Company law and corporate governance in Malaysia- harmonisation of Shariah and the common law

The last two decades have seen prolific company law reform and corporate governance transformation internationally. The changes have been attributed to various factors ranging from changes to shareholding demographics, the growth and impact of technology on corporate law and practice to new business...

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Main Authors:	Mohd. Sulaiman, Aiman @ Nariman, Rachagan, Shanthy
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	Routledge, Taylor & Francis 2017
Subjects:	K Law (General) KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/72581/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/72581/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/72581/1/routledge%20hbook%20%281%29.pdf

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spelling	iium-725812020-01-08T07:26:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/72581/ Company law and corporate governance in Malaysia- harmonisation of Shariah and the common law Mohd. Sulaiman, Aiman @ Nariman Rachagan, Shanthy K Law (General) KPG Malaysia The last two decades have seen prolific company law reform and corporate governance transformation internationally. The changes have been attributed to various factors ranging from changes to shareholding demographics, the growth and impact of technology on corporate law and practice to new business and investment models. An added dimension to corporate law and governance reform is the growth of Islamic capital market and the Islamic financial services industry. This development has intensified interest about Shariah or Islamic principles in commerce particularly its interaction with conventional company law and practice. This chapter analyses how and to what extent Shariah principles in commerce are considered in modern company law within a common law jurisdiction. The analysis is posited within the legal and regulatory framework of Malaysia which has a strong common law tradition but has developed Islamic commercial law parallel to the common law as exemplified in its Islamic capital market and Islamic financial services sector. Routledge, Taylor & Francis 2017 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72581/1/routledge%20hbook%20%281%29.pdf Mohd. Sulaiman, Aiman @ Nariman and Rachagan, Shanthy (2017) Company law and corporate governance in Malaysia- harmonisation of Shariah and the common law. In: Routledge handbook of Corporate Law. Routledge, Taylor & Francis, Oxon, United Kingdom, pp. 228-244. ISBN 978-1-3157-6701-7 https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Corporate-Law/Tomasic/p/book/9781138786899
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description	The last two decades have seen prolific company law reform and corporate governance transformation internationally. The changes have been attributed to various factors ranging from changes to shareholding demographics, the growth and impact of technology on corporate law and practice to new business and investment models. An added dimension to corporate law and governance reform is the growth of Islamic capital market and the Islamic financial services industry. This development has intensified interest about Shariah or Islamic principles in commerce particularly its interaction with conventional company law and practice. This chapter analyses how and to what extent Shariah principles in commerce are considered in modern company law within a common law jurisdiction. The analysis is posited within the legal and regulatory framework of Malaysia which has a strong common law tradition but has developed Islamic commercial law parallel to the common law as exemplified in its Islamic capital market and Islamic financial services sector.
format	Book Chapter
author	Mohd. Sulaiman, Aiman @ Nariman Rachagan, Shanthy
author_facet	Mohd. Sulaiman, Aiman @ Nariman Rachagan, Shanthy
author_sort	Mohd. Sulaiman, Aiman @ Nariman
title	Company law and corporate governance in Malaysia- harmonisation of Shariah and the common law
title_short	Company law and corporate governance in Malaysia- harmonisation of Shariah and the common law
title_full	Company law and corporate governance in Malaysia- harmonisation of Shariah and the common law
title_fullStr	Company law and corporate governance in Malaysia- harmonisation of Shariah and the common law
title_full_unstemmed	Company law and corporate governance in Malaysia- harmonisation of Shariah and the common law
title_sort	company law and corporate governance in malaysia- harmonisation of shariah and the common law
publisher	Routledge, Taylor & Francis
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/72581/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/72581/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/72581/1/routledge%20hbook%20%281%29.pdf
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Company law and corporate governance in Malaysia- harmonisation of Shariah and the common law

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