The Legal Implications of Covid-19 in Malaysia: Selected Issues
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2021-07Author
Rahmana, Syed Ahmed Khabir Abdul
Suhaimi, Saiful Akmal
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The COVID-19 pandemic is making the world apparent by its devastating
character. The pandemic has affected people physically and mentally; the
court institutions and the business world are not an exception. The
pandemic has undoubtedly impacted business operations worldwide,
particularly in countries with a more critical scale of contagion. To help
flatten the curve of infection, Malaysia has imposed an aggressive
movement control order (MCO) nationwide, effective from March 18, 2020.
This paper provides prospective readers on the impact of COVID-19 on the
court institutions and contractual obligations in Malaysia. With the
enforcement of the Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Act 2020, also known as the
COVID-19 Act, relevant provision in several statutes have been modified
for temporary measures to reduce the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) in Malaysia. This paper uses doctrinal legal research to study
the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, mainly based on library
research, whereby a qualitative analysis is adopted to assess improvements
of the law in Malaysia concerning court institutions and contractual
obligations amid COVID-19 crisis. This paper aims to provide information
on the adaptation of court institutions and the law governing contractual
obligations in Malaysia amid the global pandemic. This paper also aims to
provide an overview of the measures taken by the Malaysian Government in
response to COVID-19. The authors would like to acknowledge the efforts
and dedication of all front liners during this COVID-19 crisis. To all those
who have experienced difficulties during the pandemic, always remember
you are not alone..
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