PELAKSANAAN SULH DI JABATAN KEHAKIMAN SYARIAH SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN (JAKESS): SATU SOROTAN AWAL

Abstract

The Selangor Syariah Court has gazetted the rules [2001 Syariah
Court Civil Procedure (Sulh)] relating to sulh and has appointed
legal officers to observe the sulh process. With the setting up of the
rules, it is hoped that the family cases will be conducted without the
need for lengthy trials. With supported by the statistic of successful
cases which haved benefited from the process, this article is trying to
analyses the implementation of sulh at the Selangor Syariah Court.
The study shows that the rules has reduce the backlog of cases in the
syariah court and lessen the stress and tension which usually occur
in family cases. This article will also establish the primacy of sulh
which had been a previously neglected aspect of Islamic doctrine
and legal system. More importantly, this discussion will contibute
towards constructing a conflict and dispute management system which
adresses the needs and expectations of Muslim societies today.