Today’s Constitution of Malaysia clearly states that the separation of power between legislative, judiciary and executive. There are two sources of law in Malaysia which is written and unwritten law. The written law is the most vital source of law and it
The Malaysian legal system is a set of the regulation for people to follow. Otherwise, they will face penalties and punishment. The sources of law in Malaysia refer to the legal rules that make up the law in Malaysia. Due to the historical development in Malaysia, the periods have introduced constitutional government and the common law in Malaysia. Lin (2015) stated, Malaysian sources have brought by the colonization of British in Malaya. According to Law Teacher (2013), Malaysian Law is derived
Today’s Constitution of Malaysia clearly states that the separation of power between legislative, judiciary and executive. There are two sources of law in Malaysia which is written and unwritten law. The written law is the most vital source of law and it
The laws of Malaysia are classified into two types which are written law and unwritten law. Written laws are laws which have been executed in the constitution or in legislation. Unwritten laws are laws which are not contained in any statutes and can be found in case decisions. The written law refers to the laws contained in the Federal and State Constitutions, code or statute. The written laws are altered by English laws just as the Malaysian legal system contains many characteristics of the English
Proportional Representative (PR) system is it can get rid of malapportionment. Malapportionment is the creation of inequalities of electoral districts with divergent ratios of voters to representatives. Problem in Malaysia is to set up electoral constitucies because of the major difference in Malaysia population between constitucies. This can be found in rural and urban areas. The principle during an election is every citizen vote is equal. One person or citizen will delivered one vote to their respective-choosen
have their own laws regarding to restrict freedom of speech. In Malaysia, there are 3 clauses regarding to freedom of speech. Subject to Clauses (2), (3) and (4) --- (a) every citizen has the right to freedom of speech and expression; (b) all citizens have the right to assemble peaceably and without arms; (c) all citizens have the right to form associations ("FEDERAL CONSTITUTION", 2010). In the relevant Part of Article 10(2) (a) Parliament may restrict freedom of speech and expression which
Morality should be mandated by law for the purpose of upholding justice in Malaysia. I think in order to uphold the justice of Malaysia, a part of the morality should be mandated by law, but another part of morality cannot be mandated to the law. This is because as mentioned above, moral's right or wrong cannot be clearly measured, it is based on personal conscience. However, the law can be clearly measured whether a person makes mistakes and will be punished according to law. However, we cannot
and criminal, andsit in almost all major towns in Malaysia. A) CIVIL JURISDICTION A Magistrates Court may hear a civil case when the amount in dispute does not exceed RM 25,000. Where the amount claimed does not exceed RM
Question 1 Discuss the concept of constitutional monarchy with reference to Malaysia i. Constitutional monarchy in general Constitutional monarchy can be described as a form of government in which a monarch acts as the head of state but functions within the parameters or guidelines of a written and/or unwritten constitution. Although the government may function officially in the monarch’s name, the monarch does not set public policies or choose the political leaders. Constitutional monarchy therefore
In Malaysia , discrimination against members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community reached new levels of intensity ; sodomy remained a crime. In fact, the Government maintained its refusal to consider repeal of article 377A-B of the penal code, which criminalises “carnal intercourse against the order of nature”and punishes it with the penalty of imprisonment for a term extendable to twenty years. Throughout 2013 a government-backed musical aiming to warn young people about
considered as the supreme law in Malaysia. It is actually formed after the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya. The Constitution of the Federation of Malaya is the foundation of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia today. It is drafted by Reid Commission that headed by Lord William Reid in order to formulate a constitution for the preparation of a fully self-governing and independent Federation of Malaya. (Malaysia History,2016) The Federal Constitution of Malaysia, which came into force in 1957
order to know about the operations of the government and how it’s works to the state and people. Parliamentary and presidential system are two common types of democracy that were applied to many Latin America, African, Europe and Asian states. A parliament system is the form of the government where the executive power is a
Political stability is a very important issue when it comes to tourism. Malaysia is a federal state with constitutional elective monarchy. Najib Razak is the current prime minister of Malaysia. Malaysia is ruled by the United Malays National Organization which represents the Muslim majority. In this country the Indians, Chinese communities live in harmony with the Muslim Malay majority. Malaysia is politically stable. Malaysia has been able to contain terrorism due to its strong stance against any
Increased rate of road accidents in Malaysia. I. Introduction Road accident is a global tragedy with the ever-rising trend. Almost every day we hear the news of the accidents in the media. Most people continue to negligent and ignore the danger involved in their driving and so these accidents happen. Road Safety Department (JKJR) director general Datuk Tam Weng Wah said that more than 80% of traffic accidents are caused by human error, according to the statistics by the Malaysian Institute of Road
Reason for restricting freedom of speech In China, the reason for restricting freedom of speech is to protect their current political regime. The size of China is over 9700 km, and the population is over 14 trillion. It makes China quite hard to manage because of its land being too wide and have overpopulation. So, if anything would happened and stir up the emotion of the people, if they should take any action, it would be a disaster for the Government of China and it would be very hard to satisfy
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 the constitution or in legislation. Written law refers to the law embodied in then Federal and State Constitutions and in a code or a statue including subsidiary or delegated legislation. Unwritten laws are laws which are not contained in any statutes and can be found in case decisions. This is known as the common law or case law. Unwritten laws are usually in
Article 10 (1) of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia states that every citizen has the right to freedom of speech and expression, to assemble peaceably without arms and to form associations. Media freedom is crucially important for many reasons, the main being informing the absolute truth to the public
of discovering how politics generates power over economics as well as associate. On the other hand international political economy is resource, which demonstrates the ability of national authority. Moreover political resources in comparison with Malaysia are said to be an instruments of nation-states thereby use of political resources often interacts particularly with economic resources vice versa. However to the mere of international realists, a nation-state’s international status is often reflected
constitutional law of some parliamentary democracies. Parliamentary supremacy is often presented as a unique legal arrangement without parallels in comparative constitutional law. By giving unconditional power to the Parliament, it appears to rule out any comparison between the likes of the Parliament to for example the USA congress, whose powers are carefully limited by their respective constitutions. Parliamentary supremacy is therefore seen as a unique feature and a result of the unwritten constitution
Malaysia has now facing a lot of crime issues recently. This has made the crime issues to being discussed a lot in parliament. The authorities are now in great despair as the crime rates continue to get worst each day. The government has come up with a solution known as the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) that is introduce to help in transforming Malaysia into a better country (PEMANDU, 2010). This programme focused on areas that needed the most intention by government known as the National