An examination on the appointment and jurisdiction of women judges in the Selangor syariah court / Noor Hardiani Azhari …[et al.]

• Main Authors: Azhari, Noor Hardiani, Mohamad Yusof, Sazwani, Abdul Wahab, Nur Aisyah, Mohd Sukri, Aini Salbia
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Courts. Procedure
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32127/1/32127.PDF; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32127/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Two syariah women judges were recently appointed in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur. The appointment of women as judges in Muslim countries remains a controversial issue, due to a general perception that such appointment might not be in conformity with the syariah. The purpose...