Assuring justice in Malaysia: ensuring restorative justice in the Syariah courts

The imposition of punishment in Malaysian Syariah Court practice is limited to only 3 years imprisonment, a RM5000 fine and 6 strokes of whipping. In most cases, the offender is punished with imprisonment and fine, whilst rarely be imposed with reformative nature of punishment. This research looks f...

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Main Authors:	Wan Muhammad, Ramizah, Hussin, Nasimah, Abas, Afridah
Format:	Monograph
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	KBP Islamic Law KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/63663/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63663/1/final%20report%20pdf%20FRGS%202015-2017%20%282%29.pdf

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spelling	iium-636632018-07-24T07:03:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63663/ Assuring justice in Malaysia: ensuring restorative justice in the Syariah courts Wan Muhammad, Ramizah Hussin, Nasimah Abas, Afridah KBP Islamic Law KPG Malaysia The imposition of punishment in Malaysian Syariah Court practice is limited to only 3 years imprisonment, a RM5000 fine and 6 strokes of whipping. In most cases, the offender is punished with imprisonment and fine, whilst rarely be imposed with reformative nature of punishment. This research looks for the loop hole that needs to be reformed in such practice since the punishment in Islam is not only aimed to deter the offender, but also to reform the offender in all life aspects and to create a balance between the rights of the victim and the rights of the offender. In this situation, the concept and principles of restorative justice plays important part as the essential concept of restorative justice is in fact parallels with Quran and Sunnah. Apart from an urgent need for the explicit provision in the statutes, this research also calls for the inculcation of awareness among the Syariah Court Judges, Syariah prosecutors as well as Syariah practitioners on the importance of restorative justice in creating a harmonious society. 2018-05-04 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63663/1/final%20report%20pdf%20FRGS%202015-2017%20%282%29.pdf Wan Muhammad, Ramizah and Hussin, Nasimah and Abas, Afridah (2018) Assuring justice in Malaysia: ensuring restorative justice in the Syariah courts. Research Report. UNSPECIFIED, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
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description	The imposition of punishment in Malaysian Syariah Court practice is limited to only 3 years imprisonment, a RM5000 fine and 6 strokes of whipping. In most cases, the offender is punished with imprisonment and fine, whilst rarely be imposed with reformative nature of punishment. This research looks for the loop hole that needs to be reformed in such practice since the punishment in Islam is not only aimed to deter the offender, but also to reform the offender in all life aspects and to create a balance between the rights of the victim and the rights of the offender. In this situation, the concept and principles of restorative justice plays important part as the essential concept of restorative justice is in fact parallels with Quran and Sunnah. Apart from an urgent need for the explicit provision in the statutes, this research also calls for the inculcation of awareness among the Syariah Court Judges, Syariah prosecutors as well as Syariah practitioners on the importance of restorative justice in creating a harmonious society.
format	Monograph
author	Wan Muhammad, Ramizah Hussin, Nasimah Abas, Afridah
author_facet	Wan Muhammad, Ramizah Hussin, Nasimah Abas, Afridah
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title	Assuring justice in Malaysia: ensuring restorative justice in the Syariah courts
title_short	Assuring justice in Malaysia: ensuring restorative justice in the Syariah courts
title_full	Assuring justice in Malaysia: ensuring restorative justice in the Syariah courts
title_fullStr	Assuring justice in Malaysia: ensuring restorative justice in the Syariah courts
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Assuring justice in Malaysia: ensuring restorative justice in the Syariah courts

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