Court of Appeal of Malaysia

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The Court of Appeal of Malaysia is the country’s second-highest appellate court, responsible for hearing civil and criminal appeals from the High Courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
federal court
alsoKnownAs Mahkamah Rayuan Malaysia
appealProcessLevel second level of appeal in Malaysia
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Malaysia
canSitInLargerPanel five judges
constitutionalArticle Article 121 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia
country Malaysia
courtType intermediate appellate court
decidesOn questions of fact
questions of law
decisionsAppealableTo Federal Court of Malaysia
establishedBy Federal Constitution of Malaysia
governingLaw Courts of Judicature Act 1964
handlesCaseType civil appeals
criminal appeals
hasAuthorityOver civil matters
criminal matters
hasComposition panel of judges
hasFunction ensure uniformity of judicial decisions in Malaysia
review decisions of the High Courts
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.kehakiman.gov.my
hasTitleForHead President of the Court of Appeal
headedBy President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
hearsAppealsFrom High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
High Court of Malaya
higherCourt Federal Court of Malaysia
interprets Acts of Parliament of Malaysia
Federal Constitution of Malaysia
subsidiary legislation of Malaysia
jurisdiction Malaysia
languageOfProceedings English
Malay
legalSystem common law
legalTradition English common law tradition
linked to: English law
locatedIn Putrajaya
lowerCourt High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
High Court of Malaya
partOf Judiciary of Malaysia
linked to: Malaysian judiciary
positionInJudicialHierarchy second-highest court in Malaysia
regionServed Peninsular Malaysia
linked to: West Malaysia

Sabah
Sarawak
seat Palace of Justice, Putrajaya
subjectTo Federal Constitution of Malaysia
typeOfBody superior court of record
typicalPanelSize three judges
usesHonorificForJudges Justice

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Malaysian judiciary hasCourt Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Malaysian judiciary secondHighestCourt Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Federal Constitution of Malaysia definesJudicialBody Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Malaysian law hasCourtHierarchy Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Prime Minister’s Department of Malaysia hasPart Court of Appeal of Malaysia administration
linked to: Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Federal Court of Malaysia aboveInHierarchy Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Court of Appeal of Malaysia alsoKnownAs Mahkamah Rayuan Malaysia
linked to: Court of Appeal of Malaysia
High Court in Sabah and Sarawak below Court of Appeal of Malaysia
High Court in Malaya higherCourt Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Court of Appeal of Malaysia building houses Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Federal Court of Malaysia building houses Court of Appeal of Malaysia