Surabaya, Indonesia, 20 November 2023. Prof Farid Sufian Shuaib explains to colleagues and students at the Faculty of Law, University of Hang Tuah, Surabaya, Indonesia that the position of Islamic law in Malaysia could be best understood by appreciating the legal history and the formation of the Federation of Malaya and Malaysia based on the Federal Constitution.
Prof Farid Sufian Shuaib in delivering a Guest Lecture entitled “Islamic Law in Malaysia” at the Faculty of Law, University of Hang Tuah, Surabaya, Indonesia explains that as a federation, the Federal Constitution provides the competency to enact on Islamic law to States, rather than the Federation.
Prof Dr Chomariyah, the Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Hang Tuah in opening the Guest Lecture welcomes a discussion on a matter of mutual regard between neighbours in the region.