LAW448 Legal System Quiz No.1

The most supreme law in Malaysia is:

• Penal Code

• Civil Law Act 1956

• Federal Constitution

• Shariah Law

In Malaysia, the appeal from the Court of Appeal are heard by the:

• Federal Court

• Yang Di Pertuan Agung

• Sessions Court

• Supreme Court

Unwritten law is…

• The law which is not codified and enacted by the Legislatures

• The law which is not written on papers

• The law which is written by the judges in the Superior Courts

• The law which is made by the Parliament & the State Legislative Assemblies

Which of the following refers to a legislation?

• Any proclamation, rule, regulation, order, notification, by-law or other instrument made under any Ordinance, Enactment or other lawful authority and having legislative effect.

• Law enacted by Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies.

• Law made by the Yang Di Pertuan Agong during a period of emergency.

• The supreme law of the land.

The term 'judge-made law' is sometimes used in reference to ...

• Judicial precedent

• Legislation

• Common Law

• Rules of Equity

If the latter courts did not follow the judicial precedent, such decision is considered binding.

• True

• False

Name the Court which has the jurisdiction to try all offences other than offences punishable by death penalty.

• Court of Appeal

• Supreme Court (no longer exist, not to confuse with superior courts/ high court and above )

• High Court

• Sessions Court

Common law is the law which commonly used by the state.

• True

• False

The controls over the Subsidiary Legislation are by the following modes, except:

• Parliamentary control

• Procedural control

• Constitutional control

• Judicial control

The Written law are as follows…

• The Constitution, English Law, Customary Law

• The Constitution, Primary Legislations, Delegated Legislations

• Customary Law, Syariah Law, Judicial Decisions & English Law

• English Law, Syariah Law, Legislations