Protection and adoption of abandoned children in Malaysia: comparative overview with Islamic law

Abandoned Child or the foundling in general refers to a child who is abandoned by his parents or guardian and his status is unknown. Issue on abandoned children (foundlings) is not new in Malaysia. It has come to attention and discussion since 1980. Despite enactment and amendment of law on child...

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Main Author: Mohd, Azizah
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2010
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description Abandoned Child or the foundling in general refers to a child who is abandoned by his parents or guardian and his status is unknown. Issue on abandoned children (foundlings) is not new in Malaysia. It has come to attention and discussion since 1980. Despite enactment and amendment of law on child protection, statistics have shown the increased number of abandoned babies. Research has also been done to identify causes and reasons of abandonment which include adultery and illegitimacy. Islamic law among others has imposed a stern punishment on adultery with the purpose of deterring people from committing the offence.
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spelling iium-226482012-03-19T11:43:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/22648/ Protection and adoption of abandoned children in Malaysia: comparative overview with Islamic law Mohd, Azizah KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Abandoned Child or the foundling in general refers to a child who is abandoned by his parents or guardian and his status is unknown. Issue on abandoned children (foundlings) is not new in Malaysia. It has come to attention and discussion since 1980. Despite enactment and amendment of law on child protection, statistics have shown the increased number of abandoned babies. Research has also been done to identify causes and reasons of abandonment which include adultery and illegitimacy. Islamic law among others has imposed a stern punishment on adultery with the purpose of deterring people from committing the offence. 2010 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/22648/1/Protection_and_Adoption_of_Abandoned_Children_In_Malaysia.pdf Mohd, Azizah (2010) Protection and adoption of abandoned children in Malaysia: comparative overview with Islamic law. In: IIUM Research, Innovation & Invention Exhibition (IRIIE 2010), 26 - 27 January 2010, Kuala Lumpur. http://www.iium.edu.my/irie/10/sub10/author/list_p.php
spellingShingle KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
Mohd, Azizah
Protection and adoption of abandoned children in Malaysia: comparative overview with Islamic law
title Protection and adoption of abandoned children in Malaysia: comparative overview with Islamic law
title_full Protection and adoption of abandoned children in Malaysia: comparative overview with Islamic law
title_fullStr Protection and adoption of abandoned children in Malaysia: comparative overview with Islamic law
title_full_unstemmed Protection and adoption of abandoned children in Malaysia: comparative overview with Islamic law
title_short Protection and adoption of abandoned children in Malaysia: comparative overview with Islamic law
title_sort protection and adoption of abandoned children in malaysia: comparative overview with islamic law
topic KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/22648/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/22648/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/22648/1/Protection_and_Adoption_of_Abandoned_Children_In_Malaysia.pdf