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Pihak Berkuasa Negeri Sabah v Sugumar Balakrishnan & Another (2002) 4 CLJ 105 was a case heard in the Federal Court of Malaysia.Sugumar Balakrishnan sought the reinstatement of his entry permit to the state of Sabah.
Lee Kwan Woh v. Public Prosecutor [2009] 5 CLJ 631 was a case heard in the Federal Court of Malaysia.The Federal Court unanimously allowed Lee's appeal against the death sentence because of irregularities in his original trial for drug trafficking in the High Court, and held that the trial judge's behaviour constituted a violation of Article 5 of the Constitution of Malaysia, which provides ...
Malaysia was one of the countries in Asia polled with the least acceptance of homosexuality. A poll by Pew Research Center released in September 2023 found that support for same-sex marriage in Malaysia has risen to 17%. 59% of Buddhists, 35% of Christians and 49% of Hindus support same-sex marriage. [123]
The office of chief justice of the Federal Court is established under Article 122 of the Constitution of Malaysia, which establishes the then-Supreme Court (now Federal Court) as consisting of a lord president (now chief justice), the chief judges of the High Courts and at least four other judges and such additional judges as may be appointed pursuant to Clause (1A).
Nik Elin Zurina bt Nik Abdul Rashid & Anor v. Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan, [2024] 2 MLJ 140 is a landmark decision of the Federal Court of Malaysia in which the court held that the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly did not have the power to enact 16 Sharia laws pertaining to criminal matters, which were deemed null, void and unconstitutional.
Capital punishment in Malaysia is used as a penalty within its legal system for various crimes. There are currently 27 capital crimes in Malaysia, including murder , drug trafficking , treason , acts of terrorism , waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong , and, since 2007, rape resulting in death.
This is a list of law schools in Malaysia. It includes public universities, private universities, private university colleges , branch campuses of foreign universities, and colleges proper. List
Later on, Ahmad Najib appealed to the Federal Court of Malaysia, which was the highest court of Malaysia, and the appeal was heard before a five-person bench, composed of Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Arifin Zakaria and four Federal Court Justices, Datuk Nik Hashim Nik Ab Rahman, Datuk S. Augustine Paul, Datuk Hashim Yusoff and Datuk Zulkefli ...