Ahmad Azam Mohd Shariff

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | ukm · Faculty of Law

Justice in the small cause in Bangladesh has been implemented by enacting a separate judicial window, small cause courts (SCC). These courts (before 1887 they were court of requests) have been working successfully since 1753. These courts have been working not only for opening the judiciary for the small and petty matters, but also for emphasizin...

Justice in the small cause in Bangladesh has been implemented by enacting a separate judicial window, small cause courts (SCC). These courts (before 1887 they were court of requests) have been working successfully since 1753. These courts have been working not only for opening the judiciary for the small and petty matters, but also for emphasizin...

Perlakuan buli telah menjadi suatu fenomena yang merisaukan sejak akhir-akhir ini. Terdapat banyak kes buli di Malaysia yang dilaporkan di media-media massa dan elektronik. Apa yang lebih membimbangkan ialah perlakuan membuli di negara ini berlaku dalam kalangan pelajar sekolah rendah dan menengah. Penulisan ini mengupas permasalahan dari perspekti...

The management of civil claims in the Syariah Court usually takes a certain period of time to be resolved. As an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, sulh is suggested for the resolution of disputes between parties. The first objective of this study is to identify the management of civil cases, especially those that go through the Sulh Council...

People fly for several reasons. One of the goals is to obtain medical attention. This idea is known as “medical tourism.” In defending this concept, the notion of medical tourism is one of the prospects of increasing industries that have rapidly grown in Malaysia and other countries. One of the factors that led to this trend is the propensity to pu...

The right to health is recognised as a fundamental human right in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Constitution. In Malaysia, the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is a fundamental human right without discrimination for every human being. Consequently, the principle of the “right to health,” regardless of...

Anak tak sah taraf didefinisikan sebagai kelahiran anak hasil daripada perbuatan zina ataupun kehamilan tanpa pernikahan atau suami yang sah, tetapi bukan dari pernikahan syubhah. Terdapat keadaan di mana anak yang tidak sah taraf telah diberikan status sah taraf akibat kelemahan dalam aspek beban pembuktian serta pematuhan terhadap prinsip syariah...

Keterangan dokumen elektronik sering kali dikemukakan dalam perbicaraan di mahkamah syariah. Sekiranya didapati relevan, mempunyai nilai probatif dan koroboratif yang tinggi, serta terjaga rantaian keterangan dan jagaannya, sudah pasti ianya akan diterima oleh mahkamah syariah sebagai keterangan sekaligus membolehkannya diguna pakai sebagai asas pe...

Latar belakang dan tujuan: Terdapat dua peringkat perbicaraan kes jenayah syariah yang berkaitan dengan pemakaian darjah pembuktian iaitu pada akhir kes pendakwaan dan kes pembelaan. Peruntukan undang-undang yang tidak jelas berkaitan darjah pembuktian di akhir kes pendakwaan telah menyebabkan pemakaian darjah pembuktian yang tidak seragam. Kajian...

Setiap pesakit berhak menentukan apa yang beliau mahu atau tidak mahu dilakukan ke atas tubuh badan mereka. Perbincangan tentang hak pesakit bagi meneruskan atau meninggalkan rawatan perubatan akan memberi kesan kepada hak mereka untuk kekal hidup atau tidak. Huraian tentang hak pesakit telah dinyatakan dalam Piagam Pesakit, Persatuan Perubatan Mal...

Seorang qadi atau hakim mempunyai kedudukan yang tinggi dan mulia dalam agama Islam. Kedudukan ini diukur dari aspek tanggungjawab besar dan amanah berat yang harus dipikul bagi menjamin hak Allah dan hak pihak-pihak yang bertikai. Oleh itu, Islam telah meletakkan syarat-syarat yang ketat bagi melayakkan seseorang dilantik sebagai hakim. Kelayakan...

Pengakuan (admission) dan pengakuan salah (confession) merupakan keterangan yang relevan untuk dikemukakan dalam sesuatu kes di mahkamah. Walau bagaimanapun, keterangan pengakuan salah mempunyai skop pemakaian yang lebih terhad berbanding dengan keterangan pengakuan. Hal ini kerana keterangan pengakuan salah hanya boleh diberikan oleh tertuduh dala...

Abortion is a complex issue as people have different views and reasons to terminate a pregnancy. The act of abortion does not only involves adults but also young girls. Generally, abortion is an offence punishable under the Penal Code of Malaysia. However, the issue of abortion becomes crucial when the abortion involves the victim of rape. The cont...

Iqrar is a form of bayyinah or evidence which could be tendered during trial at the syariah court. The syariah evidential principles renders it relevant and admissible with varying effect. Iqrar sorih or confession, once admitted by court, would become binding against the accused. In such a scenario, the court may convict the accused based on such...

Keterangan yang menunjukkan watak buruk tertuduh merupakan suatu isu yang masih menjadi pertikaian di mahkamah sehingga hari ini. Pada amnya, pihak pendakwaan akan mengemukakan keterangan yang menunjukkan watak buruk tertuduh untuk membuktikan bahawa tertuduh mempunyai perwatakan yang boleh menyebabkannya melakukan kesalahan yang dipertuduh di samp...

