Syariah Law In Malaysia

We cannot ignore the fact that sometimes the development of syariah laws and its practise are influenced by political ideology.

Syariah law in malaysia. Federal territories of kuala lumpur and labuan 1 april 1997 p u. 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. In november 2007 associated press reported. Syariah high court judge charged with taking bribes.

Syariah law in modern malaysian legal system lastly according to zaitoon we also need to look at the syariah laws and its impact on po litical ideology and vice versa. Syariah laws in malaysia apply in the following areas. Federal territory of putrajaya 1 february 2001 p u. Despite restrictions in the civil law women are allowed to be caned under malaysia s syariah law.

Laws of malaysia act 559 syariah criminal offences federal territories act 1997 an act to provide for syariah criminal offences and mattersrelating thereto. The court is known as the syariah court. Islamic law refers to sharia law and in malaysia it is known and spelled as syariah. Looking at the malaysian legal system as a whole sharia law plays a relatively small role in defining the laws on the country.

He was charged with accepting bribes a court official said. Act 559 syariah criminal offences federal territories act 1997 incorporating latest amendment p u a 251 2002. I family laws in respect of marriage divorce custody and guardianship maintenance of children matrimonial properties and alimony. A judge has become the first senior member of malaysia s islamic law system to face a corruption trial.