Constitution has to be amended for Shariah court to be equivalent to Federal Court, lawyers say

12 December 2014
Picture by Saw Siow Feng
A file picture of the Federal Court in Putrajaya, March 6, 2014. Lawyers from the Bar Council say Putrajaya needs to amend the Federal Constitution before it can elevate the Shariah courts to be on par with the Federal Court. ― Picture by Saw Siow Feng
<p>The Federal Constitution needs to be amended before Putrajaya can elevate the Shariah courts to be on par with the Federal Court, lawyers said today.</p><p>Even then, they warned the federal government that such an amendment, which requires two-thirds majority in Parliament, could be unconstitutional as it would violate the basic structure of the Federal Constitution which vests the judicial powers of the federation in the civil High Court.</p><p>“So practically speaking, I cannot see how this can be effectively implemented and enforced,” Bar Council constitutional law committee chair Firdaus Husni told&nbsp;<em>Malay Mail Online.</em></p>
Read the full article here: Malay Mail Online

Comments

Post new comment

This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.