essf topic 3 - sources of malaysian law
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TOPIC 3
© 2011, Oxford Fajar Sdn Bhd, Business Law, by Lee Mei Pheng and Ian !eron "e##a$%e&on'#r(ed by NOOR MAIZUDIN BIN MOHAMAD NOOR, Fa&()#y of B('ine'' *d+ini'#ra#ion, MT-C., 2012$
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Introduction
The +ain 'o(r&e' of Ma)ay'ian )a
4ri##en )a,
nri##en )a5 and
I')a+i& )a
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Written Law
4ri##en )a +ean' #ha# i# i' ri##en in b)a&6 and hi#e$ I# refer'
#o #he )a' e+bodied in #he Federa) and S#a#e Con'#i#(#ion'
and in a &ode or a '#a#(#e, in&)(ding '(b'idiary or de)ega#ed
)egi')a#ion$
4ri##en )a i' diided in#o
Federa) Con'#i#(#ion
S#a#e Con'#i#(#ion
Legi')a#ion
S(b'idiary )egi')a#ion
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Written Law
Federal Constitution
The '(7re+e )a of #he &o(n#ry$ I# a77)ie' #o #he ho)e of
Ma)ay'ia$ I# )ay' don #he 7oer' of #he federa) and '#a#e
goern+en# a' e)) a' #he ba'i& or f(nda+en#a) righ#' of #he
indiid(a)$
*r# 189 and *r# 1:1- &on#ain' 7roi'ion' #o a))o #he
Con'#i#(#ion #o be a+ended i#h #he &ondi#ion of #o #hird';
+ajori#y in bo#h ho('e' of Par)ia+en# agreeing #o #he
a+end+en#$
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Written Law
Federal Constitution
The Federa) Con'#i#(#ion &o+7ri'e' *r#i&)e' hi&h 7roide for
#he fo))oing
The Federa#ion < #he =ang di>Per#(an *gong, %()er', #he
-xe&(#ie, Federa) Legi')a#(re, )egi')a#ie 7ro&ed(reThe S#a#e' < %()er' and =ang di>Per#(an ?egeri,
Legi')a#ie *''e+b)y
%e)a#ion' be#een #he Federa#ion and #he S#a#e'
Finan&ia) 7roi'ion
-)eion'
The j(di&iary
P(b)i& 'eri&e'
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Written Law
Federal Constitution
The Federa) Con'#i#(#ion &o+7ri'e' *r#i&)e' hi&h 7roide for
#he fo))oing
S7e&ia) 7oer' again'# '(ber'ion, e+ergen&y 7oer'
@enera) and +i'&e))aneo(', e$g$ ?a#iona) Lang(age,Federa) Ca7i#a), Co++onea)#h re&i7ro&i#y, a+end+en#
of Con'#i#(#ion, e#&$
*ddi#iona) 7ro#eion for S#a#e' of Sabah and Saraa6
Te+7orary and #ran'i#iona) 7roi'ion'
Saing for %()er'; 'oereign#y
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State Constitution
On)y a77)ie' #o #he 7ar#i&()ar '#a#e$ If #here i' a &onf)i be#een #he
Federa) Con'#i#(#ion and #he S#a#e Con'#i#(#ion, #hen a&&ording #o *r#
A1 of #he Federa) Con'#i#(#ion, #he Federa) Con'#i#(#ion i)) #a6e
7re&eden&e$
The S#a#e Con'#i#(#ion &on#ain' 7roi'ion' hi&h are en(+era#ed in
#he #h -igh#h S&hed()e #o #he Federa) Con'#i#(#ion$ So+e of #he'e
7roi'ion' in&)(de +a##er' &on&erning #he %()er, #he exe&(#ie Co(n&i),
#he Legi')a#(re, #he Legi')a#ie *''e+b)y, finan&ia) 7roi'ion', '#a#e
e+7)oyee', and a+end+en#' #o #he Con'#i#(#ion$ If '(&h e''en#ia)7roi'ion' are +i''ing, or if any 7roi'ion i' in&on'i'#en# i#h #he+,
