This paper provides a comparative study of sustainable dispute management practices in Malaysia and Japan. With a focus on land-related disputes, the tangible and measurable objectives of the study include the identification of common trends in court-annexed dispute management in Malaysia and Japan; sustainable practices in court-annexed ADR that w

The increasing growth of the Islamic finance industry and the proliferation of Islamic financial products in the global economy necessitate a framework for managing corporate disputes arising from internal differences and contractual relationships with third parties, particularly in banker customer relationships. Quality management in Islamic finan

The dispute resolution framework in Islamic finance as practiced in most countries has proven to be inadequate, particularly in its application and interpretation of the Sharīah. Malaysia has consistently proven its prime position in blazing the trail in most legal and regulatory issues in the Islamic finance industry. It has recognised the increa

The Central Bank of Malaysia (hereinafter referred to as Central Bank) has introduced the guideline on Shari‘ah Governance Framework for Islamic Financial Institutions (hereinafter referred to as SGF 2010) in October 2010 to have proper Shari‘ah governance. The SGF 2010 has been circulated to all IFIs under the Central Bank jurisdictions to ens

The crystallization of the Islamic capital markets in the last decade has led to increased acceptance of Islamic finance products in the global market. However, a fundamental question that lies on the intersection of law and Islamic capital market that has far-reaching impact on market practices is the extent to which the governing law clause in a

The importance and need to utilize the economic benefits of waqf cannot be overemphasized in the current global economic conditions. In order to become part of the global move towards the revival of awqaf, Nigeria, a country predominantly dominated by Muslims, needs to enact laws to regulate the management of awqaf properties. This paper examines t

Pollution of the aquatic environment by heavy metals has detrimental effect on living species. In this work, novel carbon nano-materials (CNM) and commercial granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorbents were evaluated for removal of heavy metal matrix (Cu, Ni and Pb) from aqueous solution to meet Department of Environment (DOE) Malaysia's guideli

In recent years there has been a surge of interest in speech rhythm. However we still lack a clear understanding of the nature of rhythm and rhythmic differences across languages. Various metrics have been proposed as means for measuring rhythm on the phonetic level and making typological comparisons between languages (Ramus et al, 1999; Grabe &

Aim of the study: The present study was aimed to investigate the anti-diabetic potential of the leaves of Tetracera scandens Linn. Merr. (Dilleniaceae) in vivo with regard to prove its efficacy by local herbalists in the treatment of diabetes frailties. Materials and methods: Crude aqueous (AQ) and methanol (MEOH) extracts of the leaves of T. scand

Water quality modelling is an important tool used in various water quality management proceedings throughout the world. There are many types of models available, both commercially and as freeware for application in various hydrologic environments. The accuracy of a model in representing the myriad of physico- chemical and biological processes is en