BL Chapter 2-Sources of Malaysian Law(3)

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CHAPTER 2

Sources of Malaysian

Law


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Thi" %ha&!#r'

&ro$id#" a"i% no*l#d# on ho*+ala,"ian la* #$ol$#d

id#n!ifi#" !h# "or%#" of +ala,"ian la*

and #x&lain" *h#r# !h#, %an # fond

OBECT!"ES


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Meanin% of &Sources'

Main Sources of Malaysian Law

- /ri!!#n a*

- n*ri!!#n a*

- "la3i% a*


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1. i"!ori%al "or%#"

2. #al "or%#"

5. 6la%#" *h#r# !h# la* %an # fond

Sources of Malaysian law:

1. "la3i% la*2. /ri!!#n la*

5. n*ri!!#n la*

MEA)!)* O+ &SO,RCES'


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SO,RCES O+ MALA.S!A) LA$


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%o3&ri"#" of'

1. Th# F#d#ral and S!a!#

2. #i"la!ion #na%!#d , 6arlia3#n! and !h# S!a!#

A""#3li#"

5. S"idiar, l#i"la!ion 3ad# , r"on" or odi#"

nd#r &o*#r" %onf#rr#d on !h#3

al"o r#f#rr#d !o a" "!a!!# la*

la* 3ad# , 6arlia3#n! and an, "ordina!#

odi#" !o *ho3 6arlia3#n! ha" d#l#a!#d

&o*#r !o l#i"la!#

$R!TTE) LA$


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*h#r# "!a!!# la* and %o33on la*

%onfli%! "!a!!# la* *ill &r#$ail !o !h#

#x!#n! of !h# %onfli%! *h#n h#arin %a"#" !h# %or!" ar# no!

j"! rfor3in an a%! of fa%!-findin !h#,

al"o in!#r&r#! "!a!!#"

$R!TTE) LA$ con4


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in in!#r&r#!in "!a!!#" %or!" ar# id#d ,'a) n!#r&r#!a!ion A%!"

) x!rin"i% 3a!#rial"%) o33on la* rl#" of "!a!!or, in!#r&r#!a!ion

d) 6r#%#d#n!

%or!" in!#r&r#! l#i"la!ion !o r#fl#%! !h#

a&&ar#n! &r&o"# or in!#n!ion of !h#l#i"la!or" (a :&r&o"i$#; %on"!r%!ion)

$R!TTE) LA$ con4


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if !h# *ord" of !h# A%! ar# %l#ar #ff#%! 3"! #

i$#n !o !h#3 no!*i!h"!andin !ha! !h# #nd r#"l!

3a, # a"rd %or!" "# #x!rin"i% (#x!#rnal) 3a!#rial in !h#

in!#r&r#!a!ion of "!a!!#"'< "o3# "!a!!#" "#! o! !h#ir o*n d#fini!ion or

in!#r&r#!a!ion< %o33on la* rl#" of "!a!!or, in!#r&r#!a!ion and

&r#%#d#n!

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"&r#3# la* of !h# %on!r,

a&&li#" !o all S!a!#" in !h# F#d#ra!ion

la,in do*n !h# &o*#r" of !h# F#d#raland S!a!# =o$#rn3#n!"

#n"hrin#" !h# a"i% or fnda3#n!al rih!"

of !h# indi$idal

THE +E7ERAL CO)ST!T,T!O)


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#a%h S!a!# &o""#""#" i!" o*n %on"!i!!ion

%on!ain &ro$i"ion" *hi%h ar# #n3#ra!#d

in !h# ih!h S%h#dl#

F#d#ral on"!i!!ion

"o3# of !h#"# &ro$i"ion" in%ld# 3a!!#r"

%on%#rnin !h# Rl#r

STATE CO)ST!T,T!O)S


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!h# x#%!i$# on%il !h# #i"la!r# !h#

#i"la!i$# A""#3l, finan%ial &ro$i"ion" S!a!#

#3&lo,##" and a3#nd3#n! !o !h# on"!i!!ion

if "%h #""#n!ial &ro$i"ion" ar# 3i""in or if an,

&ro$i"ion i" in%on"i"!#n! *i!h !h#3 6arlia3#n!

3a, 3a# &ro$i"ion !o i$# #ff#%! !o !h#3 or !o

r#3o$# an, in%on"i"!#n%i#" a" !h# %a"# 3a, #< Ar!i%l# 71 F#d#ral on"!i!!ion

STATE CO)ST!T,T!O)S con4


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la* #na%!#d , a od, %on"!i!!#d for !hi" &r&o"# l#i"la!#d , 6arlia3#n! a! f#d#ral l#$#l and , !h#

$ario" S!a!# #i"la!i$# A""#3li#" a! "!a!# l#$#l la*" !ha! ar# #na%!#d , 6arlia3#n! af!#r 194> !

