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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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Application of JKSM's Practice Directions in Matrimonial Property Claim Proceedings: Towards Law Reform

Jamal Mohd Lokman Sulaiman, Mohd Al Adib Samuri, Mohd Nasran Mohamad, Noor Lizza Mohamed Said

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v13-i1/15331

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The Practice Direction issued by the Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia (JKSM) has helped fill the loopholes in the Islamic law provisions related to matrimonial property claims due to divorce, death or polygamy. However, to date, there has been no mapping made to match the Practice Directions with the loopholes in the statutes. Therefore, this study aims to analyse the position of Practice Directions in matrimonial property proceedings using a document analysis approach based on cases found in Jurnal Hukum, grounds of judgment, reported cases, and interviews with seven study participants who are directly involved with matrimonial property case proceedings in Syariah Courts. The findings of the study found that three reforms should be done on the statute of Islamic law in Malaysia starting from the legal reform related to the place of registration of case claims, the position of matrimonial property claims due to death and also the procedure of giving testimony in court, which can also be done in writing. This study is important to assist researchers and experts in understanding the efforts and the process of standardisation of Islamic law in Malaysia.

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Statuts
Enakmen Pentadbiran Agama Islam Selangor 2003
Enakmen Tatacara Mal Syariah Court Selangor 2003
Enakmen law Keluarga Islam Selangor 2003

Practice Directions
Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No. 1 Year 2000
Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No. 3 Year 2002
Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No. 3 Year 2019
Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No. 4 Year 2016
Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No. 5 Year 2016
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Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No.14 Year 2006
Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No.2 Year 2002
Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No.2 Year 2012
Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No.5 Year 2003
Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No.5 Year 2017
Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No.6 Year 2003
Practice Directions Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia No.6 Year 2007

CASES
Che Mas binti Abdullah v. Mat Sharie bin Yaakub. (2005). JH XIX/ I
Habsah Bt Saad v Surianata Bt Baharom dan Shaari Bin A. Samad. (2004). JH XVII/I
Hamzah bin Zainuddin v Noraini binti Abdul Rashid. (2008). JH 25/2
Hawa Binti Embong v Ahmad Bin Muda. (2005). JH XX/II
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Noridah Ab. Talib v Hishamudin Jamaludin. (2009). JH 29/2
Rosmizai bt. Muhamad Noor v. Nik Sen bin Mat Rifin. Saman No: 03200-017-0101-2015 Syariah High Court Kota Bharu
Muhammad Shariff Leong Abdullah v Noraidalena binti Mohd Najib. (2012). JH 34(1)
Timothy John Smith v Norliza binti Ali. (2014). JH 39(1)
Sharifah Laila bte Syed Shamsudin v Abdul Latif bin Arshad. (1994). JH IX/ I
Wan Chik bin Wan Kadir v. Esah binti Zakaria dan 5 Yang Lain. (2006). JH XXII/II
Wan Fatimah binti Wan A.Rahman v. Nurul Ain binti Mohamad Kamal dan lain-lain. Saman No:10300-017-0550-2014 Syariah High Court Shah Alam
Zaleha binti Abdul Aziz v Kaharudin bin Md. Salleh. (2016). JH 43/1
Zuraimi bin Mustafa v Mazliza binti Mat Amin. (2013). JH 37(1)

In-Text Citation: (Sulaiman et al., 2023)
To Cite this Article: Sulaiman, J. M. L., Samuri, M. A. A., Mohamad, M. N., & Said, N. L. M. (2023). Application of JKSM’s Practice Directions in Matrimonial Property Claim Proceedings: Towards Law Reform. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13(1), 30–48.