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
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/4413/1/Art_Farid_ConstitutionalRestatement_SyariahCt_MLJ08.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/4413/
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Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
Language: English