Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Alhamdulillahhirobila’lamin, praise be to Allah for all His mercy and blessings, so that this collaborative book can be realized. Prayers and greetings may always be upon to the Prophet Muhammad and his family, friends and followers until the end of time.
In the framework of developing a national legal system based on the Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution to answer the development of society both at national and global levels, a comparative study is needed, because according to Prof. Sudharto, comparative study can bring a “critical attitude” to the legal system itself and, according to Soerjono Soekanto, it is able to find out how to solve legal problems in a just and appropriate manner.
This book is a collaborative writing in the form of a Book Chapter with the title “Selected Legal Issues in Indonesia and Malaysia” which consists of 5 Chapters written by lecturers of the Faculty of Law, Sultan Agung Islamic University Semarang, Indonesia and 5 Chapters written by lecturers of the School of Law Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia, as a form of cooperation between the two Universities in these two countries.
The presence of this editorial book is in addition to carrying out the tri dharma of Higher Education, especially in the field of education, it also aims to help lecturers and students learn various studies in the field of law between Indonesia and Malaysia both in the fields of Criminal, Civil and Administrative law and State Administration, Islamic law and other laws.
Based on the above matters, this legal study is expected to be able to help lecturers and students of the Faculty of Law as additional reference material regarding comparative studies between law in Indonesia and Malaysia in the context of conducting legal reform.
Wassalamu’alaikum Wr.Wb.