The implementation of Islamic law in contemporary Malaysia : prospects and problems

• Main Author: Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia::Malaysia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90449; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6097
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

While the Federal Constitution of Malaysia readily proclaims Islam to be Malaysia's official religion, opinions have fiercely diverged among legal scholars and practitioners as to how substantive should the relevant clause on this be interpreted. Such vagueness is typical of the document, whos...