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No confusion that only shariah court can allow Islam renunciation, says lawyer

PETALING JAYA: There is no confusion in law that only the shariah courts have jurisdiction to hear cases involving Muslims intending to renounce their faith, a lawyer said, adding that the Federal Court had put the issue to rest three years ago. ....

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COMMENT | The future of Orang Asal

COMMENT | The future of Orang Asal
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COMMENT | As it is, the Orang Asal (otherwise also known popularly or colloquially as the Orang Asli) are the aboriginal peoples of Malaysia – whose native pedigree stretches back thousands of years – and by default bestowed with the special position as enshrined in Article 153 of our Federal Constitution.
However, like their counterparts in many parts of the world, they remain marginalised and left behind in national development.
Article 8 of the Federal Constitution on equality before the law further provides under sub-article 5 that this doesn’t invalidate or prohibit (c) “any provision for the protection, well-being or advancement of the aboriginal peoples of the Malay Peninsula (including the reservation of land) or the reservation to aborigines of a reasonable proportion of suitable positions in the public service …” ....

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COMMENT | The future of Orang Asal

COMMENT | The future of Orang Asal
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The Edge Court Judgments Report

This monthly report is compiled and briefly summarised by a group of lawyers on a voluntary basis for the benefit of readers of The Edge.
Please consult your own lawyers if you need advice on the cases, issues and related matters highlighted here.

PERSONAL LAWS AND JURISDICTION OF SECULAR AND SYARIAH COURTS
Article 121(1A) of the Federal Constitution (‘Constitution’), read together with the Ninth Schedule, List II, Item 1 of the State List, provides that secular courts ‘shall not have jurisdiction in respect of any matter within the jurisdiction of the Syariah courts’ (‘State List’). The State List provides for personal laws affecting persons professing the religion of Islam and the jurisdiction of the Syariah courts is exercisable on two conditions. First, the person professes the religion of Islam (‘Legal Persona’). Second, the matter falls within the subject-matter enumerated in the State List (‘Subject-matter Jurisdiction’). ....

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