#for# +ala,"ia;" nd#nd#n%# in 19?7


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4. For Saah and Sara*a < nli"h %o33on la*

and !h# rl#" of #i!, !o#!h#r *i!h "!a!!#" of

#n#ral a&&li%a!ion a" !h#, "!ood on 1

C#%#3#r 19?1 and 12 C#%#3#r 1949r#"%!i$#l, a&&l,

?. For %o33#r%ial 3a!!#r" < in 6#nin"lar +ala,"ia

(o!h#r !han 6#nan and +ala%%a) &rin%i&l#" of

nli"h %o33#r%ial la* a" i! "!ood on 7 A&ril19?> ar# a&&li%al# in !h# a"#n%# of lo%al

l#i"la!ion

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>. For 6#nan +ala%%a Saah and Sara*a < nli"h

%o33#r%ial la* a! !h# da!# on *hi%h !h# 3a!!#r ha"

!o # d#%id#d i" a&&li%al# in !h# a"#n%# of lo%al

l#i"la!ion

7. o*#$#r "in%# !h#r# ar# "o 3an, lo%al "!a!!#"

alr#ad, &a""#d *hi%h d#al *i!h %o33#r%ial "j#%!"

!h#r# i" no !o!al r#lian%# on nli"h %o33#r%ial la*

#..'< o3&ani#" A%! 19>? (R#$i"#d 1975)

< 6ar!n#r"hi& A%! 19>1 (R#$i"#d 1974)

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< Banin and Finan%ial n"!i!!ion" A%! 1989

< on!ra%!" A%! 19?0 (R#$i"#d 1974)

< n"ran%# A%! 19>5 (R#$i"#d 1972)

< Bill" of x%han# A%! 1949 (R#$i"#d 1978)

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"#%!ion > of !h# i$il a* A%! 19?> "##United Malayan Banking Corporation Bhd & Anor $

Pemungut Hasil Tanah Kota Tinggi #ld' Th# Da!ional and od# i" a %o3&l#!# and

%o3&r#h#n"i$# %od# of la* o$#rnin !h# !#nr# of

land in +ala,"ia.

i!, *a" no! a %o3&l#!# ","!#3 of la* a" i! 3#r#l,fill#d !h# a&" in !h# %o33on la* and "of!#n#d !h#

"!ri%! rl#" of %o33on la*.

E)*L!SH LA)7 LA$


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Conflict between Common Law and Equity "#%!ion 5(2) of !h# i$il a* A%! 19?> < in !h# #$#n! of

%onfli%! or $arian%# #!*##n !h# %o33on la* and !h#

rl#" of #i!, *i!h r#f#r#n%# !o !h# "a3# 3a!!#r !h#rules of e?uiy shall 8re>ail

i!, d#$#lod 3axi3" !o #n"r# !ha! d#%i"ion" ar#

3orall, fairE

:# *ho %o3#" !o #i!, 3"! %o3# *i!h %l#an hand";E :C#la, d#f#a!" #i!i#";


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+ala,"ian la* %an al"o # fond in !h# jdi%ial

d#%i"ion" of !h# ih or! or! of A&al

and !h# F#d#ral or! !h# !h#n S&r#3#or! and !h# di%ial o33i!!## of !h# 6ri$,

on%il

d#%i"ion" of !h#"# %or!" *#r# 3ad# and "!illar# #in 3ad# , !h# :doctrine o! binding

precedent;

,7!C!AL 7EC!S!O)S


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,7!C!AL 7EC!S!O)S

6r#"#n! %or! ","!#3


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PRECE7E)TS

di%ial &r#%#d#n!" 3#an !h# d#%i"ion of!h# hih#r %or!" a!o3a!i%all, ind" alllo*#r %or!.For #xa3&l# a F#d#ral %or!d#%i"ion a!o3a!i%all, ind" !h# or! of

A&al ih or! S#""ion or!

+ai"!ra!#" or! and !h# S3all lai3"or!.


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i! i" a"i%all, a jd3#n! or d#%i"ion of a %or! ofla* %i!#d a" an a!hori!, for !h# l#al &rin%i&l##3odi#d in i!" d#%i"ion

3a, %o3&ri"#'< res "udicata # final ord#r of !h# %or! indin !h#

i33#dia!# &ar!i#" !o !h# d#%i"ion

< ratio decidendi # !h# r#a"on for !h# d#%i"ion

< obiter dictum $sayings by the %ay # no indin &o*#ral!hoh i! %an #x#r%i"# an #x!r#3#l, "!ron infl#n%#in a lo*#r %or! and #$#n in a %or! of #i$al#n!"!andin d#ndin on !h# %or! and !h# jd#

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:follo*in a &r#%#d#n!; 3#an" !ha! a #"!ion"hold # r#"ol$#d in a %#r!ain *a, !oda, #%a"#a "i3ilar #"!ion ha" ##n "o d#%id#d #for#

!hi" &ro%#"" of follo*in an #"!ali"h#d &ro%#dr#i" %all#d stare decisis *hi%h li!#rall, 3#an"'tostand by a decision;

ad$an!a#" of &r#%#d#n!"'

