Towards an APEX Syariah court in Malaysia

Shuaib, Farid Sufian and Mohd Kamal, Mohd Hisham and Ahmad Bustami, Tajul Aris and Othman, Noraini and Sulaiman, Mohamad Syafiq (2015) Towards an APEX Syariah court in Malaysia. In: 4th International Conference on Law & Society (ICLAS IV) 2015 , 10th-11th May 2015, Auditorium, Academic Building (UniSZA), Kuala Trengganu.

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Abstract

Malaysia have 14 Syariah court systems. The main reason for this state of affairs is the distribution of legislative powers under the Federal Constitution between the federation and the States where Islam and Islamic Law are States matters. This paper looks at the consequences of having distinct Syariah court systems based on States the courts and the laws differ from one State to another. This paper looks at the legal possibility of having 1 apex court for all the 14 Syariah court systems to streamline the administration and decisions of Syariah courts. Proposals in having such a court are included in the discussion.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Additional Information:	1859/43374 (ISBN: 978-967-0899-00-8)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Syariah court, Malaysia
Subjects:	K Law > KPG Malaysia
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws > Department of Civil Law
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Farid Sufian Shuaib
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2015 15:17
Last Modified:	22 May 2018 11:21
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/43374

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