Transforming and Globalising the Shari’ah Judiciary System of Malaysia

Abstract

Keeping Islamic law only alive is not enough in today’s context. Islamic law needs to be transformed to meet challenging ends inside and outside Malaysia. To meet this end and in order to promote harmonization between Islamic laws and procedures across different states in Malaysia, a body that operates at the federal level has been established. Such a federal body is called the Shari’ah Judiciary Department of Malaysia (Jabatan Kehakiman Shari’ah Malaysia) (JKSM). This chapter looks into the endeavors undertaken by JKSM to achieve its objectives.

Strategic Policy for The Development of Electronic Judiciary in Indonesia During the Pandemic Period

“…Over the years, the states' Syari'ah courts have introduced electronic innovations that aim to have a well-equipped system to store and analyze data so that a service, which is faster, more accurate, and of better quality, can be delivered to the court clients. Some of the innovations are e-Tray' and 'i-Post' in The Syari'ah Judiciary Department of Terengganu, e-Syariah Instant Access Procedure (e-Siap) in Penang Syari'ah Judiciary Department, and E-Perintah to check the status of completion of the court orders and when they are ready to be collected in The Syari'ah Court of Melaka [14].…”