Compellability of Muslim witnesses in the Syariah Courts in Malaysia: is non-Muslim also included?

This paper discusses the importance and the instrumental role of witnesses in the States' of Malaysia Islamic administration of justice, particularly the Syariah Courts in Malaysia. Can a witness who refuses to attend a court hearing to give evidence after being duly summon may be compelled by...

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Main Authors:	Kamarudin, Abdul Rani, Arinen, Ahadin, Md. Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2009
Subjects:	KBP Islamic Law
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spelling	iium-66172011-11-22T03:05:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/6617/ Compellability of Muslim witnesses in the Syariah Courts in Malaysia: is non-Muslim also included? Kamarudin, Abdul Rani Arinen, Ahadin Md. Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal KBP Islamic Law This paper discusses the importance and the instrumental role of witnesses in the States' of Malaysia Islamic administration of justice, particularly the Syariah Courts in Malaysia. Can a witness who refuses to attend a court hearing to give evidence after being duly summon may be compelled by a warrant of arrest to do so? Accordingly, this paper looks at the laws in the Federal Constitution, Criminal Procedure Code, the law of evidence and selected States' Islamic laws Enactments in Malaysia pertaining to the obligation of a witness to come forward to the court to give evidence as being necessary in expediting the administration of justice. This paper will also highlight some measures necessary to be taken into consideration by the Syariah Courts before invoking any action to compel the attendance of a witness to testify in court or when instituting contempt proceeding against a 'rebellious' witness. This paper will also explain why the obligation to give evidence in the Syariah Courts covers non-Muslim witnesses as well. IIUM Press 2009 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/6617/1/Compellability_of_Muslim_Witnesses_in_the_Syariah_Courts_in_Malaysia_-_Is_Non-Muslim_Also_Included.pdf Kamarudin, Abdul Rani and Arinen, Ahadin and Md. Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal (2009) Compellability of Muslim witnesses in the Syariah Courts in Malaysia: is non-Muslim also included? In: Proceedings of the Seminar on Research Findings 2008. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 45-51. ISBN 9789833855780 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Products/115-proceedings-of-the-seminar-on-research-findings-2008.aspx
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spellingShingle	KBP Islamic Law Kamarudin, Abdul Rani Arinen, Ahadin Md. Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal Compellability of Muslim witnesses in the Syariah Courts in Malaysia: is non-Muslim also included?
description	This paper discusses the importance and the instrumental role of witnesses in the States' of Malaysia Islamic administration of justice, particularly the Syariah Courts in Malaysia. Can a witness who refuses to attend a court hearing to give evidence after being duly summon may be compelled by a warrant of arrest to do so? Accordingly, this paper looks at the laws in the Federal Constitution, Criminal Procedure Code, the law of evidence and selected States' Islamic laws Enactments in Malaysia pertaining to the obligation of a witness to come forward to the court to give evidence as being necessary in expediting the administration of justice. This paper will also highlight some measures necessary to be taken into consideration by the Syariah Courts before invoking any action to compel the attendance of a witness to testify in court or when instituting contempt proceeding against a 'rebellious' witness. This paper will also explain why the obligation to give evidence in the Syariah Courts covers non-Muslim witnesses as well.
format	Book Chapter
author	Kamarudin, Abdul Rani Arinen, Ahadin Md. Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal
author_facet	Kamarudin, Abdul Rani Arinen, Ahadin Md. Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal
author_sort	Kamarudin, Abdul Rani
title	Compellability of Muslim witnesses in the Syariah Courts in Malaysia: is non-Muslim also included?
title_short	Compellability of Muslim witnesses in the Syariah Courts in Malaysia: is non-Muslim also included?
title_full	Compellability of Muslim witnesses in the Syariah Courts in Malaysia: is non-Muslim also included?
title_fullStr	Compellability of Muslim witnesses in the Syariah Courts in Malaysia: is non-Muslim also included?
title_full_unstemmed	Compellability of Muslim witnesses in the Syariah Courts in Malaysia: is non-Muslim also included?
title_sort	compellability of muslim witnesses in the syariah courts in malaysia: is non-muslim also included?
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2009
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/6617/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/6617/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/6617/1/Compellability_of_Muslim_Witnesses_in_the_Syariah_Courts_in_Malaysia_-_Is_Non-Muslim_Also_Included.pdf
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