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SOURCES OF MALAYSIAN LAW, Definition of Law - Coggle Diagram

- - - - precedents are basically decision made by judges previously in similar situations
      - Judicial precedent's type
        
        Declaratory precedent
        
        a judge applies an existing rule of law without extending it
        
        Original Precedent
        
        decision has to be made based on justice, equity and good conscience if no precedent
  - - - suitability to local circumstances
      - absence of local law
  - - - The Malay customary law can be divided into adat perpatih and adat termenggong
    - - divided into Malay customary law, native customary law and Chinese customary law
- - - - governs relationship between Federation and component states
      - legislative body, execute body and judicial body
    - - contains provisions to regulate the state government
    - - referred as delegated legislation, subordinate legislation, secondary legislation
      - rules and regulations enacted by an authority
    - - law made by State Legislative Assemblies (except in Sarawak) - Enactments
        Sarawak - Ordinances
      - legislated by Parliament at federal level and by the various State Legislative Assemblies at state level