Syariah Law In Malaysia

A judge has become the first senior member of malaysia s islamic law system to face a corruption trial.

Syariah law in malaysia. In november 2007 associated press reported. Islamic law refers to sharia law and in malaysia it is known and spelled as syariah. Syariah the malay spelling of sharia refers to sharia law in islamic religious law and deals with exclusively islamic laws having jurisdiction upon every muslim in malaysia the syariah court system is one of the two separate system of courts which exists in malaysian legal system there is a parallel system of state syariah court which has limited jurisdiction over matters of state. By jia vern tham 04 sep 2018 07 24 pm news.

Laws of malaysia act 559 syariah criminal offences federal territories act 1997 an act to provide for syariah criminal offences and mattersrelating thereto. Despite restrictions in the civil law women are allowed to be caned under malaysia s syariah law. Syariah laws in malaysia apply in the following areas. The laws of malaysia series lom is a compilation and reprint of laws published in volume form pursuant to section 14 a of the revision of laws act 1968 act 1 it is the only official and authentic publication of the laws of malaysia.

As it stands today the administration of islamic law is confined to personal law for muslims and the syariah court is subordinate to the courts established by the federal. Federal territory of putrajaya 1 february 2001 p u. Looking at the malaysian legal system as a whole sharia law plays a relatively small role in defining the laws on the country. Federal territories of kuala lumpur and labuan 1 april 1997 p u.

The proposition while attractive is grossly inaccurate in law. Elaw my is malaysia s largest database of court judgments and legislation streamlined in a powerful yet user friendly engine for busy legal professionals like yourself. I family laws in respect of marriage divorce custody and guardianship maintenance of children matrimonial properties and alimony. We cannot ignore the fact that sometimes the development of syariah laws and its practise are influenced by political ideology.

Case law elaw s digital library houses more than 80 000 judgments from the industrial court high court court of appeal and federal supreme court of malaysia dating all the way back from the 1900s. He was charged with accepting bribes a court official said. It has been said that islamic law and the civil law exist as parallel systems in malaysia.