Court of Appeal of Malaysia
E896744
The Court of Appeal of Malaysia is the country’s second-highest appellate court, responsible for hearing civil and criminal appeals from the High Courts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
appellate court
ⓘ
federal court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mahkamah Rayuan Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealProcessLevel | second level of appeal in Malaysia ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of Malaysia ⓘ |
| canSitInLargerPanel | five judges ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle | Article 121 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| courtType | intermediate appellate court ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
questions of fact
ⓘ
questions of law ⓘ |
| decisionsAppealableTo | Federal Court of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Courts of Judicature Act 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handlesCaseType |
civil appeals
ⓘ
criminal appeals ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
civil matters
ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ |
| hasComposition | panel of judges ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ensure uniformity of judicial decisions in Malaysia
ⓘ
review decisions of the High Courts ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.kehakiman.gov.my ⓘ |
| hasTitleForHead | President of the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| headedBy | President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCourt | Federal Court of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interprets |
Acts of Parliament of Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ subsidiary legislation of Malaysia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | English common law tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Putrajaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerCourt |
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInJudicialHierarchy | second-highest court in Malaysia ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Peninsular Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Palace of Justice, Putrajaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Federal Constitution of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | superior court of record ⓘ |
| typicalPanelSize | three judges ⓘ |
| usesHonorificForJudges | Justice ⓘ |
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