A study of elopement among muslims in Malaysia and Island of Lombok, Indonesia (Kajian “Kahwin Lari” dalam Kalangan Muslim di Malaysia dan Pulau Lombok, Indonesia)

The phenomenon of marriage by way of elopement captures the attention of many in Malaysia in recent years. The practice which is locally termed as ‘kahwin lari’ is known to cause serious problems to the couples and their families as it usually contracted between couples having difficulty to get cons...

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Main Authors:	Md Said, Muhamad Helmi, Md Hashim, Noraini, Abdul Hak, Nora, Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
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Language:	English
Published:	UKM Press, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Subjects:	K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law
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spelling	iium-707042019-07-12T08:19:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/70704/ A study of elopement among muslims in Malaysia and Island of Lombok, Indonesia (Kajian “Kahwin Lari” dalam Kalangan Muslim di Malaysia dan Pulau Lombok, Indonesia) Md Said, Muhamad Helmi Md Hashim, Noraini Abdul Hak, Nora Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law The phenomenon of marriage by way of elopement captures the attention of many in Malaysia in recent years. The practice which is locally termed as ‘kahwin lari’ is known to cause serious problems to the couples and their families as it usually contracted between couples having difficulty to get consent from their families. In contrast, such marriages are customarily practiced in the Lombok Island of Indonesia. While such practice, locally known as ‘merariq’ is legal and approved by the custom of the inhabitants of the Island, the same practice is illegal and it entails legal consequences under the Malaysian criminal law. This prompts urgent needs to address such problems in order to come out with possible solutions in the form of policies. Thus it is important to look into and research the legal and customary practices of kahwin lari in the Island and in Malaysia as is the aim of this paper. This research is designed for socio-legal study and uses qualitative method. Data is obtained through informants consisting of the religious and customary leaders, officers from religious office as well as couples who practiced and experienced kahwin lari. This article is a preamble to a more detailed study of the cross border marriages where the result will be useful for further improvement of the existing legal provisions on kahwin lari in Malaysia. UKM Press, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70704/1/Artikel%20jurnal%20Undang-undang%20dan%20masyarakat%20%28JUUM%202018%20Special%20Issue%29.pdf Md Said, Muhamad Helmi and Md Hashim, Noraini and Abdul Hak, Nora and Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina (2018) A study of elopement among muslims in Malaysia and Island of Lombok, Indonesia (Kajian “Kahwin Lari” dalam Kalangan Muslim di Malaysia dan Pulau Lombok, Indonesia). Journal Of Law and Society (Jurnal Undang-undang dan Masyarakat,UKM), (2018) (Special Issue). pp. 104-114. ISSN 1394-7729 http://ejournal.ukm.my/juum/article/view/30913/8990 10.17576/juum-2018-special-07
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spellingShingle	K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law Md Said, Muhamad Helmi Md Hashim, Noraini Abdul Hak, Nora Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina A study of elopement among muslims in Malaysia and Island of Lombok, Indonesia (Kajian “Kahwin Lari” dalam Kalangan Muslim di Malaysia dan Pulau Lombok, Indonesia)
description	The phenomenon of marriage by way of elopement captures the attention of many in Malaysia in recent years. The practice which is locally termed as ‘kahwin lari’ is known to cause serious problems to the couples and their families as it usually contracted between couples having difficulty to get consent from their families. In contrast, such marriages are customarily practiced in the Lombok Island of Indonesia. While such practice, locally known as ‘merariq’ is legal and approved by the custom of the inhabitants of the Island, the same practice is illegal and it entails legal consequences under the Malaysian criminal law. This prompts urgent needs to address such problems in order to come out with possible solutions in the form of policies. Thus it is important to look into and research the legal and customary practices of kahwin lari in the Island and in Malaysia as is the aim of this paper. This research is designed for socio-legal study and uses qualitative method. Data is obtained through informants consisting of the religious and customary leaders, officers from religious office as well as couples who practiced and experienced kahwin lari. This article is a preamble to a more detailed study of the cross border marriages where the result will be useful for further improvement of the existing legal provisions on kahwin lari in Malaysia.
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author	Md Said, Muhamad Helmi Md Hashim, Noraini Abdul Hak, Nora Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
author_facet	Md Said, Muhamad Helmi Md Hashim, Noraini Abdul Hak, Nora Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
author_sort	Md Said, Muhamad Helmi
title	A study of elopement among muslims in Malaysia and Island of Lombok, Indonesia (Kajian “Kahwin Lari” dalam Kalangan Muslim di Malaysia dan Pulau Lombok, Indonesia)
title_short	A study of elopement among muslims in Malaysia and Island of Lombok, Indonesia (Kajian “Kahwin Lari” dalam Kalangan Muslim di Malaysia dan Pulau Lombok, Indonesia)
title_full	A study of elopement among muslims in Malaysia and Island of Lombok, Indonesia (Kajian “Kahwin Lari” dalam Kalangan Muslim di Malaysia dan Pulau Lombok, Indonesia)
title_fullStr	A study of elopement among muslims in Malaysia and Island of Lombok, Indonesia (Kajian “Kahwin Lari” dalam Kalangan Muslim di Malaysia dan Pulau Lombok, Indonesia)
title_full_unstemmed	A study of elopement among muslims in Malaysia and Island of Lombok, Indonesia (Kajian “Kahwin Lari” dalam Kalangan Muslim di Malaysia dan Pulau Lombok, Indonesia)
title_sort	study of elopement among muslims in malaysia and island of lombok, indonesia (kajian “kahwin lari” dalam kalangan muslim di malaysia dan pulau lombok, indonesia)
publisher	UKM Press, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2018
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A study of elopement among muslims in Malaysia and Island of Lombok, Indonesia (Kajian “Kahwin Lari” dalam Kalangan Muslim di Malaysia dan Pulau Lombok, Indonesia)

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