Tim Lindsey is Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law, Director of the Asian Law Centre and Director of the Centre for Islamic Law and Society, both in the Law School at The University of Melbourne. Kerstin Steiner is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Business Law and Taxation, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, and an Associate of the Asian Law Centre and Centre for Islamic Law and Society, both at The University of Melbourne.

'This book presents a comprehensive discussion of Islam, Law and the State, covering two different countries - Malaysia and Brunei. The authors discuss many important aspects from pre to post independence and up to the current practices in both countries. The smooth flow of the authors' ideas makes the manuscript interesting, easy to understand and readers can follow the discussion easily, even those who have no legal background.' Nurhidayah Muhammad Hashim, Associate Professor, Centre for Islamic Thought and Understanding (CITU), Universiti Teknologi MARA.

• GlossaryTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. Syari’ah, Daulat and the Malays: Laws, Legal Institutions and the Anglo-Malay MadhhabPart A: MalaysiaChapter 2. Overview: Islamic Laws in Malaysia: Religion and the FederationPart I. Sources of Islamic Regulation in MalaysiaChapter 3. Syari’ah Law under Colonial RuleChapter 4. Syari’ah Law after Independence1. The Constitution2. Early Legislation3. Current Legislation4. Moral Offenses5. FatawaPart II. Non-Judicial Legal Institutions in MalaysiaChapter 5. State Islamic Institutions1. Department of Religious Affairs2. JKSM (Department of Islamic Judiciary)3. Religious Enforcement Officers4. Ulama CouncilsChapter 6. Regulation of Islamic Financial Institutions1. Syari’ah Banking2. Zakat Organisation3. Lembaga Tabung Haji4. Wakaf5. Zakat and Islamic PhilanthropyChapter 7. Regulation of Islamic Education1. Madrasah2. Tertiary Institutions3. OthersPart III. The Religious Judiciary in MalaysiaChapter 8. Syari’ah Courts and the Secular Judiciary Jurisdictional Division1. Federal Syari’ah Courts2. State Syari’ah Courts3. Case Study: ApostasyPart IV. Judicial Decision MakingChapter 9. Judicial Decision Making in the Religious Courts*. Case Studies: Conversion; Inter-religious DivorcePart V. Alternative Visions of Syari’ah and State Responses in MalaysiaChapter 10. The PAS Codes1. Kelantan2. TerengganuChapter 11. Sisters in IslamChapter 12. State ResponsesPart B: BruneiChapter 12. Overview: Islamic Laws in Brunei: Sultan, Sovereignty and Syari’ahPart I. Sources of Islamic Regulation in BruneiChapter 13. Syari’ah Laws under Colonial Rule1. Mohammedan Laws Enactment of 19122. Mohammedan Marriage and Divorce Enactment of 1913Chapter 14. Syari’ah Laws in Brunei after Independence1. Early Legislation: The Religious Council, State Custom and Kathis Courts Enactment of 19552. Current LegislationChapter 15. Fatawa and the State Mufti’s OfficePart II. Non-Judicial Legal Institutions in BruneiChapter 16. State Islamic Institutions1. The Sultan2. State Councils3. Ministry of Religious AffairsChapter 17. Regulation of Islamic Financial InstitutionsChapter 18. Regulation of Islamic Education1. Madrasah2. Tertiary InstitutionsPart III. The Religious Judiciary in BruneiChapter 19. Syari’ah Courts and the Secular Judiciary: Jurisdictional DivisionChapter 20. The Religious Courts1. The Kathi2. The Syar’iah Court4. AppealsPart IV. Judicial Decisions MakingChapter 21. Judicial Decision Making in the Religious Courts· Case Studies: Conversion, divorcePart V. Alternative Visions of Syari’ah and State Responses in BruneiChapter 22. Syari’ah Political MovementsBibliographyIndex