Rau, Padmanabha

General principles of the Malaysian legal system / Rau & Kumar ; with a foreword by M. Kayveas - Petaling Jaya : International Law Book Services, [2005] - xx, 202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

"Table of cases": p. v-ix "Table of statutes": p. xi-xii

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index.

Ch. 1. History of legal system in Malaysia. - Ch. 2. Legal history before acceptance of English law. - Ch. 3. Acceptance of English law. - Ch. 4. Sources of Malaysian law. - Ch. 5. Federal constitution. - Ch. 6. The judiciary. - Ch. 7. Legal profession and legal service. - Ch. 8. State constitutions. - Ch. 9. Legislation. - Ch. 10. Judicial interpretation of legislation. - Ch. 11. Subsidiary legislation. - Ch. 12. Judicial decision. - Ch. 13. English law. - Ch. 14. Customary law. - Ch. 15. Islamic law.

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