Federal Constitution of Malaysia
E267818
The Federal Constitution of Malaysia is the supreme law that establishes the country’s constitutional monarchy, federal structure, and fundamental rights framework.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2455108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Constitution of Malaysia Context triple: [Yang di-Pertuan Agong, constitutionalDocument, Federal Constitution of Malaysia]
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A.
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law that establishes the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of Singapore’s government and guarantees key rights for its citizens.
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B.
Constitution of Indonesia
The Constitution of Indonesia is the supreme legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Indonesian state and its government institutions.
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C.
Undang-Undang Melaka
Undang-Undang Melaka is a foundational Malay legal code from the Malacca Sultanate that combined Islamic law and local customary practices to govern political, social, and commercial life.
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D.
Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
The Constitution of Pakistan (1973) is the supreme law that defines Pakistan as a federal parliamentary republic, outlining the structure, powers, and functions of the state’s institutions and guaranteeing fundamental rights to its citizens.
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E.
Constitution of Pakistan 1956
The Constitution of Pakistan 1956 was the country’s first republican constitution, establishing Pakistan as an Islamic republic with a parliamentary system and replacing the colonial-era legal framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Constitution of Malaysia Target entity description: The Federal Constitution of Malaysia is the supreme law that establishes the country’s constitutional monarchy, federal structure, and fundamental rights framework.
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A.
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law that establishes the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of Singapore’s government and guarantees key rights for its citizens.
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B.
Constitution of Indonesia
The Constitution of Indonesia is the supreme legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Indonesian state and its government institutions.
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C.
Undang-Undang Melaka
Undang-Undang Melaka is a foundational Malay legal code from the Malacca Sultanate that combined Islamic law and local customary practices to govern political, social, and commercial life.
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D.
Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
The Constitution of Pakistan (1973) is the supreme law that defines Pakistan as a federal parliamentary republic, outlining the structure, powers, and functions of the state’s institutions and guaranteeing fundamental rights to its citizens.
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E.
Constitution of Pakistan 1956
The Constitution of Pakistan 1956 was the country’s first republican constitution, establishing Pakistan as an Islamic republic with a parliamentary system and replacing the colonial-era legal framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
supreme law
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written constitution ⓘ |
| allocatesLegislativePower |
concurrent list
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federal list ⓘ state list ⓘ |
| amendedFor | formation of Malaysia in 1963 ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1957-08-31 ⓘ |
| citizenshipProvision | Part III ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part I – The States, Religion and Law of the Federation
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Part II – Fundamental Liberties ⓘ Part III – Citizenship ⓘ Part IV – The Federation ⓘ Part IX – The Judiciary ⓘ Part V – The States ⓘ Part VI – Relations Between the Federation and the States ⓘ Part VII – Financial Provisions ⓘ Part VIII – Elections ⓘ Part X – Public Services ⓘ Part XI – Special Powers Against Subversion, Organised Violence, and Acts and Crimes Prejudicial to the Public and Emergency Powers ⓘ Part XII – General and Miscellaneous ⓘ Part XIIA – Additional Protections for States of Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ Part XIII – Temporary and Transitional Provisions ⓘ Part XIV – Saving for Rulers’ Sovereignty, etc. ⓘ |
| containsSchedule |
Eighth Schedule – Provisions Relating to State Constitutions
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Fifth Schedule – Provisions to be Inserted in State Constitutions ⓘ First Schedule – Citizenship by Operation of Law of Persons Born Before Malaysia Day ⓘ Fourth Schedule – Oaths of Office ⓘ Ninth Schedule – Legislative Lists ⓘ Second Schedule – Election of Senators ⓘ Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
surface form:
Seventh Schedule – List of Federal and Concurrent Legislative Lists
Sixth Schedule – Forms of Oaths and Affirmations ⓘ Tenth Schedule – Grants and Sources of Revenue Assigned to States ⓘ Third Schedule – Election of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and His Deputy ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| definesHeadOfGovernmentTitle | Prime Minister of Malaysia ⓘ |
| definesHeadOfStateTitle | Yang di-Pertuan Agong ⓘ |
| definesJudicialBody |
Court of Appeal of Malaysia
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Federal Court of Malaysia ⓘ Malaysian judiciary ⓘ
surface form:
High Courts of Malaysia
|
| definesLegislativeChamber |
Dewan Negara
ⓘ
Dewan Rakyat ⓘ |
| definesLegislature | Parliament of Malaysia ⓘ |
| electionsProvision | Part VIII ⓘ |
| emergencyPowersProvision | Article 150 ⓘ |
| establishesBranch |
executive branch of Malaysia
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judicial branch of Malaysia ⓘ legislative branch of Malaysia ⓘ |
| establishesFormOfGovernment | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| establishesSystem | federal system ⓘ |
| federalStateRelationsProvision | Part VI ⓘ |
| fundamentalLibertiesProvision | Articles 5 to 13 ⓘ |
| governsCitizenship |
citizenship by naturalisation
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citizenship by operation of law ⓘ citizenship by registration ⓘ |
| judiciaryProvision | Part IX ⓘ |
| languageProvision | Malay as the national language ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of Malaysia ⓘ |
| monarchyProvision | Articles 32 to 38 ⓘ |
| originalName |
Federal Constitution of Malaysia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Federal Constitution of the Federation of Malaya
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| promulgationDate | 1957-08-27 ⓘ |
| protectsRight |
equality before the law
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freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ right to life and personal liberty ⓘ |
| providesSpecialPosition |
Malay peoples
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surface form:
Malays
natives of Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ |
| recognizesReligion | Islam as the religion of the Federation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Constitution of Malaysia Description of subject: The Federal Constitution of Malaysia is the supreme law that establishes the country’s constitutional monarchy, federal structure, and fundamental rights framework.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Federal Constitution of Malaya
this entity surface form:
Constitution of Malaysia
this entity surface form:
Constitution of Malaysia (historical) principles
this entity surface form:
Federal Constitution of Malaysia on federal matters
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
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constitutionalBasis
→
Federal Constitution of Malaysia
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Federal Constitution of Malaysia
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originalName
→
Federal Constitution of Malaysia
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Federal Constitution of the Federation of Malaya
subject surface form:
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
this entity surface form:
Constitution of Malaysia
this entity surface form:
Constitution of Malaysia