On October 31, on the initiative of the head of the Department of Theory and History of the State and Law, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor Anatoly Shevchenko and with the assistance of Valeria Antoshkina - participants of the Researchers at Risk Fellowship program launched by the British Academy and Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics) had a guest lecture by Dr. Muhammad Nazrul bin Abd Rani, a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Utara (Malaysia). The topic of the lecture: "An overview of the legal system and legal education in Malaysia".

During the lecture, Muhammad Nazrul bin Abd Rani will provide an overview of the legal system and legal education in Malaysia. The lecturer considered the following questions:

  • the state system and form of government of Malaysia;
  • historical development of the Malaysian legal system and sources of law;
  • the judicial system of Malaysia;
  • the influence of Islam, as the official religion of Malaysia, on the legal and judicial system of the state;
  • peculiarities of obtaining a legal education in Malaysia;
  • the structure of legal education in Malaysia, the specifics of the educational process;
  • tips on how to become a student and qualified lawyer in Malaysia.

The event was held in an online format, there were more than a hundred people who wanted to listen to the lecture. Among the listeners were first (bachelor's) and second (master's) level graduates of the Higher National Institute of Law of the DPU, university teachers.

Mr. Muhammad's lecture aroused undisguised interest in the audience, which was evidenced by questions from teachers and students, lively discussion. At the end of the meeting, the students of higher education and teachers of the Institute of Law sincerely thanked the guest for the interesting lecture and the knowledge gained.

We hope that this meeting will be the beginning of fruitful cooperation between the State University of Taxation and the University of Utara (Malaysia).

Dr. Muhammad Nazrul's lecture "Overview of the Legal System and Legal Education in Malaysia" can be found at the following link.