Abstract
Practice Directions have been introduced in the civil courts since 1946, and an adaptation of these was introduced in the Syariah courts in 2000. This article aims to explain the validity and position of the Practice Directions, as well as to compare these in terms of of legal provisions and application in the Syariah and civil courts. This research is a qualitative study involving library research (analysis of provisions of relevant laws and case reports), supplemented with interviews. It is found that Practice Directions were applied based on the provisions of the laws in force. However, there are differences in the position and application of Practice Directions between the Syariah courts and the civil courts in terms of source of authority, the authorities issuing the Practice Directions, enforcement and status, as well as the publication of Practice Directions. This study may serve as a guideline for JKSM and JKSN to re-evaluate and amend existing laws, or to form methods for Practice Directions for the courts to ensure that the ones used are valid and cannot be challenged by any party. Keywords: Practice Directions, judicial administration, Syariah court, civil court, shariah law, civil law, practice direction methods.
Highlights
Perlembagaan Persekutuan menetapkan bahawa sistem perundangan di Malaysia dilaksanakan melalui dual sistem kehakiman yang unik,[1] iaitu sistem perundangan sivil yang berasaskan prinsip undang-undang Inggeris dan sistem perundangan syariah yang berasaskan hukum syarak.[2]
Practice Directions have been introduced in the civil courts
an adaptation of these was introduced in the Syariah courts
Summary
Perlembagaan Persekutuan menetapkan bahawa sistem perundangan di Malaysia dilaksanakan melalui dual sistem kehakiman yang unik,[1] iaitu sistem perundangan sivil yang berasaskan prinsip undang-undang Inggeris dan sistem perundangan syariah yang berasaskan hukum syarak.[2] Keduadua sistem ini berjalan secara berasingan dan tidak boleh melangkaui bidang kuasa antara satu sama lain.[3] Sistem perundangan di Malaysia digerakkan melalui dua jenis undang-undang, iaitu undang-undang substantif dan prosedural. Kelicinan pentadbiran undang-undang juga dibantu melalui kewujudan kaedah tertentu setakat mana yang diperakukan dan diwartakan oleh undang-undang itu sendiri. Arahan tertentu yang dikenali sebagai Arahan Amalan berkaitan dengan pentadbiran undang-undang dikeluarkan untuk memastikan pentadbiran kehakiman dan proses perbicaraan dapat dijalankan dengan lancar, adil dan sistematik
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