Election Process In Malaysia
Democracy is based on all people having the same rights and having the country ruled by the people. Because of this, elections are essentia...
Showing posts with label Legal Systems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Legal Systems. Show all posts
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Legal Systems
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Unicameral System: Advantages vs Disadvantages
Unicameral system of parliament is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary house. This system typically exists in small an...
Friday, May 17, 2013
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The Executives and Their Roles
What is the Executive? In the federal government, the Executive consists of: ● Conference of Rulers ● Yang di-Pertuan Agong (“YDPA”) ●...
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Shariah
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Syariah Laws In Malaysia
Many of us in Malaysia, do not have sufficient understanding of each other’s cultural ways and laws. For example, most non-Muslims in Mal...
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Legal Systems
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The Unique Matrilineal Adat Perpatih
Negri Sembilan which literally means "Nine States", refers to the historical confederation of nine districts, originally called ...
Thursday, January 3, 2013
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Limited Use of English Common Law
LIMITED USE OF ENGLISH COMMON LAW By Bhag Singh Calls for abolishing English common law are unnecessary as its application is only in ve...
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Precedent
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Avoiding Precedents
The doctrine of judicial precedent involves an application of the principle of stare decisis (to stand by the decided). In practice, this m...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Legislation
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The Malaysian Written Law
The laws of Malaysia can be divided into two types of laws—written law and unwritten law. Written laws are laws which have been enacted in t...
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Legal Systems
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Common Law
Common law is a legal system that gives great weight to precedents (legal principles or rules decided by a judge that may apply to subseque...
Friday, January 20, 2012
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Legal Systems In The World
There are various definitions of the term "legal system". A legal system is the framework of rules and institutions within a nat...
Monday, July 18, 2011
Precedent
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Obiter Dictum
Obiter dictum (plural obiter dicta ) is Latin for a statement "said in passing" . An obiter dictum is a remark or observation m...
Monday, July 11, 2011
Precedent
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Judicial Precedent
Precedent is a rule of law established for the first time by a court for a particular type of case and thereafter referred to by other co...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Legislation
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How A Bill Becomes Law
Laws are said to be made to maintain a well-regulated society and a reflection of social mores and thinking. As such, laws will change over ...
Thursday, September 2, 2010
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Adat
Malays in Peninsular Malaysia are governed by adat and Islamic law in addition to the general law applicable to all communities. 'Adat...
