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Law in Malaysia

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State Constitution is the same as Federal<br />

Constitution, except it is set by the states <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>Malaysia</strong>. The 8th schedule of the Federal<br />

Constitution mentions certa<strong>in</strong> provisions that are to<br />

be <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the State Constitutions such as state<br />

executive members, f<strong>in</strong>ance, the state legislative<br />

assembly, roles of the Sultan or Yang di-Pertua<br />

Negeri, and etc. Article 71 mentions that all state<br />

constitutions must conta<strong>in</strong> their provisions,<br />

otherwise the Parliament can enforce those<br />

provisions or abolish any provision <strong>in</strong> the state<br />

constitution that contradict with those provisions.<br />

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