An examination on the appointment and jurisdiction of women judges in the Selangor syariah court / Noor Hardiani Azhari …[et al.]

Azhari, Noor Hardiani and Mohamad Yusof, Sazwani and Abdul Wahab, Nur Aisyah and Mohd Sukri, Aini Salbia (2011) An examination on the appointment and jurisdiction of women judges in the Selangor syariah court / Noor Hardiani Azhari …[et al.]. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

Abstract

Two syariah women judges were recently appointed in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya and
Kuala Lumpur. The appointment of women as judges in Muslim countries remains a
controversial issue, due to a general perception that such appointment might not be in conformity
with the syariah. The purpose of this research is to enlighten one of the contemporary legal
dilemmas in Islamic law namely, the appointment of women judges in Malaysia. The
methodology employed is library based research. This research will examine on the appointment
and jurisdiction of women judges in Malaysian Syariah Court especially in the State of Selangor.
There are various views that have been put forward in this research with regards to this topic.
The focus of this research is to determine the legal status of appointment of women judges in
Syariah Court. It is argued that women judges can be appointed in Muslim countries and that the main reason for this is the fact that there is no explicit prohibition of it in the fundamental sources of Islamic Law. There are also various opinions given by jurists regarding the jurisdiction of this women judges and which one was adopted in Malaysia. The outcome of this research is to prove that no appointment of women judges is required in Selangor Syariah Court as stated in the fatwa issued by the Jabatan Mufti Selangor.

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Item Type: Student Project
Creators:
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Email / ID Num.
Azhari, Noor Hardiani
2008753165
Mohamad Yusof, Sazwani
2008348905
Abdul Wahab, Nur Aisyah
2008746993
Mohd Sukri, Aini Salbia
2008561439
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Thesis advisor
Mohamed Zain, Fazlin
UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: K Law > K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence > Comparative law. International uniform Law > Courts. Procedure
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Law
Programme: Bachelor of Legal Studies (Hons)
Keywords: women, syariah, jurisdiction
Date: April 2011
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32127
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