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Which legal system was in place during the Malacca Sultanate?
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?
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?
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?
Which legal system was received in the Malay Peninsular during the Portuguese administration?
What does private international law primarily deal with?
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 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?
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 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'?
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?
In what year was the Third Royal Charter of Justice issued?
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