Shuaib, Farid Sufian (2015) Federalising Shariah courts in Malaysia: lessons from the Indonesian peradilan agama. Malayan Law Journal, 1. lviii-xv. ISSN 0025-1283
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Abstract
Religion has an important place in the state and governance in Malaysia. The basic document of the state, namely the Federal Constitution, provides that Islam is the religion of the Federation and allows for the setting up of Shariah Courts. As a federation consisting of 13 states and the federal territories, Malaysia has 14 courts of final appeals for its religious courts — known as Shariah Courts in Malaysia. This comes about since religious courts are under the respective states and federal territories' powers. As a unitary state, it is possible for Indonesia to provide a comparative framework for Malaysia to learn in its quest to harmonise religious courts. The structural framework of the judicial system in Indonesia such as the relationship between the religious courts (peradilan agama) and general courts (peradilan umum) could be compared with the Shariah Courts and the civil court in Malaysia. Furthermore, the singular reference to the Indonesian Supreme Court of cases from different provinces smoothen harmonisation of various courts' decisions.
Item Type: | Article (Journal) |
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Additional Information: | 1859/47429 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | syariah courts, Islamic law |
Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) K Law > KBP Islamic Law 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: | 24 Jan 2016 22:55 |
Last Modified: | 22 May 2018 11:15 |
URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/47429 |
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