Par)ia+en# +ay +a6e 7roi'ion' #o gie effe #o #he+ or #o re+oe
any in&on'i'#en&ie', a' #he &a'e +ay be < *r#i&)e /1, Federa)
Con'#i#(#ion$
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Written Law
Legislation
La i' )egi')a#ed by Par)ia+en# a# #he federa) )ee) and '#a#e
)egi')a#ie a''e+b)ie' a# #he '#a#e )ee)$ For a bi)) #o be&o+e an
* of Par)ia+en#, #he Bi)) +('# be 7a''ed by bo#h #he "ean
%a6ya# and #he "ean ?egara and fina))y ob#ain #he %oya) *''en# #ha# i', #he =ang "i>Per#(an *gong;' 'ea) or 'igna#(re$
Legi')a#ion +ade by Par)ia+en# af#er Inde7enden&e in 198/ are
&a))ed *'$ Prior #o #ha#, #hey ere &a))ed Ordinan&e'$ La'
+ade by #he '#a#e )egi')a#ie a''e+b)ie' Aex&e7# in Saraa6are &a))ed -na+en#'$ In Saraa6, #he )a' are &a))ed
Ordinan&e'$
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Written Law
Subsidiary Legislation delegated legislation!subordinate
legislation"
"efined in In#er7re#a#ion * 19:/ a' any 7ro&)a+a#ion, r()e,
reg()a#ion order, no#ifi&a#ion, by>)a' or o#her in'#r(+en# +ade
(nder any *, -na+en# or Ordinan&e or o#her )af() a(#hori#yand haing )egi')a#ie effe$
Par)ia+en# and '#a#e )egi')a#ie a''e+b)ie' +ay de)ega#e 'o+e
of #heir )egi')a#ie 7oer' #o '(bordina#e a(#hori#ie'$ .oeer,
de)ega#ed )egi')a#ion +ade by '(&h '(bordina#e a(#hori#ie' i'nor+a))y &onfined #o +a##er' of de#ai) a' Par)ia+en# and '#a#e
)egi')a#ie a''e+b)ie' hae nei#her #he #i+e nor #he #e&hni&a)
ex7er#i'e #o ena )a' on eery de#ai)$
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Written Law
Subsidiary Legislation delegated legislation!subordinate
legislation"
S(b'idiary )egi')a#ion &anno# be +ade in &on#raen#ion of #he
7aren# * or #he Federa) Con'#i#(#ion$ If #here i' &on#raen#ion,
#hen #he '(b'idiary )egi')a#ion i' oid$
If #here i' a &onf)i be#een #he A7aren# )egi')a#ion and
'(b'idiary )egi')a#ion, #hen #he )egi')a#ion i)) a)ay' #a6e
7re&eden#$
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Unwritten Law
nri##en )a doe' no# +ean #ha# #he )a i' )i#era))y (nri##en$
I# i' a referen&e #o #ha# 7or#ion of Ma)ay'ian )a hi&h i' no#
enaed by #he )egi')a#(re APar)ia+en# and S#a#e *''e+b)ie'
and hi&h i' no# fo(nd in #he ri##en Federa) and S#a#eCon'#i#(#ion'$
nri##en )a i' +ade (7 of
-ng)i'h La
!(di&ia) Pre&eden#'
C('#o+'
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#nglis$ Law
-ng)i'h )a for+' 7ar# of #he )a' of Ma)ay'ia$ -ng)i'h )a &an
be fo(nd, in#er a)ia, in #he -ng)i'h &o++on )a and r()e' of
eD(i#y$ .oeer, no# a)) of -ng)and;' &o++on )a and r()e' of
eD(i#y for+ 7ar# of Ma)ay'ian )a$
Seion 3A1 of #he Cii) La * 198: A%ei'ed 19/2 7roide'
#ha#, in Penin'()ar Ma)ay'ia, #he &o(r#' 'ha)) a77)y #he &o++on
)a of -ng)and and #he r()e' of eD(i#y a' ad+ini'#ered in -ng)and
on /#h
