Shamrahayu is currently on secondment (beginning July 1, 2014) at the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) as Principal Fellow, at the Centre for the Study of Syariah, Law and Politics.
As a prolific writer, she has published more than 40 academic articles and chapters in books and presented more than 100 papers, and delivered hundreds of lectures at various places and government agencies. Her textbooks Criminal Procedure in the Shariah Court and Issues on Enforcement of Islamic Law. were published in 2010. Her latest book is Kontrak Sosial, Perlembagaan Persekutuan 1957; Pengikat Jati Diri Bangsa Merdeka, was published by Institut Terjemahan Negara (ITBM). Shamrahayu is a columnist with Berita Harian (a Malay Daily), where her article is published every Tuesday. She has written almost 270 articles in the daily since 2010. She has been regularly invited as a guest writer at several (monthly) magazines.
Her views are often quoted by the local and international media and appears on talk shows on topical legal issues. She has a radio slot, (Islam and the Law) in IKIM Radio (IKIMfm), every Tuesday, 10.15 to 11.00am
At national and state level, Shamrahayu serves in various committees, which include, National Shariah Law Technical Committee 2014 (Prime Minister's Department) (2014 to date); Islamic Consultative Council (2014 to date); Special Committee to review curriculum and History Textbooks for Secondary Schools (2011 to 2013); Steering Committee for National Human Rights Action Plan (Prime Minister's Department) (2013 - to date); Executive Council (EXCO) of the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation for the term 2013/2016; Panel for Young Leadership Panel Thinkers, Islamic Da'wah Foundation Malaysia (2013 to date); Member of Expert Panel Review of Apostasy Law, Islamic Religious Council of State of Pahang (2014); Think-tank at Mufti Office, Kuala Lumpur (2014-2016); Research Fellow at the Institute of Women Studies, University Islam Malaysia (2013 to date) and Research Fellow at the Foundation of Research for Transformation (FORT) (2014 to date).

• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Political Sciences and Public Policy ~ Islamic Political System - Islamic legal system
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law ~ Human Rights - Human Rights in Islam
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law ~ Criminal Law - Islamic criminal law
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law ~ Constitutional Law - Constitutional law and Islamic constitutional law
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Law Enforcement ~ Evidence and Procedure - Syariah Criminal Procedure

ACARA JENAYAH MAHKAMAH SHARIAH	2017/2018
ACARA MAL MAHKAMAH SHARIAH	2010/2011
ACARA MAL MAHKAMAH SYARIAH	2010/2011
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I	2022/2023 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2000/2001 1999/2000 1997/1998 1996/1997 1995/1996 1994/1995
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II	2022/2023 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2007/2008 2005/2006 2002/2003 1999/2000 1995/1996 1994/1995
EVIDENCE & PROCEDURE OF SHARIAH COURT I	1998/1999 1997/1998 1995/1996 1994/1995
EVIDENCE & PROCEDURE OF SHARIAH COURT II	2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2000/2001 1999/2000 1998/1999 1997/1998 1996/1997 1993/1994
FUNDAMENTAL OF SHARIAH	2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2012/2013
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES IN ISLAM	2007/2008
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES IN ISLAM II	2009/2010 2008/2009
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN ISLAM	2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2011/2012 2010/2011
HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISLAM	2018/2019 2017/2018
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW	2018/2019
ISLAMIC CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I	1997/1998 1996/1997 1995/1996 1994/1995
ISLAMIC CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II	2000/2001 1996/1997 1995/1996 1994/1995
ISLAMIC CRIMINAL LAW	2009/2010
ISLAMIC LEGAL SYSTEM	2022/2023 2015 2014 2013/2014 2013 2012 2011/2012
ISLAMIC LEGAL SYSTEM II	2017/2018
PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT IN ISLAM	2018/2019
PROSEDUR JENAYAH MAHKAMAH SYARIAH	2018/2019
SISTEM PERUNDANGAN ISLAM	2022/2023 2015/2016
SISTEM UNDANG-UNDANG MALAYSIA	2009/2010

