History Of Malaysian Legal System
By shaikh mohamed noordin and lim pui keng.
History of malaysian legal system. Many of the current laws and rules that make up the constitution of malaysia were heavily influenced by britain india and australia. Malaysia open access from the asean law association. Malaysia s legal system comprises laws which have arise from three significant periods in malaysian history dating from the malacca sultanate to the spread of islam to southeast asia and following the absorption into the indigenous culture of british colonial rule which introduced a constitutional government and the common law. Federal laws enacted by parliament of malaysia that apply throughout.
Of these three major periods were largely responsible for shaping the current malaysian system. Second was the spread of islam in the indigenous culture. The supreme law of the land the constitution of malaysia sets out the legal framework and rights of malaysian citizens. History development of malaysian legal system topic 1 history and.
And finally and perhaps the most significant in. History of the malaysian legal system. Shaikh mohamed noordin has more than ten years of experience in law librarianship. The portal of malaysian law provides introductory entries about the background and history.
A brief history of malaysian land law. From the perspective of legal history an argument could be made that the british colonisation of malaysia left behind such a lasting legacy of laws and a legal system due to a difference of opinion on the issue of interpretation of the first charter of justice granted to penang in 1807. View history development of malaysian legal system topic 1 pptx from history misc at northern university of malaysia. The malaysian legal system is a complex product of its history particularly as a british colony.
More than one different legal system has coexisted in malaysia at various points in the long country history. This was a direct result of the colonisation of malaya sarawak and north borneo by britain between the early 19th century to 1960s. The malaysian legal tradition has been shaped by many different influences domestic as well as foreign. Legal systems in asean.
The law of malaysia is mainly based on the common law legal system. An overview of malaysian legal system and research. Malaysian legal history has been determined by events spanning a period of some six hundred years. British influence occurred mostly during 19th century colonization of malaysia and surrounding countries and affects of this colonization can still be seen in some of their systems.
History of the malaysian legal system view presentation slides online. Tay partners in kuala lumpur.