Jurisdictional conflict in interfaith child custody disputes: a legal discourse in Malaysian courts

• Main Authors: Mohd Zin, Najibah, Mohamed Jani, Hidayati, Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein, Abdul Hak, Nora
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and Malay World (ISTAC) 2019
• Subjects: KPG Malaysia
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/73004/1/73004_JURISDICTIONAL%20CONFLICT%20IN%20INTERFAITH%20CHILD_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73004/2/73004%20JURISDICTIONAL%20CONFLICT_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73004/3/73004%20JURISDICTIONAL%20CONFLICT_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73004/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/851

Conflict of jurisdiction between the Civil and Syari’ah court is not a new issue in a dual legal system such as in Malaysia. Intense debate escalates when deciding on custodial rights after divorce in an interfaith marriage. The unilateral conversion to Islam by one party in a non-Muslim marriage ha...