Malaysian legal system: an introduction

In order to understand how the Malaysian legal system has evolved and why it changed, it is necessary to discuss the Malaysian legal history. In fact, knowledge of the legal history provides the foundation from which one can begin to understand and apply the principles of constitutional, administrat...

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Main Author: Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: CLJ Publication 2020
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description In order to understand how the Malaysian legal system has evolved and why it changed, it is necessary to discuss the Malaysian legal history. In fact, knowledge of the legal history provides the foundation from which one can begin to understand and apply the principles of constitutional, administrative, and judicial law, among others. As noted earlier, the legal system of Malaysia is based mainly on the English common law tradition which was a direct result of the British occupation of Malay States and the Borneo States in early 19th century right up to the early 1960s. The early laws of the Malay States are recorded from the time of the Malacca Sultanate in the 15th century
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spelling iium-814492021-01-18T08:33:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/81449/ Malaysian legal system: an introduction Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali K Law (General) In order to understand how the Malaysian legal system has evolved and why it changed, it is necessary to discuss the Malaysian legal history. In fact, knowledge of the legal history provides the foundation from which one can begin to understand and apply the principles of constitutional, administrative, and judicial law, among others. As noted earlier, the legal system of Malaysia is based mainly on the English common law tradition which was a direct result of the British occupation of Malay States and the Borneo States in early 19th century right up to the early 1960s. The early laws of the Malay States are recorded from the time of the Malacca Sultanate in the 15th century CLJ Publication 2020 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81449/25/81499_Malaysian%20legal%20system%20an%20introduction.pdf Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali (2020) Malaysian legal system: an introduction. In: Malaysian legal system. CLJ Publication, Ampang, Selangor, pp. 1-36. ISBN 9789674571498 https://www.cljlaw.com/store/product/malaysian-legal-system-2nd-edition/
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Malaysian legal system: an introduction
title Malaysian legal system: an introduction
title_full Malaysian legal system: an introduction
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title_short Malaysian legal system: an introduction
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topic K Law (General)
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/81449/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/81449/25/81499_Malaysian%20legal%20system%20an%20introduction.pdf