The rights of a rape victim in Islamic Law
Rape victims undergo double jeopardy as they experience unwanted aggression against their freewill which make them suffer physically and mentally, and at the same time they have to fight to be treated fairly and respectfully within the legal environment. There has been a controversial issue regardin...
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iium-56992015-03-10T09:39:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5699/ The rights of a rape victim in Islamic Law Mohd Noor, Azman Ibrahim, Ahmad Basri BP1 Islam KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Rape victims undergo double jeopardy as they experience unwanted aggression against their freewill which make them suffer physically and mentally, and at the same time they have to fight to be treated fairly and respectfully within the legal environment. There has been a controversial issue regarding rape prosecution in Islamic legal system as the rape victim would be either charged with zina (illegal sexual intercourse) because of her confession or qadhf (false accusation) as a result of her failure to bring four male eyewitnesses. This paper aims at investigating the fundamental rights of rape victims provided in Islamic law. This will include legal rights to be defended fairly, exemption of punishment, adequate compensation, and other essential rights. This study will explore opinions and arguments of classical Muslim jurisprudents from various schools of law. International Islamic University Malaysia 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5699/4/the_rights_of_a_rape_victim_in_Islamic_law%5B1%5D.pdf Mohd Noor, Azman and Ibrahim, Ahmad Basri (2008) The rights of a rape victim in Islamic Law. IIUM Law Journal, 16 (1). pp. 65-83. ISSN 0128-2530 |
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Rape victims undergo double jeopardy as they experience unwanted aggression against their freewill which make them suffer physically and mentally, and at the same time they have to fight to be treated fairly and respectfully within the legal environment. There has been a controversial issue regarding rape prosecution in Islamic legal system as the rape victim would be either charged with zina (illegal sexual intercourse) because of her confession or qadhf (false accusation) as a result of her failure to bring four male eyewitnesses. This paper aims at investigating the fundamental rights of rape victims provided in Islamic law. This will include legal rights to be defended fairly, exemption of punishment, adequate compensation, and other essential rights. This study will explore opinions and arguments of classical Muslim jurisprudents from various schools of law. |
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Mohd Noor, Azman Ibrahim, Ahmad Basri |
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Mohd Noor, Azman Ibrahim, Ahmad Basri |
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Mohd Noor, Azman |
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The rights of a rape victim in Islamic Law |
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The rights of a rape victim in Islamic Law |
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The rights of a rape victim in Islamic Law |
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rights of a rape victim in islamic law |
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International Islamic University Malaysia |
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