Malaysian Legal System History Quiz

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Which legal system was in place during the Malacca Sultanate?

Islamic law (correct)

Common law

Roman law

Napoleonic law

What is the function of public international law?

Regulating relations between sovereign states (correct)

Establishing business contracts

Enforcing criminal statutes

Dealing with private disputes

What does the rule of law entail?

Laws being arbitrary and unclear

Government being above the law

Selective application of laws

Government and individuals being accountable under the law (correct)

Which legal system was received in the Malay Peninsular during the Portuguese administration?

Roman-Dutch law Signup and view all the answers

What does private international law primarily deal with?

Cross-border legal disputes Signup and view all the answers

What marked the beginning of the statutory introduction and reception of English law in the Straits Settlements?

The First Royal Charter of Justice 1807 Signup and view all the answers

What jurisdiction did the 'Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales' Island' have?

Civil, criminal, and religious matters Signup and view all the answers

Which Royal Charter had the effect of introducing English law to Penang as it existed in England on 25 March 1807?

The First Royal Charter of Justice 1807 Signup and view all the answers

Which case significantly affected the decisions of cases following the establishment of the 'Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales' Island'?

Kamoo v Thomas Turner Bassett (1808) 1 Ky 1 Signup and view all the answers

In what year was the Third Royal Charter of Justice issued?

1855 Signup and view all the answers

Malaysian Legal System History Quiz

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Which legal system was in place during the Malacca Sultanate?

What is the function of public international law?

What does the rule of law entail?

Which legal system was received in the Malay Peninsular during the Portuguese administration?

What does private international law primarily deal with?

What marked the beginning of the statutory introduction and reception of English law in the Straits Settlements?

What jurisdiction did the 'Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales' Island' have?

Which Royal Charter had the effect of introducing English law to Penang as it existed in England on 25 March 1807?

Which case significantly affected the decisions of cases following the establishment of the 'Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales' Island'?

In what year was the Third Royal Charter of Justice issued?

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