Wednesday, 11 November 2009

The legal system in Malaysia is based on a set of written and unwritten laws.
Among the written are: the Federal Constitution together with the
constitutions of the 13 states comprising the Federation, legislations
enacted by the Parliament and State Assemblies, and delegated or
subsidiary legislation made by bodies under powers conferred on them by
Acts of Parliament or State Assemblies. The unwritten laws are comprised
of the principles of English Common law adapted to local circumstances,
case law and local customary law; Muslim law is also an important source
of law applicable only to the Muslim population and administered by a
separate system of courts.

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