Court System In Malaysia
The federal court is the highest court in malaysia.
Court system in malaysia. Members chief justice the president of the court of appeal chief judge of malaya chief judge of sabah and sarawak and six federal court judges. The hierarchy of courts of malaysia starts with the magistrates court as the first level followed by the sessions court high court court of appeal and the federal court of malaysia which is the highest level. The high courts in malaysia are the third highest courts in the hierarchy of courts after the federal court and the court of appeal. Article 121 of the constitution of malaysia provides that there shall be two high courts of coordinate jurisdiction the high court in malaya and the high court in sabah and sarawak before 1994 the high court in borneo.
The federal court of malaysia in the highest court of the land. Decisions bind all the courts below. Archived from the original on 15 may 2011. The high court court of appeal and the federal court are superior courts while the magistrates court the court for children and the sessions court are subordinate courts.
The federal court may hear appeals of civil decisions of the court of appeal where the federal court grants leave to do so. There have in recent years been proposals for reform of the judicial system in order to give it more independence from government. Hears civil and criminal appeals from the court of appeal. Highest court in malaysia and the final court of appeal.
Retrieved 5 january 2011. A justice system originally based on the british one operates in parallel with sharia courts. Judicial system of malaysia.