malaysian legal system

Superior Courts in Malaysia consists of

• Penghulu Court, Juvenile Court and Native Court
• Magistrates' Court and Sessions Court
• Federal Court, Appeal Court and High Court
• Federal Court, Appeal Court, High Court and Sessions Court

Based on hierarchy of courts in Malaysia, the highest court in Malaysia is known as

• High Court
• Sessions Court
• Federal Court
• Syariah Court

The highest court of subordinate or inferior court in Malaysia is known as

• High Court
• Sessions Court
• Magistrates' Court
• Native Court

English law is categorized as

• Written law
• Public law
• Unwritten law
• Private law

Which of the following is the main source of law in Malaysia?

• Federal Constitution
• State Constitution
• Legislation
• Subsidiary Legislation

____________ is the supreme law of the land in Malaysia

• Ordinance
• Enactment
• State Constitution
• Federal Constitution

Law can be classified into THREE (3) broad divisions which are

• Public law, international law and criminal law
• Public law, private law and international law
• Criminal law, constitutional law and international law
• International law, criminal law and common law

The Court of Appeal has the power to

• review cases which has been heard and disposed off by the Court of Appeal
• hear appeals from any High Court decision on criminal matters
• hear appeals from the Federal Court
• hear any civil matter which cannot be determined in the subordinate courts

Which of the following actions lies outside the jurisdiction of the Sessions Court?

• A debt action for RM3500
• A claim of RM15000 for negligent advice given by a solicitor
• An uncontested divorce
• A disoute over the probate of a will where the deceased's estate is valued at RM180000

The Court of Appeal is bound by the previous decisions of

• the Court of Appeal only
• the Sessions Court only
• all the Subordinate Courts 
• the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court