Malaysian law
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Malaysian law is the hybrid legal system of Malaysia, combining common law principles with Islamic law and customary practices to govern the country’s civil, criminal, and administrative matters.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | legal system ⓘ |
| allows | freedom of religion subject to constitutional limits ⓘ |
| basedOn | English common law ⓘ |
| civilCourtsApply | secular law ⓘ |
| civilProcedureCodifiedIn | Rules of Court 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalFramework | Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalReviewBy | Federal Court of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contractLawInfluencedBy | Indian Contract Act 1872 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| criminalLawCodifiedIn | Penal Code of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criminalProcedureCodifiedIn | Criminal Procedure Code of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceLawCodifiedIn | Evidence Act 1950 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
administrative matters in Malaysia
ⓘ
civil matters in Malaysia ⓘ criminal matters in Malaysia ⓘ |
| governsCitizenshipThrough | Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsCommercialMattersThrough |
Companies Act 2016
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Contracts Act 1950 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sale of Goods Act 1957 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsEmploymentThrough | Employment Act 1955 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsImmigrationThrough | Immigration Act 1959/63 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsIndustrialRelationsThrough | Industrial Relations Act 1967 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsLandMattersThrough | National Land Code 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Syariah law in Malaysia
ⓘ
federal law of Malaysia ⓘ local government law in Malaysia ⓘ native customary law in Malaysia ⓘ state law of Malaysia ⓘ |
| hasCourtHierarchy |
Court of Appeal of Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Court of Malaysia at apex ⓘ High Court in Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court in Sabah and Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpecializedCourts |
Industrial Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juvenile Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ Native Courts in Sabah and Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ Syariah Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubordinateCourts |
Magistrates’ Courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sessions Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Islamic law
ⓘ
customary law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British colonial legislation
ⓘ
Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ local customary practices ⓘ |
| languageOfLegislation |
English (authoritative for some older laws)
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| legalFamily | common law ⓘ |
| legalProfessionRegulatedBy | Legal Profession Act 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizes | Islam as the religion of the Federation ⓘ |
| separatesJurisdiction | civil courts and Syariah courts ⓘ |
| supremeLaw | Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SyariahCourtsApply | Islamic personal and family law for Muslims ⓘ |
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