Malaysia

World Law: Malaysia

Part of WorldLII's Countries service containing links to internet resources for Malaysia. A full range of browse and search features is provided by the site. Browse sections include links covering Malaysia's Courts, Government, Lawyers, Legislation, Parliament and Treaties and International Agreements. Additional sections highlight subject areas such as Alternative Dispute Resolution, Capital Markets, Foreign Investment, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property, Poverty Reduction and Taxation Revenue and Customs.

LawNet

LawNet is hosted by PNMB-LawNet, an Internet Division of Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad (the Malaysian government printing department). It is a subscription database providing access to updated legislation, an online copy of the Malaysia Gazette and selected judgments of the Privy Council. A page of links to Malaysian legal sites is made freely available.

Decisions of the Malaysian Court of Appeal

A CommonLII database containing decisions of the Malaysian Court of Appeal. Decisions are available from 1989 onwards and can be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility, case name search or alphabetical browse list. Full text documents are presented in HTML. The information can also be viewed on the Malaysian Courts Website and a link is provided on this page. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

Decisions of the Federal Court of Malaysia

A CommonLII database containing decisions of the Federal Court of Malaysia. Decisions are available from 2001 onwards and can be viewed using the system's comprehensive search facility, case name search or alphabetical browse list. Full text documents are presented in HTML. The decisions can also be viewed on the Malaysian Court Website and a link is given to this site. The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials from Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

Parliament of Malaysia

Official website of the Parliament of Malaysia. The site provides background to the parliamentary system in Malaysia and the role of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Contact details are given for members along with information on the various committees. Official publications can be viewed on the site including order papers, bills, acts and Hansard (currently only available in Malay). Documents can be searched by keyword or browsed by date. The site can be viewed in English and Malay.

Malaysian Courts

Website of the Malaysian Chief Registrar's Office the body with responsibility for the administration of the Malaysian courts. The site provides background information to the role of the Chief Registrar's Office and the court system in Malaysia. There is a detailed description of the Federal Court covering the constitution, history and status of the court. There are profiles of members of the judiciary and contact details for the different courts.

Arbitration Chambers

The Arbitration Chambers is a Singapore-based mediation and arbitration company. Its website provides model arbitration clauses and arbitration laws for China, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia (translated into English). It also provides links to other Asian and international arbitration organisations.

Malaysian Bar

Website of the Malaysian Bar Council. The site includes details of the members of the Bar Council, the various committees, contacts for the state bar committees and details of the Council's conferences and events. The site contains professional information including guidance to qualifying as an advocate and solicitor in Malaysia, legislation concerning the legal profession, Bar Council rulings and practice directions back to 1946. The site has information on the Bar's disciplinary powers and there is a searchable directory of lawyers, law firms and legal aid centres.

Legal system in Malaysia

Chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", produced by the ASEAN Law Association. Covers the history and development of the legal system in Malaysia, the administration of justice, the court system including courts with specialist functions and information on other bodies related to the judiciary. Other chapters currently available online describe the legal systems in Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam.

Researching Islamic law: Malaysian sources

Online guide to Islamic law in Malaysia, by Shaikh Mohamed Noordin, a law librarian based in Kuala Lumpur. The guide was published in 2009 (and updated in 2021) on New York University's Globalex website. It covers the establishment of Islamic law in Malaysia and the Islamic law tradition. There is a section on sources of Islamic law and examples of Malaysian legislation, focusing on Islamic family law, procedural law, criminal law and financial law.

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