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MALAYSIAN LEGAL SYSTEM (LU1) - Coggle Diagram
MALAYSIAN LEGAL SYSTEM (LU1)
LAW
Definition - A system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members.
Function - Protect our general safety, and ensure our rights as citizens against abuses by other people, by organizations, and by the government.
SOURCES OF MALAYSIAN LAW
ISLAMIC LAW
UNWRITTEN LAW
Judicial Decisions
Customs
English Law
Common Law
Equity
WRITTEN LAW
Federal Constitution
State Constitution
CLASSIFICATION OF LAW
LAW
PUBLIC LAW
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Administrative Law
INTERNATIONAL LAW
Public International Law
Private International Law
PRIVATE LAW
Family Law
Trusts
Tort
Law Of Property
Contract
LEGISLATION
How Legislation Can Be Done? - an Act becomes a Bill and it must be passed by both the senate and House of Representatives to become a law.
ACT vs REGULATION - ACT is legislation passed by the Parliament while REGULATION are the guidelines that dictate how the provisions of the Act are applied.
ACT vs CODE - ACT IS a formal decision by a legislature, court, or other authority to resolve an instrument while CODE is a systematically arranged collection or compendium of laws, rules, or regulations set forth and enforced by a local government agency.
ACT vs POLICY - ACT is a piece of legislation where its the base for forming a law while POLICY is a viewpoint which need not be subject to legislation.
COURT HIERARCHY
SUPERIOR COURTS
COURT OF APPEAL
HIGH COURT OF MALAYA
HIGH COURT OF SABAH & SARAWAK
SPECIAL COURT
FEDERAL COURT
SUBORDINATE COURTS
MAGISTRATES COURT
SESSIONS COURT