Family Law In Malaysia Pdf
The predominance school of law in malaysia today is the madhhab shafi i.
Family law in malaysia pdf. Population in malaysia vary between the different states in malaysia 4 the government of malaysia has developed a model law entitled the islamic family malaysia has the following reservations to cedaw 10 articles 9 2 16 1 a 16 1 c 16 1 f and 16 1 g. Family law in malaysia is an invaluable source of the non muslim and muslim family laws of malaysia for readers who are unable to use similar books written inbahasa malaysia eg mimi kamariah majid undang undangkeluarga di malaysia malaysia. In malaysia there are two sets of laws that are applicable in personal matters of intestacy marriage divorce custody of children and division of assets on the breakdown of a marriage. The general power of the malaysian high.
Professor ahmad s new book brings the reader up to date with the family laws of. However several criticisms have been leveled against the exclusive reliance on this school of law on the argument that it gives room for unnecessary restrictions of. I own part of the copyrights though since most of the work is original. Family law newsletter july 2014 29 domicile and divorce m alaysia has a dual legal system based on both english common law and islamic sharia law.
However several criticisms have been leveled against the exclusive reliance on this school of law on the argument that. This article will focus on family law governing non muslims as regulated by the law reform marriage divorce act 1976 the act. Is l a m ic f a m il y l a w f e d e r a l t e r r it o r ie s a c t 1984 d ate. The laws governing non muslims and the laws governing muslims.
These reserva tions are made on the basis of the state party s. The commissioner of law revision malaysia under the authority of the revision of laws act 1968 in collaboration with percetakan nasional malaysia bhd 2006. These are notes i prepared for iuiu students on family law 1. A q a guide to family law in malaysia.