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Sources of Malaysian Law (Formal sources (Law reports, Statutes, Text…
Sources of Malaysian Law
Legal sources
Written Law
; law which has been enacted in the constitution or in legislations
State Constitution
; each of the states in Malaysia have its own constitution regulating the government of that state
Legislation
; law which is enacted by the legislature and by bodies and persons authorized by the legislature
Enactments
Published in the state Gazettes
State Laws
Ordinances
the state Legislative Assembly laws in Serawak
Acts
Laws enacted by parliament (Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara)
Amendment Act
Revised Act
Principal Act
Consolidated Act
Federal Constitution
; supreme law of the Federation
Article 5 Liberty of the person
Article 12 Rights in respect of education
Article 8 Equality
Legislature
; the legislative body of a country or state
Bills
Public Bills
Private Bills
Hybrid Bills
Process
Pre-Parliamentary
Parliamentary
Subsidiary Legisration
; law which is made by an authority other than the legislature under powers given by legislature via enabling or parent statute
Ministars
Local Government Authoritys
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Unwritten law
; law which is not contained in any statutes and can be found in case decisions.
Customary Law
; law which is personal law and applicable to particular racial, religious or ethnic groups.
Orang Asli customary law
Hindu customary law
Native customary law to the non-Muslim
Chinese customary law
Malay customary law
Adat Temenggung
Adat Perpatih
English law
; law which is a part of Malaysian law and English law can be found in the English Common law and Rules of Equity.
Equity
Common Law
Judicial Decisions
Historical sources
Religious beliefs
Islamic law
; law which regulates the lives of Muslims in all aspects of life
Qanun
Sharia
Formal sources
Law reports
Statutes
Text books