Law expert Prof Abdul Aziz Bari has proposed the formation of a constitutional court which would be above the civil or syariah courts to resolve any lingering disputes.
The Universiti Selangor (Unisel) academician suggested this in response to a call by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Jamil Khir Baharom for the formation of a Syariah Federal Court.
Aziz, a former law professor at the International Islamic University, said Jamil may not be aware of the repercussions of his suggestion in asserting that both the civil federal and syariah federal courts will have similar powers.
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