Terdapat bukti jelas bahawa strategi pencegahan jenayah bukan sahaja mencegah jenayah, malah menggalakkan keterjaminan keselamatan masyarakat selain menyumbang kepada pembangunan mampan dalam negara. Penglibatan pelajar sekolah menengah di Malaysia dalam aktiviti jenayah seperti jenayah mencuri, membuli, merogol, melakukan pecah rumah dan merompak...

Medical malpractice can take form in several different ways. For instance, a mistake in diagnosis, a wrong prescription, failure to provide medical care and surgical failure both intentionally and unintentionally are all forms of medical malpractice. It can happen and is in fact happening all over the world, affecting the medical fraternity and als...

Keizinan ialah satu elemen asas yang mesti wujud sebelum doktor dibenarkan untuk menjalankan apa-apa rawatan ke atas pesakit. Persoalan yang timbul ialah bagaimanakah doktor hendak mendapatkan keizinan pesakit apabila pesakit sudah hilang keupayaan dan tidak berkeupayaan untuk memberi keizinan? Dalam konteks ini, Arahan Awal Perubatan (Advance Medi...

Penderafan dokumen kontrak merupakan satu kemahiran yang perlu dimiliki dan dikuasai oleh seseorang yang ingin berkecimpung dalam bidang guaman. Penderafan ini melibatkan beberapa peringkat dan memerlukan penelitian agar dokumen kontrak tersebut benar-benar menzahirkan kehendak, niat serta mencapai persetujuan pihak-pihak yang berkontrak. Dalam men...

Since its establishment in 1984, the Faculty of Law, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (hereinafter refered to as UKM) has always strived towards producing law graduates who are equally competent in both civil as well as syariah laws. In keeping abreast with current syariah legal developments, the syariah law curriculum has truly evolved over the year...

The Syariah Law of Evidence is one of the syariah courses in the combined civil and syariah LLB programme at the Faculty of Law, UKM. A revamp of the curriculum has seen practical mock trial been embedded in the course. The mock trial trains students on correct methods and techniques to submit evidence in civil and syariah criminal trials. This is...

The LLB programme at the Faculty of Law, UKM offers a unique blend of the civil and syariah curriculums. Throughout the existence of the faculty, the intention of producing law graduates who are well-balanced in their civil and syariah practical knowledge has always been evident. It is thus pertinent for the Law Faculty of Universiti Kebangsaan Mal...

This article aims at analysing the provision of remedies for enforcement of fundamental rights in Malaysia in respect of the challenges faced and the hope that desired. It is known that where there are rights, there will be a remedy. Rights without remedies are meaningless. So, the relationship between rights and remedies are interrelated of one an...

In Malaysia, the evolution of the public interest litigation in Paragraph 1 Schedule for the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (the provision of remedies for enforcement of fundamental rights), is affected by the differences of judicial attitude in giving an interpretation on the issue of standing under Order 53 rule 2 (4) of the Rules of Court 2012. O...

Intellectual property rights play an important role in socio-economic development. Countries attempt to have stronger IPR laws over their R&D outputs and other forms of technological development. The role of IPR is also significant in the protection of the results of research. Existing IPR tools which are devised by IPR experts at some level are di...

Part IXA of the Strata Titles Act 1965 (“STA”) provides for the establishment of the Strata Titles Board (“STB”). STB is given the mandate to exercise quasi-judicial functions with regards to matters relating to multi storey buildings. The rationale for establishing the STB is to protect the interest of the parcel owners. However, the STB shall be...

Two recent developments in Brunei and Malaysia on hudud and qisas implementation have revived the keen discussion and debate on admissibility of qarinah. The Brunei monarch has already approved the hudud, qisas and ta’zir implementation and a special committee has already been set up to look into several substantive, procedural and administrative m...

Every society yearns for justice and fundamental liberties. Nevertheless, the present global demand for unqualified freedom and liberties has turned the task of conducting an arrest into a daunting one. First and foremost, an arrest must be carried out in accordance with law. Secondly, an arrest must also conform to principles on human rights and l...

This article aims to examine the provision of remedies for enforcement of fundamental rights under Paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (know as 'Para 1') and the public safety in Malaysia. Currently, the provision of Para 1 is provided under an ordinary statute law. Therefore, for full protection of fundamental rights,...

Database is indeed an intellectual property which is well protected under the man-made contract law. However is database property amply protected by syariah contractual principles? This study attempts to look into this issue. This legal study is qualitative in nature. Hence, relevant materials, data and information on database are collected, assess...

The issue of database as property as well as its protection is very much debated of late. The idea of database as property under syariah law is relatively new. This study attempts to examine the position of database as property under syariah law and whether or not it should be well protected under syariah law. This writing observes that some recent...

The prosperity and success of a society heavily depends on the strength of the relation of its individual members, thus family constituting the fundamental unit of the structure of society provides the avenue for initiation of such relation among the individual members. Marriage as the only process through which families are brought into existence...

The issue of database protection is very much discussed and debated around the globe. It is generally agreed that database is protected under man-made criminal law. The question here is whether database is equally protected under syariah criminal principles. This article attempts to look into this issue. Being quantitative in nature, many relevant...

The issue of whipping punishment under Syariah Law has been publicly debated of late. The said punishment has always been claimed as barbaric. It is also often labelled as ineffective and impractical. Such blatant lies and baseless accusations against its enforcement are often hurled by muslims themselves unfortunately. Even those who are in ignora...