Completed

2013 - 2013	Teras 5; Hak Kewajipan Antarabangsa
2007 - 2011	Rights to Religious Freedom in Malaysia: Piercing Through the Confusion and Contradiction
2007 - 2011	Restrictions on The Propagation of Non-Islamic Doctrines Among Muslims in Malaysia: A Constitutional Perspective

On-Going

2011 - Present	Commencement Of Civil Proceedings In The Syariah Court
2010 - Present	Constitution, Administration, Good Governance, Integrity and Human Rights Research Unit (CANGGIH)
2008 - Present	International Law and Maritime Affairs Research Unit (ILMA)

13 Jan, 2009

Bronze Medal - University of Malaya Ekspo Penyelidikan, Rekacipta & Inovasi

University

Article

2023	Kaji kesan mansuh AUKU kepada institusi pendidikan tinggi negara. Berita Harian, MukaSepuluh (10 Mac 2023) pp. 10
2019	Supreme court's judicial review authority vs. constitutional supremacy in the Maldives: does the constitution still reign supreme?. IIUM Law Journal, 27 (2) pp. 469 -499
2018	Demokrasi, pilihan raya dan tanggungjawab warganegara. Berita Harian, () pp.
2018	Hormati sistem pemerintahan. Mingguan Malaysia, () pp. 6
2018	Keperluan RCI & fakta Memali. Mingguan Malaysia, () pp.
2018	Langkah bijak memperkukuh institusi Islam. Berita Harian, () pp.
2018	Langkah memperkasa mahkamah Syariah. Berita Harian, () pp. 10
2018	Majlis Raja-Raja harapan rakyat. Berita Harian, () pp.
2018	Majlis Raja-Raja pegang amanah hak Persekutuan. Berita Harian, () pp. 10-10
2018	Pemansuhan Akta Hasutan perlu perkenan raja-raja. Berita Harian, () pp.
2018	Peranan Seri Paduka sebagai ketua agama. Berita Harian, () pp. 10
2018	Serlahkan kebijaksanaan hakim. Mingguan Malaysia, () pp.
2018	Wasatiyyah dalam perlembagaan persekutuan. Jurnal Wasatiyyah Malaysia, 1 () pp. 142-172
2017	Adat, istiadat, adab penegak patriotisme. Berita Harian, () pp. 10-10
2017	Agama, watan jadi asas perundangan. Berita Harian, () pp.
2017	Common Law Malaysia ikut elemen watan. Berita Harian, () pp. 11-11
2017	Fahami perkataan agama dalam perlembagaan. Berita Harian, () pp. 10-10
2017	Kebajikan majikan terjamin. Utusan Online, () pp. 1-5
2017	Mencari kebenaran melalui suruhanjaya siasatan. Utusan Online, () pp. 1-3
2017	Pertingkat suara wanita untuk manfaat semua. Berita Harian, () pp.
2017	Segerakan akta penyalahgunaan inhalan maut. Berita Harian, () pp. 10-10
2016	Maqasid al-syariah dalam perlembagaan persekutuan: suatu perbahasan awal (Maqasid al-Syariah in the federal constitution: a preliminary exposition). Jurnal Kanun, 8 (2) pp. 278-312
2015	The continuing debate on death penalty: an exposition of international, Malaysian and the shari'ah perspective. IIUM Law Journal, 23 (1) pp. 61-84
2012	Right to equality and justice under international Islamic instruments and the Shari'ah: An evaluation. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 6 (11) pp. 223-232
2011	Ahli politik perlu hormat tugas penguat kuasa. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Akhlak pemimpin cermin keperibadian rakyat. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Akta murtad dari sudut penguatkuasaan. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Apa azam rakyat cipta iklim selamat?. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Apabila fakta sejarah jadi mainan politik. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Bahaya budaya politik dalam akademik. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Falsafah kebebasan akademik biar jelas. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Hak asasi bukan tiket halalkan ajaran sesat. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Harga sebenar titah seri paduka. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Hayati perlembagaan tunjang keutuhan kaum. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Hiburan berlebihan di sekeliling kita. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Hudud berbaur politik cetus kekeliruan. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Hukum hudud terhalang jika ada unsur syubhah. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Hukuman hina sunnah perlu penambahbaikan. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Imbangi hak individu, ketenteraman awam. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Internal affairs of political parties and judicial review : an expository study of the experience in Nigeria and Malaysia. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 7 (SI) pp. 2257-2265
