Law in Malaysia
Law in Malaysia
Law in Malaysia
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The laws of <strong>Malaysia</strong> can be divided <strong>in</strong>to two types of laws—<br />
written law and unwritten law.<br />
Written laws are laws which have been enacted <strong>in</strong> the<br />
constitution or <strong>in</strong> legislations.<br />
Unwritten laws are laws which are not conta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> any<br />
statutes and can be found <strong>in</strong> case decisions. This is known as<br />
the common law or case law . In situations where there is no<br />
law govern<strong>in</strong>g a particular circumstance, <strong>Malaysia</strong>n case law<br />
may apply. If there is no <strong>Malaysia</strong>n case law, English case law<br />
can be applied. There are <strong>in</strong>stances where Australian, Indian,<br />
and S<strong>in</strong>gaporean cases are used as persuasive authorities.<br />
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