Re-thinking the implementation of punishment of Shariah offences in Malaysia

Punishment under the criminal law is often associated with mental and physical restraint in the form of imprisonment and whipping. In the pursuit of punishing the offender, the Society often neglect the needs to rehabilitate and educate the offender. Community service as form of non-custodial offenc...

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Main Author: Wan Muhammad, Ramizah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2017
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spelling iium-590242017-11-14T08:40:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59024/ Re-thinking the implementation of punishment of Shariah offences in Malaysia Wan Muhammad, Ramizah KBP Islamic Law KPG Malaysia Punishment under the criminal law is often associated with mental and physical restraint in the form of imprisonment and whipping. In the pursuit of punishing the offender, the Society often neglect the needs to rehabilitate and educate the offender. Community service as form of non-custodial offence can be the alternative to the conventional punishment as it can help the offender to return to the society’s fold. The element of contributing to the society is the important point that separates community service from other type of punishment. One of the characteristics of Islamic penal system is the possibility of repentance. Community service can be one of the evidence to support the fact that the offender had repented. Shariah court in Malaysia should adopt community service as one of the alternative punishments. 2017-10-16 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59024/2/Invitation%20letter%20UIN%20October%202017.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59024/8/59024_Re-Thinking%20the%20Implementation.pdf Wan Muhammad, Ramizah (2017) Re-thinking the implementation of punishment of Shariah offences in Malaysia. In: International Workshop on Islamic Law, 16th October 2017, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. (Unpublished) http://www.ar-raniry.ac.id/#
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Wan Muhammad, Ramizah
Re-thinking the implementation of punishment of Shariah offences in Malaysia
description Punishment under the criminal law is often associated with mental and physical restraint in the form of imprisonment and whipping. In the pursuit of punishing the offender, the Society often neglect the needs to rehabilitate and educate the offender. Community service as form of non-custodial offence can be the alternative to the conventional punishment as it can help the offender to return to the society’s fold. The element of contributing to the society is the important point that separates community service from other type of punishment. One of the characteristics of Islamic penal system is the possibility of repentance. Community service can be one of the evidence to support the fact that the offender had repented. Shariah court in Malaysia should adopt community service as one of the alternative punishments.
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author Wan Muhammad, Ramizah
author_facet Wan Muhammad, Ramizah
author_sort Wan Muhammad, Ramizah
title Re-thinking the implementation of punishment of Shariah offences in Malaysia
title_short Re-thinking the implementation of punishment of Shariah offences in Malaysia
title_full Re-thinking the implementation of punishment of Shariah offences in Malaysia
title_fullStr Re-thinking the implementation of punishment of Shariah offences in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Re-thinking the implementation of punishment of Shariah offences in Malaysia
title_sort re-thinking the implementation of punishment of shariah offences in malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/59024/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/59024/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/59024/2/Invitation%20letter%20UIN%20October%202017.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/59024/8/59024_Re-Thinking%20the%20Implementation.pdf
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