Malaysian Law 1
Sources of Malaysian Law 1
Malaysian
Law.
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SOURCES OF
MALAYSIAN
LAW
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FEDERAL CONSTITUTION STATE CONSTITUTION
• Called as Undang-Undang Tubuh Negeri. Have in 13 • every state has their own constitution
states
• consists of provision listed in the 8th schedule
• is the supreme law of Malaysia
• According to Article 7 of the Federal Constitution, if such
• it enshrines the basic or fundamental rights of the important provisions are missing, or it any provision is in
individual consistent with them , Parliament can make provision to
give effect to them or to eliminate any inconsistencies.
• there is two-thirds of majority of the total number
of members of the legislature, the Constitution can
be change
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LEGISLATURE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
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• doesn’t mean that it is not
written
• what made it unwritten is that
it is not made by the formal
UNWRITTEN legislative bodies
LAW • Sources of unwritten law are:
1. English law
2. Case law
3. Customs
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ISLAMIC LAW ( Syariah )
Sacred law of Islam revealed through Syariah courts dealing with matters of
Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) in the Islamic Law like family, dividing
Quran and Sunnah. property, maintenance
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