Federal Court Judgement in the Attorney General Malaysia v Victoria Martin Case

Author: 
Suriyadi Halim Omar, Judge Federal Court, Malaysia
Creation date: 
2016 Mar 24
Language: 
English
Audience: 
All
Description: 
The Federal Court ruled by a majority (3 to 2) that only Muslims could practice in sharia court by reference to Rules applicable to the Sharia Court. The Federal Court held that the Rules did not violate the Federal Constitution. The dissenting judgment of Justice Suriyadi held that Parliament did not intend to shut the doors to academically endowed non-Muslims having sufficient knowledge of Islamic law to appear in any sharia court. CLS member, Eugene Roy Joseph held a watching brief in the proceedings.