October 14, 2019 | Dr. Haji Tassim bin Haji Abu Bakar, Senior Assistant Professor and Director of the Academy of Brunei Studies, presented a working paper entitled 'Hukum Kanun Brunei Hubungannya Dengan Konsep Melayu Islam Beraja'. In this paper Dr Haji Tassim discussed the Brunei Law Act in relation to the concept of the Malay Islamic Monarchy, and documented the laws that existed in the traditional Brunei Sultanate before the advent of British administration in 1906.