2011	Islam : cabaran demi cabaran. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Isu azan, arak merugikan hubungan antara agama. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Isu perkauman boleh jejas kestabilan negara. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Keadilan sosial tunjang kejayaan transformasi. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Kebebasan berhimpun ada batasan. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Kedudukan Islam mesti dipertahan. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Kejahilan fahami jenayah syariah gugat perpaduan. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Keterbukaan diskusi jamin kelangsungan. Berita Harian, () pp.
2011	Ketulusan jiwa, ikhlas jaminan keharmonian. Berita Harian, () pp.
2011	Memahami peranan raja, perlembagaan. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Menangkis penghinaan terhadap Islam. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Mencontohi muafakat Raja-Raja Melayu. Berita Harian, () pp. 26
2011	Mengawal perluasan agama bukan Islam. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Mengecam undang-undang berkesan. Berita Harian, () pp. 26
2011	Mengekalkan nikmat Aidilfitri, merdeka. Berita Harian, () pp. 30
2011	Mengimbangi antara hak, tanggungjawab. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Mufti perlu kata sepakat sebelum buat fatwa. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Niat Selangor ada polis sendiri tak munasabah. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Pejuang hak asasi harus hormat hukum Islam. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Pendidik harus terus tambah ilmu. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Penguat kuasa syariah ikut hukum. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Perjuangan 'kosong' seksualiti merdeka. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Perkara 149 bincang isu subversif. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Perlembagaan ikat setiap warga negara. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Perubahan demokrasi biar bermanfaat. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Prinsip kejadian manusia berkaitan pekerjaan. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Rakyat Mesir cetus satu lagi revolusi. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	Resolusi hubungan sejenis perlu ditepis. Berita Harian, () pp. 22
2011	Tiga tugas hakiki pendidik universiti. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2011	YBGK institusi pintar realisasikan hak asasi. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2010	Amalan bertentangan nilai bukan hak asasi. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Apabila ahli politik melebihi kuasa Raja. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Barat sengaja tidak mahu memahami Islam. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2010	Book Review, Military Legal Proceedings in Malaysia: Teo Say Eng & Colonel Wan Nor Mazlan (2009), LexisNexis(HardCover). Malayan Law Journal, 5 () pp.
2010	Common law sekat hakim lebih kreatif. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Common law sekat hakim lebih kreatif. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Fahami falsafah kewujudan polis. Berita Harian, () pp. 30
2010	Gadai ketuanan Melayu demi politik berbahaya. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Hak asasi banduan dan undang-undang di Malaysia: analisis permulaan. Kanun: Jurnal Undang-Undang Malaysia, 22 (3) pp. 1-21
2010	Hak asasi dalam Islam tak sama fahaman barat. Berita Harian, () pp.
2010	Hak, kuasa dan tanggungjawab Raja sebagai Ketua Agama Islam. Berita Harian, () pp. 28
2010	Iktiraf gay umpama menggadai agama. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Isu Perlembagaan syor kementerian agama Islam. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2010	Kebebasan mahkamah syariah mesti dipertahan. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2010	Keistimewaan Melayu adalah hak. Mingguan Malaysia, () pp. 6
