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Sharī‘ah court-annexed dispute resolution of three commonwealth countries – a literature review

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the legal framework for court-annexed dispute resolution in courts with Sharī‘ah jurisdiction in Nigeria, Malaysia and Singapore. The major part of the study is dedicated to propose reforms in the administration of justice system in the courts with...

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Main Author: Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi
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Published: Emerald Group Publishing 2015
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spelling my.iium.irep.427332016-04-17T18:17:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42733/ Sharī‘ah court-annexed dispute resolution of three commonwealth countries – a literature review Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi H Social Sciences (General) K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the legal framework for court-annexed dispute resolution in courts with Sharī‘ah jurisdiction in Nigeria, Malaysia and Singapore. The major part of the study is dedicated to propose reforms in the administration of justice system in the courts with Sharī‘ah jurisdiction in Nigeria and the relevance of such reforms to the ongoing reforms in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries. Design/methodology/approach – This is an integrative literature review, which adopts a comparative approach in analyzing the conceptual framework of amicable dispute resolution in the modern world with particular reference to the Sharī‘ah court. Findings – The findings of this research illustrate the adaptability of the practices in Malaysia and Singapore in the courts with Sharī‘ah jurisdiction in Nigeria and the MENA region. Practical implications – An exposition of the dispute resolution processes in Islamic law reveals the relevance of these processes in modern reforms of the administration of justice system. The practical implications of this study include the streamlining of the rules and procedures of modern Sharī‘ah courts in post-revolution Arab countries to allow for court-annexed amicable (alternative) dispute resolution initiatives. Originality/value – As far as it is known, this is the first conceptual study on the court-annexed dispute resolution frameworks of Sharī‘ah courts in three commonwealth jurisdictions. Emerald Group Publishing 2015 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42733/1/Shariah_Court-annexed_dispute_resolution_of_three_commonwealth_countries_-_a_literature_review.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42733/6/42733_Shar%C4%AB%E2%80%98ah_court-annexed_dispute_resolution_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42733/8/42733_Shar%C4%AB%E2%80%98ah_court-annexed_dispute_resolutionWOS.pdf Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi (2015) Sharī‘ah court-annexed dispute resolution of three commonwealth countries – a literature review. International Journal of Conflict Management, 26 (2). pp. 214-238. ISSN 1044-4068 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/IJCMA-06-2012-0050 10.1108/IJCMA-06-2012-0050
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
K Law (General)
KBP Islamic Law
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K Law (General)
KBP Islamic Law
Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi
Sharī‘ah court-annexed dispute resolution of three commonwealth countries – a literature review
description Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the legal framework for court-annexed dispute resolution in courts with Sharī‘ah jurisdiction in Nigeria, Malaysia and Singapore. The major part of the study is dedicated to propose reforms in the administration of justice system in the courts with Sharī‘ah jurisdiction in Nigeria and the relevance of such reforms to the ongoing reforms in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries. Design/methodology/approach – This is an integrative literature review, which adopts a comparative approach in analyzing the conceptual framework of amicable dispute resolution in the modern world with particular reference to the Sharī‘ah court. Findings – The findings of this research illustrate the adaptability of the practices in Malaysia and Singapore in the courts with Sharī‘ah jurisdiction in Nigeria and the MENA region. Practical implications – An exposition of the dispute resolution processes in Islamic law reveals the relevance of these processes in modern reforms of the administration of justice system. The practical implications of this study include the streamlining of the rules and procedures of modern Sharī‘ah courts in post-revolution Arab countries to allow for court-annexed amicable (alternative) dispute resolution initiatives. Originality/value – As far as it is known, this is the first conceptual study on the court-annexed dispute resolution frameworks of Sharī‘ah courts in three commonwealth jurisdictions.
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title Sharī‘ah court-annexed dispute resolution of three commonwealth countries – a literature review
title_short Sharī‘ah court-annexed dispute resolution of three commonwealth countries – a literature review
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