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Oct 13, 2013 · The Federal Constitution of Malaysia is the supreme law of the land. Any laws passed must be consistent with the constitution, and if inconsistent, are void. The constitution establishes parliamentary sovereignty but subordinates it to constitutional requirements.
Federal Constitution FEDERAL CONSTITUTION ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES Part I THE STATES, RELIGION AND LAW OF THE FEDERATION Article 1. Name, States and territories of the Federation 2. Admission of new territories into the Federation 3. Religion of the Federation 4. Supreme law of the Federation Part II FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTIES 5. Liberty of the person 6.
Mar 20, 2020 · The Constitution as the supreme law. The power of the superior courts to review legislative and executive acts for their constitutionality. A federal system of government but with a heavy central bias. Special provisions for greater autonomy for the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.
Sep 24, 2021 · The supremacy of the Federal Constitution is set out in Article 4 (1), and 162 (6) and section 73 of the Malaysia Act 1963. The purpose of this qualitative analysis is to examine and critically...
Dec 10, 2019 · Supremacy of the Federal Constitution: This feature is a break from the past. In 1957, the choice was (i) to restore the sovereignty of the Malay Rulers as in Malay history; (ii) to adopt a supreme Parliament as in the UK; (iii) to move towards the supremacy of the Shariah to reflect the popular feeling of the rural Malays; and (iv) to draft ...
The Federal Constitution of Malaysia (Malay: Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia), which came into force in 1957 as the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya and was amended in 1963 to form the Constitution of Malaysia, is the supreme law of Malaysia and contains a total of 183 articles. [1]
THE Federal Constitution of Malaysia is the supreme law of Malaysia, with the 1957 Constitution of the Federation of Malaya acting as the basis of this very important document. It establishes Malaysia as a constitutional monarchy, having the Yang di–Pertuan Agong as the Head of State — whose role is largely ceremonial.
