Contesting Syariah Laws in Malaysia: Religion, human rights and the state's response

Contesting Syariah Laws in Malaysia: Religion, human rights and the state's response

Malaysia is a multiracial country with Islam as the Religion of the Federation. Its Federal Constitution is crafted in a way that Islam - the religion of the Malay majority - occupies special position in the constitution and makes significant presence in public life. But Malaysia is not a full-fledg...

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Main Author: Mohamad, Marzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2017
Subjects:
JA Political science (General)
KBP Islamic Law
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/60015/
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spelling iium-600152018-01-08T08:41:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/60015/ Contesting Syariah Laws in Malaysia: Religion, human rights and the state's response Mohamad, Marzuki JA Political science (General) KBP Islamic Law Malaysia is a multiracial country with Islam as the Religion of the Federation. Its Federal Constitution is crafted in a way that Islam - the religion of the Malay majority - occupies special position in the constitution and makes significant presence in public life. But Malaysia is not a full-fledged Islamic state. Secular criminal and civil laws are in force and attempts to introduce Islamic criminal laws (hudūd) were thwarted by the provisions in the constitution itself. While the more conservative Muslim groups view the entrenched position of Islam in the constitution as one of the most important pillars of Malaysian nation, the more liberal groups see it as a hindrance to the creation of a more liberal and progressive Malaysia. This paper aims at analyzing the contestations between the two groups on the implementation of syariah laws and the impacts of these contestations on politics and law in contemporary Malaysia. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60015/1/Journal%20Article_Contesting%20Syariah%20Laws_JPL_Marzuki.pdf Mohamad, Marzuki (2017) Contesting Syariah Laws in Malaysia: Religion, human rights and the state's response. Journal of Politics and Law, 10 (5). pp. 140-151. ISSN 1913-9047 E-ISSN 1913-9055 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jpl/article/view/72152/39521
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KBP Islamic Law
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Mohamad, Marzuki
Contesting Syariah Laws in Malaysia: Religion, human rights and the state's response
description Malaysia is a multiracial country with Islam as the Religion of the Federation. Its Federal Constitution is crafted in a way that Islam - the religion of the Malay majority - occupies special position in the constitution and makes significant presence in public life. But Malaysia is not a full-fledged Islamic state. Secular criminal and civil laws are in force and attempts to introduce Islamic criminal laws (hudūd) were thwarted by the provisions in the constitution itself. While the more conservative Muslim groups view the entrenched position of Islam in the constitution as one of the most important pillars of Malaysian nation, the more liberal groups see it as a hindrance to the creation of a more liberal and progressive Malaysia. This paper aims at analyzing the contestations between the two groups on the implementation of syariah laws and the impacts of these contestations on politics and law in contemporary Malaysia.
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author Mohamad, Marzuki
author_facet Mohamad, Marzuki
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title Contesting Syariah Laws in Malaysia: Religion, human rights and the state's response
title_short Contesting Syariah Laws in Malaysia: Religion, human rights and the state's response
title_full Contesting Syariah Laws in Malaysia: Religion, human rights and the state's response
title_fullStr Contesting Syariah Laws in Malaysia: Religion, human rights and the state's response
title_full_unstemmed Contesting Syariah Laws in Malaysia: Religion, human rights and the state's response
title_sort contesting syariah laws in malaysia: religion, human rights and the state's response
publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/60015/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/60015/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/60015/1/Journal%20Article_Contesting%20Syariah%20Laws_JPL_Marzuki.pdf
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