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Unicameral system of parliament is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary house. This system typically exists in small andhomogeneous unitary states. Examples of countries that exercise unicameral system include the People's Republic of China, Singapore, Israel, Uganda, Costa Rica,...
What is the Executive?In the federal government, the Executive consists of:● Conference of Rulers● Yang di-Pertuan Agong (“YDPA”)● Prime Minister● Cabinet● Public ServicesWhat does the Executive do?The Executive governs the country according to the laws made by Parliament. Each part of the...
An informative slideshow presentation by Ain Nadhirah.
Many of us in Malaysia, do not have sufficient understanding of each other’s cultural ways and laws. For example, most non-Muslims in Malaysia either have little or no conceptualisation of what Syariah law is, except for negative portrayals in the Western media. In today’s article we look at the...
Amending the Constitutionby Hakim JoeAmending the Constitution is an extremely complicated undertaking as it is within the Constitution that is written the fundamental principles in which laws are enacted to govern a country. Amend a single paragraph of the Constitution and any legislation that is either...
Beware of Maybank Bhd services!Recently in Petaling Jaya a series of harrassment by a group of people have occurred. These people are believed to be third parties hired by banks to collect debts. Several of these groups trespassed into schools and demanded for payment from teachers while they are in the...
Malay customary law is divided into two branches of adat; one is known as Adat Temenggung while the other one is Adat Perpatih. Adat Temenggung is a patriachal and autocratic administrative system which is very similar to the one practised during 13th century Malacca Sultanate. Adat Perpatih exercises a...
Previously I wrote about unscrupulous agents of business firms, especially telco service agencies, who duped minors into signing contracts of service with them and exploited the minors' consumerism vulnerability [see this link:Exploiting Minors for Profit].Sadly, this unethical practice is still...
A "paper slide" summary of the major facts about Hammurabi's Code by CCMSCougarcast on Youtube.
Negri Sembilan which literally means "Nine States", refers to the historical confederation of nine districts, originally called "nagari" but now known as "luak". It was settled by Minangkabau from West Sumatra when they migrated to the region in the 15th and 16th centuries, during the era of the Malacca...
One of my students posed this interesting question in class one day, and I thought it would be a good topic for me to write in It's Law! blog.According to Black's Law Dictionary,a tax is a "pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property owners to support the government..." and it is any enforced...
Currently there have been many unreported cases of minors being deceived by business firms and their agents into signing various contracts, especially contracts for services such astelecommunication and internet facilities.According to law, a minor does not have the competency to enter a...
A hilarious look at the world of crime, law and the penal system according to Mister Sharp.
LOHAN CHARGED IN NYC AND LAby Arkady BukhUsually the doings of celebrities hold little interest, and yes, so many of them have been arrested for so many minor offenses to major offenses (O.J. Simpson) that it is hard to keep track of it all.Lindsay Lohan, however, has now had the distinction of being...
LIMITED USE OF ENGLISH COMMON LAWBy Bhag SinghCalls for abolishing English common law are unnecessary as its application is only in very limited circumstances which can be avoided.WHAT is the English common law that we in Malaysia are using? This is what a reader wants to know in the light of reported calls...