Contemporary Primary Sources :: Legislation :: 9 Shaʿbān 1423 / 14 October 2002
Gubernur Provinsi Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Posted by Daniel Peterson, 19 August 2015
This qanun regulates the shari'a courts (Mahkamah Syar'iyah) of Aceh, as well as the personnel and hierarchy therein. It also defines the areas of law over which the courts have jurisdiction, those being al-syakhshiyah (family law), mu'amalah (civil and commercial law), and jinayat (criminal law). The elucidation of the qanun defines jinayat as including offences such as zina (extra-marital sex), accusation of zina, murder, physical abuse, alcohol consumption, gambling, and failure to abide by prayer and fasting requirements.
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