Should fines also benefit victims? An evaluation of fines as a form of punishment in Malaysia with special reference to Islamic law

Existing financial punishments in Malaysia, usually in the form of fines for certain offences are payable to the government. The victims (if any) are not entitled to benefit from such payment, which implies that the system has failed to compensate the victims for losses that they have suffered....

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Main Authors:	Hussin, Nasimah, Zawawi, Majdah, Wan Muhammad, Ramizah
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
Subjects:	KBP Islamic Law
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spelling	iium-575382019-08-22T07:26:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57538/ Should fines also benefit victims? An evaluation of fines as a form of punishment in Malaysia with special reference to Islamic law Hussin, Nasimah Zawawi, Majdah Wan Muhammad, Ramizah KBP Islamic Law Existing financial punishments in Malaysia, usually in the form of fines for certain offences are payable to the government. The victims (if any) are not entitled to benefit from such payment, which implies that the system has failed to compensate the victims for losses that they have suffered. Another issue is the option provided for some offenders to pay a fine in lieu of imprisonment. This negates the principle of justice as it allows the rich to pay whilst the poor will have to face imprisonment. The question arises concerns the effectiveness of imposing fines to remedy the ailments in society. It also questions the reformative value of the punishment and how it can benefit the victim. This article evaluates the existing legal framework relating to financial punishments in Malaysia. In doing this, the objective of the article is to provide suggestions as to how these questions could be answered by incorporating Shari’ah principle of al-’adl International Islamic University Malaysia 2017-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57538/1/article%20intellectual%20discourse%202017.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57538/7/57538_Should%20fines%20also%20benefit%20victims_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57538/13/57538_Should%20fines%20also%20benefit%20victims_wos.pdf Hussin, Nasimah and Zawawi, Majdah and Wan Muhammad, Ramizah (2017) Should fines also benefit victims? An evaluation of fines as a form of punishment in Malaysia with special reference to Islamic law. Intellectual Discourse, 25 (1). pp. 187-202. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639 http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/997/690
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description	Existing financial punishments in Malaysia, usually in the form of fines for certain offences are payable to the government. The victims (if any) are not entitled to benefit from such payment, which implies that the system has failed to compensate the victims for losses that they have suffered. Another issue is the option provided for some offenders to pay a fine in lieu of imprisonment. This negates the principle of justice as it allows the rich to pay whilst the poor will have to face imprisonment. The question arises concerns the effectiveness of imposing fines to remedy the ailments in society. It also questions the reformative value of the punishment and how it can benefit the victim. This article evaluates the existing legal framework relating to financial punishments in Malaysia. In doing this, the objective of the article is to provide suggestions as to how these questions could be answered by incorporating Shari’ah principle of al-’adl
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author	Hussin, Nasimah Zawawi, Majdah Wan Muhammad, Ramizah
author_facet	Hussin, Nasimah Zawawi, Majdah Wan Muhammad, Ramizah
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title	Should fines also benefit victims? An evaluation of fines as a form of punishment in Malaysia with special reference to Islamic law
title_short	Should fines also benefit victims? An evaluation of fines as a form of punishment in Malaysia with special reference to Islamic law
title_full	Should fines also benefit victims? An evaluation of fines as a form of punishment in Malaysia with special reference to Islamic law
title_fullStr	Should fines also benefit victims? An evaluation of fines as a form of punishment in Malaysia with special reference to Islamic law
title_full_unstemmed	Should fines also benefit victims? An evaluation of fines as a form of punishment in Malaysia with special reference to Islamic law
title_sort	should fines also benefit victims? an evaluation of fines as a form of punishment in malaysia with special reference to islamic law
publisher	International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2017
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Should fines also benefit victims? An evaluation of fines as a form of punishment in Malaysia with special reference to Islamic law

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