The legal framework for dispute resolution in Malaysia’s Islamic finance industry

What is it about?

The paper aims to examine significant developments in the institutional framework for dispute resolution in the Islamic finance industry in Malaysia. Malaysia, as part of its efforts to consolidate its enviable Islamic finance industry, has strengthened its institutional framework for dispute resolution. Apart from adopting Malaysia’s framework and possibly adapting it to suit their specific local variations, other jurisdictions may also encourage Islamic financial institutions to incorporate effective dispute resolution processes in Islamic finance contracts.

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Why is it important?

This is the first of its kind written in the relevant area so far our knowledge goes. It critically discusses most recent developments in the institutional framework on dispute resolution in the Islamic finance industry in Malaysia. Our findings show that Malaysia is far ahead of other jurisdictions by a significant margin in spearheading reforms in the emerging global Islamic finance industry. The dispute resolution framework has been largely affected by the recent reforms.

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