Description:
"The
administration
on
inheritance
is
governed
by
Islamic
Family
Law
in
Myanmar
because
it
is
included
in
the
Burma
Laws
Act
(1898)
Sec
13(1)
. In
Myanmar,
most
of
the
descriptions
of
the
Succession
Act
(1925)
give
exemption
for
the
administration
on
Islamic
inheritance
but
some
shall
be
applied
for
Islamic
inheritance
matters.
According
to
the
Islamic
Law ,
the
administration
on
inheritance
in
Myanmar
is
laid
down on
the
civil
jurisdiction.
Islamic
Inheritance
system
is
rather
complicated
and
yet
the
law
has
been
codified,
Courts
have
to
rely
upon
the
Fatwa,
precedents
of
the
former
cases
and
translated Islamic law books.
According
to
Islamic
Law,
the
estate
of
a
deceased
Muslim
shall
be
divided
after
deduction
of
funeral
expenses;
death-bed
charges,
debts
and
the
payment
by
will
which
does
not
exceed
one
third
of
estate.
After
prescribing
the
Succession
Act
(1925),
administration
on
inheritance
in
Islamic
Family
Law
has
to
follow
the
procedure
provides
in the Act as follows:..."
Source/publisher:
Academia.edu, Peer Articles, International Islamic University Malaysia, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws,
Date of entry:
2015-06-14
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