Syariah Law Case Study

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ii. To provide for the management and conduct of both basic Arabic language and of Bahasa Malaysia Qualifying examination. iii. To review and adjust the curriculum of the Syariah programme in all universities especially in Malaysia context. iv. To look into the adequacy of the law degree curriculum, course and examination. The best would be to require all Syariah degree graduates and advocates and solicitors who would like to be admitted as Syarie lawyer to sit for a common Syariah law qualifying examination. By doing so, the professional ability of all law and Syariah graduates in this country shall be examined before they are admitted as Syarie lawyers. Next, Syarie lawyer could not practice in civil court of justice but contrary to the …show more content…

By looking at the prerequisite to have chambering before being qualified to apply for a license to practice as a Syarie lawyer, in my opinion the legislator is like a photocopy machine because it seems like the requirement for advocate and solicitor. For me, 9 months chambering is very important for advocate and solicitor because they may practice in the whole Malaysia plus the jurisdiction of Civil courts is wider compared to Syariah court, therefore it is crucial enough for them to have practical or chambering within the provided time because there are many branches of laws have to be leaned. Comparing to Syariah court which has a very limited power in judiciary, I think 2 to 3 months chambering is more than enough for the future Syarie lawyer by considering what will be learnt in practical side. My opinion is based on my experience doing attachment for 2 months in Syariah court and Syariah legal firm where I believe that its practicing side is not super different with what I studied in Diploma in Judicial and Advocatory Practice(DIJAP) in Islamic Science University of Malaysia. The lecturers are practitioners such as Syarie lawyers, judges and registrar who are still in service. They are well competent individuals to guide these students about Syariah law practice. Moreover, the future Syarie lawyer can only practice in Selangor because other states provide dissimilar requirement for the period of chambering. However, a law student can apply for a license as advocate and solicitor once he finished 9 months chambering where the license makes him able to practice in all states in Malaysia without any

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