Straits Settlements legal system

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:abolished 1946
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_Straits_Settlements
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Straits_Settlements
Labuan
Malacca
Penang
gptkbp:basedOn English common law
gptkbp:established 1826
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Straits Settlements legal system
gptkbp:includes gptkb:crime
civil law
commercial law
magistrates' courts
police courts
local customary law
ordinances and statutes
Appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:replacedBy legal systems of Singapore, Penang, and Malacca
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Singapore_Legal_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7