2010	Kuasa persekutuan, raja-raja dan agama. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Lantikan hakim perlu utama kewibawaan, daya intelektual. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2010	Memartabatkan bahasa kebangsaan dengan rela. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Menafsir Islam ikut kaca mata agama lain boleh timbul ketegangan. Berita Harian, () pp. 17
2010	Mengenal nilai agama, budaya serta identiti diri. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2010	Misi politik halangan kerjasama UMNO, PAS: egois fahaman parti perlu disingkir demi kepentingan Islam, Melayu. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Pelaksanaan hukuman mati masih lagi relevan. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Pengajaran kekecohan syor bina Cordoba House. Berita Harian, () pp. 12
2010	Peranan nilai dalam gubal undang-undang. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Perjuangan hak golongan sejenis cemari prinsip kita. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Perjuangkan hak seiring tanggungjawab. Berita Harian, () pp. 17
2010	Pindaan Perlembagaan hanya dengan kelulusan Majlis Raja-Raja. Berita Harian, () pp. 2
2010	Police powers in the enforcement of Islamic criminal law. Malayan Law Journal, 6 () pp. xxxviii-xli
2010	Propagation of religious doctrines to Muslims: a legal perspective. Malayan Law Journal, 2 () pp.
2010	Resolusi mansuh ekuiti Melayu tidak 'bermoral'. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2010	Syor kaji semula hukuman kesalahan berkaitan agama. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2010	Tanggungjawab mengisi kelangsungan merdeka. Berita Harian, () pp. 26
2010	The basic principles of blasphemy law in Islam. CLJ Quarterly Law Review, 1 () pp. 92-108
2010	Undand-undang benar rakyat tangani jenayah. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2010	Undang-undang benar rakyat tangani jenayah. Berita Harian, () pp. 16
2010	Usah biar kemelut Istana Kelantan berlarutan. Berita Harian, () pp. 33
2010	Usaha martabat wanita kukuh sistem keluarga. Berita Harian, () pp. 18-18
2010	Usaha memastikan hak mangsa jenayah terbela. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2010	Usaha menjenayahkan kelakuan tak bermoral. Berita Harian, () pp. 18
2009	Insult against religion under the Malaysian Penal Code: a preliminary analysis. The Law Review, () pp. 179-193
2009	Kesarjanaan dan penulisan perlembagaan: satu kajian permulaan. Malayan Law Journal, 2 (124) pp. 1-7
2009	Legal issues on enforcement of Islamic criminal law in Malaysia: a suggestion for improvement. Shariah Law Reports, 2 () pp. 36-46
2009	Penghinaan agama rasmi?. Utusan Malaysia, () pp. 10
2009	Some thoughts on the relationship between law and religion in Malaysia. Current Law Journal, 1 (xix) pp.
2009	The Malaysian legal system: the roots, the influence and the future. Malayan Law Journal, 3 () pp. xcii-cvi
2009	Total alcohol ban for a safer society. Forward, (38) pp. 34-37
2009	UMNO tetap ada masa depan. Mingguan Malaysia, () pp. 7
2008	Ancaman kepada Melayu. Mingguan Malaysia, () pp. 7
2008	Initiating criminal proceedings in Shariah Court: an overview. Shariah Law Reports, 2 () pp. 48-60
2008	Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege: non-retrospective application of law under the Malaysian Federal Constitution. The Law Review 2008, () pp. 554-564
2008	Prosecution of syariah matters in Civil Court: a commentary on the decision of PP v. Mohd Noor Jaafar. Current Law Journal, 2 () pp. i-xii
2007	Apostasy and religious freedom: a response to Thio Li-ann. The Malayan Law Journal, 2 () pp. i-ix
2007	Islamic criminal law in the Malaysian federal structure: a constitutional perspective. IIUM Law Journal, 15 (1) pp. 101-120
2007	Muslims' right to freedom of religion in Malaysia: piercing through the confusion and contradictions. The Malayan Law Journal, 7 () pp. cxxvi-cxli
2006	Investigation powers of Religious Enforcement Officers under the Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997. The Law Review 2006, 2 () pp. 263-272
2006	Islam as the religion of the Malaysian Federation: the scope and implications. IIUM Law Journal, 14 (1) pp. 33-49
2005	Some thoughts on moral laws and personal liberty. The Law Review, 3 () pp. 620-632

