Civil Law
The statutory professional body and regulatory authority that governs advocates and solicitors in Peninsular Malaysia
What is the Malaysian Bar?
The lower house of Malaysia's Parliament, whose members are elected by the public
What is Dewan Rakyat?
The study of morality and what is right or wrong
What is ethics?
The basic economic problem
What is scarcity?
The main provision for criminal law in Malaysia
What is the Penal Code?
The supreme law of Malaysia
What is the Federal Constitution?
The political idea that splits government duties into three different branches
What is separation of powers?
A form of cooperative argumentative dialogue that uses probing questions to stimulate critical thinking and expose contradictions in a person's beliefs
What is the socratic method?
An organization of workers formed to protect and improve their working conditions, pay, benefits, and safety standards
A government lawyer who represents the state and the public interest in criminal court
What is a public prosecutor?
The foundation of the tort of negligence
What is the neighbour principle?
The power responsible for electing Yang di-Pertuan Agong every 5 years
The Conference of Rulers
The greatest good for the greatest number
What is utilitarianism?
A numerical measure of how fast people or things react when a rule, price, or situation shifts
What is elasticity?
The mental state or intention of a person when they commit a crime
What is mens rea?
A neutral person chosen to settle a disagreement between two or more sides, acting like a private judge outside of a normal courtroom
What is an arbitrator?
The only state whose Sultan is elected rather than inherited
What is Negeri Sembilan?
A personality trait defined by cunning, manipulation, emotional coldness, and a focus on self-interest, where a person treats others as tools to achieve power
What is Machiavellianism?
An economic system that does not truly exist
What is a market economy? // What is a command economy?
Landmark case for the defence of necessity
What is R v Dudley and Stephens?
Something of value (like money, goods, or a promise to do work) given by both sides to make a contract legally binding
What is consideration?
A rule of organization used by communist and socialist groups which mixes open talk and voting by members with strict obedience to the final choice
A duty-based ethical theory that judges whether an action is right or wrong based on rules, principles, and intentions, rather than the consequences
What is deontology?
An economic theory which argues that capitalism exploits workers, which will lead to a transition toward a classless, communist society
The unlawful killing of a human being by another person through a blameworthy, criminal act
What is culpable homicide?