Conference Boost For Syariah And Civil Laws
By Lyna Mohammad

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Islamic Legal Unit with the cooperation of the Islamic Eminence Development and Communication Section, Ministry of Religious Affairs is conducting a two-day Conference on Civil and Syariah Laws.

Officiating the opening ceremony yesterday at the Orchid Garden Hotel in Berakas was the State Mufti, Pehin Dato Ustaz Hj Awg Abd Aziz Juned.

Organised in conjunction with this year's Isra' Mikraj celebration, amongst the objectives of the event are to provide and increase understanding on information on law to legal practitioners and higher education institutions.

The conference also aims to observe the development of law information in the syariah court in the Sultanate and Malaysia and observe the differences between syariah and civil laws.

Law, said the chief guest in his opening speech, is an apparatus to seek justice and it is important that justice is an objective for whatever law.

Syariah laws cover all religious aspects and the various penalties, while civil laws refer to specific laws related to human beings and are utilised to differentiate criminal laws.

Yesterday's opening ceremony began with a welcoming speech by the Director of Islamic Law Unit, Ustaz Hj Tasim Hj Akim, who is chairperson of the organising committee. He highlighted the objectives of the conference.

A total of seven working papers will be presented at the seminar where the participants comprise representatives from government agencies, prosecutors, legal practitioners, private sectors, university students and participants invited from Sabah and Sarawak.

Three speakers from Malaysia have been flown in to present their working papers, namely, Dato Hj Aidi Mokhtar, Dato Hj Mohd Asri Hj Abdullah and Azmi Talib.

After the opening ceremony, three papers were presented yesterday, including a presentation by Chief Justice of Syariah, Pehin Datu Imam Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Hj Abd Hamid Bakal, who spoke on "Syariah Law Information Guarantees Justice".

In the afternoon, Dato Seri Laila Jasa Professor Dr Anwarullah delivered his presentation on "Standard of Proof: Offences of Ta'zir and Offences of Huddud", followed by a presentation by speaker Encik Azmi Talib. Question and answer sessions were also conducted at the end of each presentation.

In the evening, the participants attended a dinner hosted by the Minister of Religious Affairs, Pehin Dato Dr Ustaz Hj Awg Mohd Zain Hj Serudin at the minister's official residence.

The seminar will conclude today with a closing and certificate presentation ceremony to be officiated by the Attorney General of Brunei Darussalam, Dato Paduka Awg Hj Kifrawi Dato Paduka Hj Kifli. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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