Conference or Workshop Item

2021	The concept of Wasatiyyah under Islamic law perspective: a manifestation of just and balanced rule. In: Online Roundtable Discussion Harmonisation of Shariah and Law: Issues and Challenges,
2017	Penghinaan terhadap Islam: aplikasi undang-undang sedia ada. In: Konvensyen Pegawai Penguatkuasa Agama Dan Pendakwa Syarie Seluruh Malaysia 2017,

Book

2018	Islam dalam perlembagaan persekutuan. Penerbit IKIM/IKIM Press, ISBN: 978-983-2718-512
2016	Isu penguatkuasaan undang-undang jenayah syariah di Malaysia. Legasi Press Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 9789834615543
2016	Polemik Pindaan Akta Mahkamah Syariah (Bidang Kuasa Jenayah) 1965: satu pandangan perundangan. Pejabat Mufti Wilayah Persekutuan Jabatan Perdana Menteri, ISBN: 978-967-12468-5-6
2011	Criminal procedure in Syariah Court. Sweet & Maxwell Asia, ISBN: 9789675040733
2011	Issues on enforcement of Islamic criminal law in Malaysia. Malik Teraju Ria, ISBN: 978-967-10477-0-5
2009	Isu-isu kebebasan beragama & penguatkuasaan undang-undang moral. Jabatan Undang-Undang Islam, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834120375

Book Section

2018	Institusi fatwa dalam perundangan negara. In: Penerbit IKIM/IKIM Press, ISBN: 978-983-2718-62-8, pp. 25-38
2018	Kebebasan beragama menurut Perlembagaan Persekutuan dan aplikasinya kepada orang Islam. In: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ISBN: 978-983-49-1372-4, pp. 79-122
2016	Pengembangan doktrin dan kepercayaan bukan Islam di alam siber: Latar perundangan di Malaysia. In: Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) & Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM), ISBN: , pp. 151-170
2016	Pengembangan doktrin dan kepercayaan bukan Islam di alam siber: Latar perundangan di Malaysia. In: Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) & Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM), ISBN: , pp. 151-170
2014	Federal and state constitutions. In: CLJ Publication, ISBN: 9789670748719, pp. 177-198
2012	Basic human rights in Islam. In: Sweet and Maxwell Asia, ISBN: 978-967-5040-87-0, pp. 361-369
2012	Islamic concept of human rights. In: Sweet and Maxwell Asia, ISBN: 978-967-5040-87-0, pp. 321-331
2012	Mechanism for protection and enforcement of human rights in Islam. In: Sweet and Maxwell Asia, ISBN: 978-967-5040-87-0, pp. 371-387
2009	Agama-agama dunia dan moraliti. In: Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws and Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834120375, pp. 85-104
2009	Kebebasan beragama dari perspektif perlembagaan persekutuan. In: Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws and Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834120375, pp. 3-11
2009	Kesalahan berkaitan kesusilaan dan moral di dalam akta kesalahan jenayah Syariah (wilayah-wilayah persekutuan). In: Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws and Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834120375, pp. 122-143
2009	Kuasa-kuasa Pegawai Penguatkuasa Agama di bawah Akta Prosedur Jenayah Syariah (Wilayah-wilayah Persekutuan) 1997. In: Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws and Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834120375, pp. 144-160
2009	Kuasa-kuasa Pegawai Penguatkuasa Agama di bawah Akta Prosedur Jenayah Syariah (Wilayah-wilayah Persekutuan) 1997. In: Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws and Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834120375, pp. 144-160
2009	Kuasa-kuasa Pegawai Penguatkuasa Agama di bawah Akta Prosedur Jenayah Syariah (Wilayah-wilayah Persekutuan) 1997. In: Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws and Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834120375, pp. 144-160
2009	Penguatkuasaan Undang-undang Jenayah Syariah di Malaysia: satu perspektif perlembagaan. In: Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws and Harun M. Hashim Law Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789834120375, pp. 105-111
2009	Pentadbiran keadilan jenayah syariah menurut perlembagaan. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789675272912, pp. 7-19
2008	Development of the Islamic legal system. In: Thomson Learning, ISBN: 978-981-4232-90-6, pp. 231-239
2008	Development of the Islamic legal system. In: Thomson Learning, ISBN: 978-981-4232-90-6, pp. 231-239
2007	Kuasa pegawai penguat kuasa agama. In: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ISBN: 9789836297266, pp. 245-263
2007	Peruntukan undang-undang mengenai penghinaan terhadap agama Islam di Malaysia. In: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ISBN: 9789836297266, pp. 100-125
2005	Murtad dalam perundangan Islam dan enakmen negeri-negeri. In: Intel Multimedia and Publication, ISBN: 983-2417-26-0, pp. 7-41