Reclassifying Sharia Courts as State Government Entities

Long live the common law! This week we look at the fascinating Malaysian Federal Court decision in Indira Gandhi v Director of the Islamic Department. 

• Indira Gandhi v Director of the Islamic Department(2018, Federal Court of Malaysia)
• J Neoh, Legitimacy of the Common Law in Post-Colonial Malaysia [2010] LAWASIA 59

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