Malaysian judiciary

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The Malaysian judiciary is the independent branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law in Malaysia through a hierarchical system of courts, including the Federal Court, Court of Appeal, and High Courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
advisedByBodyOnAppointments Judicial Appointments Commission of Malaysia
allowsLanguage English
appointmentAuthorityForJudges Yang di-Pertuan Agong
appointmentOnAdviceOf Conference of Rulers
Prime Minister of Malaysia
constitutionalBasis Federal Constitution of Malaysia
country Malaysia
employs judges
judicial commissioners
registrars and deputy registrars
governmentBranch independent
guarantees judicial independence
hasCourt Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Federal Court of Malaysia
High Court in Malaya
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
hasDisciplinaryBody Judges’ Ethics Committee
hasFunction adjudication of election petitions
enforcement of fundamental liberties
interpretation of the Federal Constitution
judicial review of administrative action
settlement of disputes between Federation and states
hasLowerCourt Magistrates’ Courts of Malaysia
Sessions Courts of Malaysia
hasSpecializedCourt Children’s Courts of Malaysia
Coroners’ Courts of Malaysia
Court for Children of Malaysia
Industrial Court of Malaysia
Native Courts of Sabah and Sarawak
Syariah Courts of Malaysia
headedBy Chief Justice of Malaysia
highestCourt Federal Court of Malaysia
influencedBy English common law
linked to: English law
jurisdiction civil law matters
constitutional disputes
criminal law matters
federal law interpretation
state law interpretation
languageOfProceedings Malay
legalSystemFamily common law
overseenBy Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court
role applying the law
interpreting the law
secondHighestCourt Court of Appeal of Malaysia
thirdTierCourts High Court in Malaya
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak

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Kuala Lumpur isSeatOf Malaysian judiciary
Parliament of Malaysia relatedInstitution Judiciary of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Government of Malaysia hasBranch Judicial branch of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Federal Constitution of Malaysia definesJudicialBody High Courts of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Zaki Azmi employer Malaysian Judiciary
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia branch judiciary of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia category Judiciary of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Azlan Shah associatedWith Malaysian judiciary
Federal Court of Malaysia partOf Judiciary of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Court of Appeal of Malaysia partOf Judiciary of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Sessions Courts of Malaysia partOf Malaysian judiciary
Sessions Courts of Malaysia subordinateTo High Courts of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Syariah Courts of Malaysia parallelTo Civil courts of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Children’s Courts of Malaysia underAuthorityOf Judiciary of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Judges’ Ethics Committee jurisdiction Malaysian judiciary
Judges’ Ethics Committee partOf Malaysian judiciary
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak partOf Malaysian judiciary
High Court in Malaya partOf Malaysian judiciary
High Court of Malaya building partOf Malaysian judiciary
High Court of Malaya building operator Judiciary of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Court of Appeal of Malaysia building operatedBy Judiciary of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Federal Court of Malaysia building operator Judiciary of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Part VIII – Elections enforceableBy courts of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
Penang state government judicialBody courts of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary