Malaysian legal history Malaysian legal history Malaysian legal history has been determined by events spanning a period of some six hundred years. Of these, three major periods were largely responsible for shaping the current Malaysian system. The first was the founding of the Melaka Sultanate at the beginning of the 15th century; second was the spread of Islam in the indigenous culture; and finally, and perhaps the most significant in modern Malaysia, was British colonial rule which brought with it constitutional government and the common law system. During the realm of the Sultanate, Melaka was an important trading port and the maintenance of
Walking with Monsters Walking with Monsters Walking with Monsters (distributed in North America as "Before the Dinosaurs - Walking with Monsters") is a three-part British documentary film series about life in the Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It is a prequel to "Walking with Dinosaurs" and, as with previous "Walking with..." instalments, was written and directed by Tim Haines and narrated by Kenneth Branagh. It first aired on BBC Three and BBC One in November and December 2005. At the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2006 it won the Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More).