Welfare of the child as the paramount consideration in custody cases: a comparative study of civil and Islamic laws in Malay

In general, both civil and Islamic laws are in agreement; that the welfare or interests of the child are the paramount consideration in deciding disputes relating to custody. Factors such as physical and emotional well-being, age, wishes of both the children and parents, preservation of status quo,...

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Main Author: Abd Malek, Normi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Current Law Journal 2013
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/34423/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34423/5/IIUMLIB9.pdf
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description In general, both civil and Islamic laws are in agreement; that the welfare or interests of the child are the paramount consideration in deciding disputes relating to custody. Factors such as physical and emotional well-being, age, wishes of both the children and parents, preservation of status quo, conduct of the parties and religion are among the factors that will be taken into consideration in determining the interests of the child. However, in details, the laws might give different emphasis to the different factors which determine the interests of the child. This paper attempts to discover to what extent civil and Islamic laws are similar and to what extent they differ in considering the above factors. The reason behind the differences will be highlighted
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spelling iium-344232024-12-17T05:57:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34423/ Welfare of the child as the paramount consideration in custody cases: a comparative study of civil and Islamic laws in Malay Abd Malek, Normi K Law (General) In general, both civil and Islamic laws are in agreement; that the welfare or interests of the child are the paramount consideration in deciding disputes relating to custody. Factors such as physical and emotional well-being, age, wishes of both the children and parents, preservation of status quo, conduct of the parties and religion are among the factors that will be taken into consideration in determining the interests of the child. However, in details, the laws might give different emphasis to the different factors which determine the interests of the child. This paper attempts to discover to what extent civil and Islamic laws are similar and to what extent they differ in considering the above factors. The reason behind the differences will be highlighted Current Law Journal 2013-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34423/5/IIUMLIB9.pdf Abd Malek, Normi (2013) Welfare of the child as the paramount consideration in custody cases: a comparative study of civil and Islamic laws in Malay. CLJ Law, 1 (LNS). pp. 1-37.
spellingShingle K Law (General)
Abd Malek, Normi
Welfare of the child as the paramount consideration in custody cases: a comparative study of civil and Islamic laws in Malay
title Welfare of the child as the paramount consideration in custody cases: a comparative study of civil and Islamic laws in Malay
title_full Welfare of the child as the paramount consideration in custody cases: a comparative study of civil and Islamic laws in Malay
title_fullStr Welfare of the child as the paramount consideration in custody cases: a comparative study of civil and Islamic laws in Malay
title_full_unstemmed Welfare of the child as the paramount consideration in custody cases: a comparative study of civil and Islamic laws in Malay
title_short Welfare of the child as the paramount consideration in custody cases: a comparative study of civil and Islamic laws in Malay
title_sort welfare of the child as the paramount consideration in custody cases: a comparative study of civil and islamic laws in malay
topic K Law (General)
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/34423/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34423/5/IIUMLIB9.pdf