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SOURCES OF MALAYSIAN LAW - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Legislative body
      - Executive body
      - Judicial body
    - - distribution of powers
    - - Freedom of Speech
      - Assembly
      - Association
  - - - matters concerning the Ruler
      - The Executive Council
      - The Legislature
      - The Legislative Assembly
      - State employees
  - - - Laws enacted after 1957
        
        Acts
      - Laws enacted after 1946 but before 1957
        
        Ordinances
    - - All states except Sarawak
        
        Enactments
      - Sarawak
        
        Ordinances
  - - - Employment Act 1955
      - Legal Profession Act 1976
      - Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342)
- - - - West Malaysia
        
        the principles of English commercial law to be applied is as it stood on the 7th April 1956
      - Penang, Malacca, Sabah & Sarawak
        
        applicable in England at the same time period in which the case is heard will apply but since we have many local statues that relate to commercial law they will apply not English law.
  - - - decisions made by judges
    - - Decision of higher courts bind lower courts and some courts are bound by their own decisions
    - - Declaratory Precedent
      - Original Predecent
  - - - Civil Jurisdiction
        
        betrothal
        
        marriage
        
        divorce
        
        nullity of marriage
        
        guardianship
        
        custody of infants
      - Criminal Jurisdiction
        
        matrimonial offences
        
        offences relating to sex
        
        offences relating to intoxicating iqour
    - - imprisonment up to 3 years
      - fine up to RM 5000
      - whipping up to 6 strokes
      - combination of all these
  - - - matrilineal system
    - - patrilineal system
    - - shariah court
    - - native court
    - - civil court