The Islamic Legal System in Malaysia

• Main Author: Shuaib, Farid Sufian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Washington School of Law 2011
• Subjects: BP173.6 Islam and the state; K Law (General); KBP480 Conflict of laws
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/15425/1/Art_Farid_IslamicJudicialStructure_PRLPJ_11.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/15425/; http://www.law. washington.edu/PacRim

This article describes the historical evolution and the current structure of the Islamic legal system in Malaysia. The structure of the modern Malaysian state has its roots in the region’s colonial history. By the end of the nineteenth century the territory that comprises contemporary Malaysia had b...