The application of English Law in west Malaysia: Section 3 and 5 of the Civil Law act 1956 (revised 1972) / Zaharah Hussain Naser

• Main Author: Hussain Naser, Zaharah
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Law 1987
• Subjects: K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27132/2/27132.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27132/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

An interesting question which has given rise to a certain amount of discussion in the extent to which Malaysian Courts can adopt English law. Sections 3 and 5 of the Civil Law Act (Revised 1972) allow the courts to apply English law in certain circumstances but the exact scope of the provisions is f...