Native chiefs' observation as a new approach in solving the conflict of jurisdictions in the administration of justice: a case study of the native courts of Kota Kinabalu and Penampang, Sabah / Rafidah @ Malissa Salleh, Nur Asma Yahaya and Fazlin Mohamed Zain

• Main Authors: Salleh, Rafidah @ Malissa, Yahaya, Nur Asma, Mohamed Zain, Fazlin
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Law 2011
• Subjects: Jurisprudence. Philosophy and theory of law; Malaysia
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28421/1/28421.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28421/

Native law is administered by the Native courts established under the Sabah Native Courts Enactment 1992, which replaced the Native Courts Ordinance 1953. One of the problems faced by the courts is the conflict between the Native law and the Penal Code, in particular cases of rape and incest, where...