< &ro3o!# %on"i"!#n%, %oh#r#n%# and %#r!ain!,

< &ro3o!# #ffi%i#n%, and j"!i%# #n"rin #ali!, andfairn#""

PRECE7E)T con4


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d#%i"ion" of !h#"# %or!" *#r# 3ad# and ar# "!ill #in3ad# ","!#3a!i%all, , !h# "# of *ha! i" %all#d !h#:doctrine o! binding "udicial precedent;

in !h# %a"# of a


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Persuasi>e 8rece;en=!hi" i" a &r#%#d#n!!ha! i" no! indin on !h# %or! ! jd#3a, %on"id#r i! and d#%id# !ha! i! i" a

%orr#%! &rin%i&l# "o h# i" r"ad#d !ha! h#"hold follo* i!.

7eclaraory 8rece;en= 3#an" a jd#3#r#l, a&&l,in an #xi"!in la*

PRECE7E)T con4


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!h# fn%!ionin of !h# ","!#3 of &r#%#d#n!" i" a"#d on !h#hi#rar%h, of d#%i"ion"

alhou%h he u;icial Co99iee of he Pri>y Council ;ono for9 8ar of he 8resen @u;icial syse9 !h#, *#r#

&ar! of !h# jdi%ial ","!#3 n!il 51 C#%#3#r 198> andd#%i"ion" 3ad# , !h#3 ar# "!ill indin on !h# &r#"#n!%or!"

!h# S&r#3# or! *a" &ar! of !h# jdi%ial ","!#3 fro3 1anar, 1987 !o 25 n# 1994

!h# *E)ERAL R,LE r#la!in !h# hi#rar%h, of &r#%#d#n!"i" a"#d on !h# &rin%i&l# !ha! d#%i"ion" of hih#r %or!" indlo*#r %or!" and "o3# %or!" ar# ond , !h#ir o*nd#%i"ion"

H!ERARCH. O+ PRECE7E)TS


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B#!*##n !h# riod of 1 anar, 1987 and 25

n# 1994 !h# or! ","!#3 *a" a" follo*"'

PRE"!O,S ,7!C!AL S.STEMS


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6rior !o 1 anar, 1987 ho*#$#r !h# %or!

","!#3 *a" a" follo*"'

PRE"!O,S ,7!C!AL S.STEMS

con4


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#n#rall, %"!o3" r#la!in !o fa3il, la* i.#.3arria# di$or%# and inh#ri!an%# ar# i$#n l#alfor%# , !h# %or!" in +ala,"ia

:adat( a&&li#" !o +ala," &rior !o !h# #nfor%#3#n! of !h# a* R#for3

(+arria# and Ci$or%#) A%! 197> ind andhin#"# %"!o3ar, la* a&&li#d !o !h# ind" and

hin#"# r#"%!i$#l, in Saah and Sara*a na!i$# %"!o3ar, la*"

a&&l, in land d#alin" o$#r na!i$# %"!o3ar, land"and fa3il, 3a!!#r"

C,STOMS


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in 6#nin"lar +ala,"ia !h#r# ar# !*o 3ain $ari#!i#" of+ala, %"!o3ar, la*' !h# adat perpatih and the adattemenggong

Adat Perpatih

&r#$al#n! a3on +ala," in D##ri S#3ilan and Daninin +ala%%a

#ff#%!i$# in 3a!!#r" "%h a" land !#nr# lin#a# and !h##l#%!ion of l#3aa ndan and !h# Gan di-6#r!anB#"ar

no!#d for i!" 9arilineal syse9

C,STOMS con4


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Adat Temenggong

&ra%!i"#d , !h# o!h#r "!a!#" oriina!#d fro3 6al#3an S3a!ra

8arilineal syse9of la*

C,STOMS con4


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#a%h S!a!# ha" !h# &o*#r !o ad3ini"!#r "la3i% a* !h# h#ad of !h# +"li3 r#liion in a "!a!# (#x%#&! for

6#nan+ala%%a Saah Sara*a and !h# F#d#ral

T#rri!ori#") i" !h# Sl!an in 6#nan +ala%%a Saah Sara*a and !h# F#d#ral

T#rri!ori#" !h# Gan di-6#r!a D##ri i" !h# h#ad !h# %or!" #nfor%in "la3i% la* < !h# )yariah Courts "la3i%la* a&&li#" !o +"li3" onl, in "in#""#" #"&. ar#a" of anin and finan%#

"la3i% &rin%i&l#" ar# in%r#a"inl, r#l#$an! in l#ndin

and in$#"!3#n!"

!SLAM!C LA$

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