Administration of Shariah Criminal Justice under the Malaysian Constitutional Framework: Issues and Suggestions

Administration of Shariah criminal justice is only a small part of the judicial works in Shariah courts in Malaysia. The Shariah court system is a parallel court system to the civil court system with its own judicial officers, laws and procedures. Most of the courts' works involves marriage, di...

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Main Author:	Shuaib, Farid Sufian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	LexisNexis 2011
Subjects:	BP173.6 Islam and the state K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/15424/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/15424/1/Administration_of_Shariah_Criminal_Justice_u.pdf

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spelling	iium-154242012-04-24T06:27:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/15424/ Administration of Shariah Criminal Justice under the Malaysian Constitutional Framework: Issues and Suggestions Shuaib, Farid Sufian BP173.6 Islam and the state K Law (General) Administration of Shariah criminal justice is only a small part of the judicial works in Shariah courts in Malaysia. The Shariah court system is a parallel court system to the civil court system with its own judicial officers, laws and procedures. Most of the courts' works involves marriage, divorce and distribution of Muslim estates. The administration of Shariah offences, although it only consists a small proportion of the courts' works, still manages to produce some constitutional issues. Competencies of the states to administer criminal law itself were questioned by some. These questions need to be considered by referring to the Federal Constitution as the main document in structuring the administration of justice. Similarly, any development or improvement to the administration must be anchored on the constitutional framework. LexisNexis 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/15424/1/Administration_of_Shariah_Criminal_Justice_u.pdf Shuaib, Farid Sufian (2011) Administration of Shariah Criminal Justice under the Malaysian Constitutional Framework: Issues and Suggestions. Malayan Law Journal, 6. i-xvi. ISSN 0025-1283
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description	Administration of Shariah criminal justice is only a small part of the judicial works in Shariah courts in Malaysia. The Shariah court system is a parallel court system to the civil court system with its own judicial officers, laws and procedures. Most of the courts' works involves marriage, divorce and distribution of Muslim estates. The administration of Shariah offences, although it only consists a small proportion of the courts' works, still manages to produce some constitutional issues. Competencies of the states to administer criminal law itself were questioned by some. These questions need to be considered by referring to the Federal Constitution as the main document in structuring the administration of justice. Similarly, any development or improvement to the administration must be anchored on the constitutional framework.
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title	Administration of Shariah Criminal Justice under the Malaysian Constitutional Framework: Issues and Suggestions
title_short	Administration of Shariah Criminal Justice under the Malaysian Constitutional Framework: Issues and Suggestions
title_full	Administration of Shariah Criminal Justice under the Malaysian Constitutional Framework: Issues and Suggestions
title_fullStr	Administration of Shariah Criminal Justice under the Malaysian Constitutional Framework: Issues and Suggestions
title_full_unstemmed	Administration of Shariah Criminal Justice under the Malaysian Constitutional Framework: Issues and Suggestions
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Administration of Shariah Criminal Justice under the Malaysian Constitutional Framework: Issues and Suggestions

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