Native Courts of Sabah and Sarawak

E896747

customary law court system judicial institution

The Native Courts of Sabah and Sarawak are customary law courts in East Malaysia that adjudicate matters involving indigenous communities according to their traditional laws and practices.

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Label	Occurrences
Native Courts of Sabah and Sarawak canonical	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	customary law court system ⓘ judicial institution ⓘ
adjudicates	divorce disputes under native customary law ⓘ inheritance disputes under native customary law ⓘ land disputes under native customary law ⓘ marriage disputes under native customary law ⓘ offences against customary norms ⓘ
appliesPrinciple	community-based dispute resolution ⓘ restorative justice ⓘ
appliesTo	indigenous communities of Sabah ⓘ indigenous communities of Sarawak ⓘ
country	Malaysia ⓘ
distinctFrom	Syariah courts of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ civil courts of Malaysia ⓘ
hasFeature	application of unwritten customs ⓘ participation of community leaders ⓘ use of customary procedures ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	natives of Sabah ⓘ natives of Sarawak ⓘ
hasRole	formal recognition of indigenous dispute resolution mechanisms ⓘ integration of customary law into state legal framework ⓘ
legalBasis	customary law ⓘ native customary law ⓘ
legalRecognition	Federal Constitution of Malaysia (special position of natives of Sabah and Sarawak) NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	East Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatesAlongside	Syariah courts in Sabah ⓘ Syariah courts in Sarawak ⓘ civil courts in Sabah ⓘ civil courts in Sarawak ⓘ
partOf	Malaysian legal system NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	preservation of indigenous customary law ⓘ protection of native customs and traditions ⓘ resolution of disputes within native communities ⓘ
recognizes	adat (customary practices) ⓘ
relatedTo	Native Court of Sabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Native Court of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	state legislation of Sabah ⓘ state legislation of Sarawak ⓘ
usesLanguage	Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ local indigenous languages ⓘ

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Malaysian judiciary → hasSpecializedCourt → Native Courts of Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