WorksheetsINTRO TO MALAYSIAN LEGAL PRINCIPLES
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
The highest court in Malaysia is the ______________.
Court of Appeal
Federal court
High court
Sessions court
Unwritten law is mainly comprised of___________.
Muslim law, judicial decisions and subsidiary legislation
English law, Muslim law and subsidiary legislation
English law, judicial decisions and customs
Muslim law, English law and customs
The Court of Appeal has power to ________________.
Reveal cases which has been heard and disposed off by the Court of Appeal
Hear appeal from any High Court decision on criminal law
Hear appeal from federal Court
Hear civil and criminal appeals from the Magistrates’ and Session Court
Which of following is the main source of Malaysia law?
Federal constitution
Subsidiaries legislation
State constitution
State legislation
An action for recovery of RM20,000 claim for breach of contract can best be brought in the?
Appeal Court
Second Class Magistrate Court
High Court
First Class Magistrate Court
Select the INCORRECT statement in reference to sources of Malaysian Law.
Subsidiary legislation is categorized under common law
Federal Constitution is the supreme law of the land
Equity is considered as a source of law under English law
Islamic law was the law of the land before the colonization
"These courts have jurisdiction only over persons professing the religion of Islam.
Their power to impose punishments is confined to three years’ jail, six strokes of the cane and five thousand ringgit fine (or commonly known as the 3-6-5 formula)."
Magistrate Court
Syariah Court
Tribunal
Native Court
There are two (2) types of Magistrates Court.
True
False
The Federal Constitution provides that power is exercised by the (a) , the (b) and the (c) .
This is what we called as ______.
Separation of powers
Subsidiary legislations
Court Hierarchy
Classification of law
This is called as _______.
Sources of law
Separation of powers
Written law
Classification of law
Written law in Malaysia may be found in the following _______.
Legislation
State Constitutions
Subsidiary Legislation
The Federal Constitution
All of the above
Besides laying down the powers of the Federal and (a) Governments, the (b) Constitution enshrines the basic fundamental (c) of the (d) .
The rights written into the (a) can only be changed by a two- (b) (c) of the total number of (d) of the legislature.
(a) (Parliament) refers to law enacted by a body constituted for this purpose. In Malaysia, laws are legislated by (b) at Federal level and by any various State (c) Assemblies at (d) level.