*7ri) 198:$ In Sabah and Saraa6, #he &o(r#' 'ha)) a77)y#he &o++on )a of -ng)and and #he r()e' of eD(i#y, #oge#her i#h
'#a#(#e' of genera) a77)i&a#ion, a' ad+ini'#ered or in for&e in
-ng)and on 1'# "e&e+ber 1981 and 12#h "e&e+ber 199
re'7eie)y$
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Unwritten Law
#nglis$ Law
.oeer, #hi' i' '(bje #o #o &ondi#ion'
#here +('# be no Ma)ay'ian )a on #hi' area, and
on)y -ng)i'h )a #ha# i' '(i#ed #o Ma)ay'ian &ir&(+'#an&e'&an be a77)ied$
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Unwritten Law
%udi&ial 're&edents
!(di&ia) 7re&eden# +ean' #ha# de&i'ion of #he higher &o(r#'
a(#o+a#i&a))y bind' a)) )oer &o(r#'$ For exa+7)e, a Federa)
Co(r# de&i'ion a(#o+a#i&a))y bind' #he Co(r# of *77ea), .igh
Co(r#, Se''ion' Co(r#, Magi'#ra#e' Co(r# and #he S+a)) C)ai+'Co(r#$
"e&i'ion' +ade by j(dge' 7reio(')y in 'i+i)ar 'i#(a#ion' are
binding (7on f(#(re &a'e' de7ending on #he hierar&hy of #he
&o(r#'$
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Unwritten Law
%udi&ial 're&edents
The 'y'#e+ of binding 7re&eden# i' &a))ed #he dorine of '#are
de&i'i' A+eaning E'#and by ha# ha' been de&ided; in -ng)i'h
)a.
The 7rin&i7)e of '#are de&i'i' &o+7ri'e'
%a#io de&idendi < hi&h +ean' Erea'on' for #he de&i'ion'
hi&h i' binding on #he )oer &o(r#';$
Obi#er di(+ < hi&h +ean Ein&iden#a) re+ar6' by a
j(dge; hi&h i' 7er'(a'ie on)y$
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Unwritten Law
Custo(s
C('#o+' are ano#her i+7or#an# 'o(r&e of (nri##en )a$ C('#o+' are
inheri#ed fro+ one genera#ion #o ano#her genera#ion$ -ery ra&e ha' i#'
on &('#o+'$ C('#o+ary )a &on'i'#' of &('#o+' and #radi#ion' of #he
ario(' ra&e'$
Ma)ay' hae #he *da# Per7a#ih and #he *da# Te+enggong$
*da# Per7a#ih a77)ie' in ?egeri Se+bi)an and ?anning in
Ma)a&&a$ I# a77)ie' #he +a#ri)inea) 'y'#e+ here 7ro7er#y &an
on)y be inheri#ed by #he fe+a)e de'&endan#' of #he de&ea'ed
oner$ *da# Te+enggong a77)ie' #o a)) o#her '#a#e'$ I# a77)ie' #he
7a#ri)inea) 'y'#e+ here #he 7ro7er#y &an on)y be inheri#ed by #he
+a)e de'&endan#' of #he de&ea'ed oner$
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Custo(s
The Chine'e and .ind(' are goerned by Chine'e C('#o+ary
La and .ind( C('#o+ary La re'7eie)y$
For #he ?a#ie' in Sabah and Saraa6, ?a#ie La hi&hre)a#e' #o )and and fa+i)y +a##er' i' a77)i&ab)e$
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Islamic Law
On)y a77)ie' #o M(')i+' and #he &o(r# hi&h a77)ie' i' #he
Syariah Co(r#$
Today, be'ide' fa+i)y and e'#a#e +a##er', I')a+i& )a' are
in&rea'ing)y a77)ied in ban6ing and )and )a'$
The =ang "i>Per#(an *gong i' #he head of I')a+ in hi' ho+e
'#a#e, Penang, Ma)a&&a, Sabah, Saraa6 and Federa)
Terri#orie'$ The head of I')a+ of o#her S#a#e' i' #he S()#an$
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The -nd