Constitutional restatement of parallel jurisdiction between civil courts and Syariah courts in Malaysia: Twenty years on (1988-2008)

INTRODUCTION The Federal Constitution of Malaysia has restated under art 121(1A) that the Syariah courts — as the courts that administer Islamic law — have exclusive jurisdiction over matters under their jurisdiction. The premise of the restatement is to give effect to a pluralistic law and cour...

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Main Author:	Shuaib, Farid Sufian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd 2008
Subjects:	K Law (General) KPG Malaysia
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spelling	iium-44132011-10-13T07:49:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4413/ Constitutional restatement of parallel jurisdiction between civil courts and Syariah courts in Malaysia: Twenty years on (1988-2008) Shuaib, Farid Sufian K Law (General) KPG Malaysia INTRODUCTION The Federal Constitution of Malaysia has restated under art 121(1A) that the Syariah courts — as the courts that administer Islamic law — have exclusive jurisdiction over matters under their jurisdiction. The premise of the restatement is to give effect to a pluralistic law and court system as it existed in Malaysia. Unfortunately this simple premise gave rise to debates of human rights, secularism and the status of Islam in Malaysia. These questions reflect legitimate concerns over the state of legal pluralism in Malaysia. On one hand, it is the legitimate expectation of Muslims to be governed by their own laws. On the other hand, where the interests of Muslims and non-Muslims are apparently in conflict, state mandated legal pluralism gives rise to questions about nature of the state and human rights protection. Thus, it is pertinent for these concerns to be addressed and a middle path to be laid. LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4413/1/Art_Farid_ConstitutionalRestatement_SyariahCt_MLJ08.pdf Shuaib, Farid Sufian (2008) Constitutional restatement of parallel jurisdiction between civil courts and Syariah courts in Malaysia: Twenty years on (1988-2008). Malaysan Law Journal, 5. xxxiii-l. ISSN 0025–1283 http://w3.nexis.com/sources/scripts/info.pl?153134
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description	INTRODUCTION The Federal Constitution of Malaysia has restated under art 121(1A) that the Syariah courts — as the courts that administer Islamic law — have exclusive jurisdiction over matters under their jurisdiction. The premise of the restatement is to give effect to a pluralistic law and court system as it existed in Malaysia. Unfortunately this simple premise gave rise to debates of human rights, secularism and the status of Islam in Malaysia. These questions reflect legitimate concerns over the state of legal pluralism in Malaysia. On one hand, it is the legitimate expectation of Muslims to be governed by their own laws. On the other hand, where the interests of Muslims and non-Muslims are apparently in conflict, state mandated legal pluralism gives rise to questions about nature of the state and human rights protection. Thus, it is pertinent for these concerns to be addressed and a middle path to be laid.
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author	Shuaib, Farid Sufian
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title	Constitutional restatement of parallel jurisdiction between civil courts and Syariah courts in Malaysia: Twenty years on (1988-2008)
title_short	Constitutional restatement of parallel jurisdiction between civil courts and Syariah courts in Malaysia: Twenty years on (1988-2008)
title_full	Constitutional restatement of parallel jurisdiction between civil courts and Syariah courts in Malaysia: Twenty years on (1988-2008)
title_fullStr	Constitutional restatement of parallel jurisdiction between civil courts and Syariah courts in Malaysia: Twenty years on (1988-2008)
title_full_unstemmed	Constitutional restatement of parallel jurisdiction between civil courts and Syariah courts in Malaysia: Twenty years on (1988-2008)
title_sort	constitutional restatement of parallel jurisdiction between civil courts and syariah courts in malaysia: twenty years on (1988-2008)
publisher	LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd
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Constitutional restatement of parallel jurisdiction between civil courts and Syariah courts in Malaysia: Twenty years on (1988-2008)

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