The legal basis for community service as an alternative punishment in Malaysia
Community service order is now slowly gaining attention from various authorities in the Malaysian legal circle. The question that comes to mind amidst the development in this non-custodial punishment is whether there is existing legal basis for the application of the community service order. It is c...
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| author | Tg Zainudin, Tg Noor Azira Abdul Rahim, Anita Samuri, Mohd. al-Adib Abdul Rahim, Adibah |
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| description | Community service order is now slowly gaining attention from various authorities in the Malaysian legal circle. The question that comes to mind amidst the development in this non-custodial punishment is whether there is existing legal basis for the application of the community service order. It is crucial to identify, the legal foundation that can support community service order in Malaysia to avoid issues of illegibility of orders imposed. This study aims to highlight the legal provisions that are in existence in the Malaysian jurisdiction relating to community service order and the extent of its applicability. |
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| spelling | iium-423682015-03-16T07:30:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42368/ The legal basis for community service as an alternative punishment in Malaysia Tg Zainudin, Tg Noor Azira Abdul Rahim, Anita Samuri, Mohd. al-Adib Abdul Rahim, Adibah KBP Islamic Law Community service order is now slowly gaining attention from various authorities in the Malaysian legal circle. The question that comes to mind amidst the development in this non-custodial punishment is whether there is existing legal basis for the application of the community service order. It is crucial to identify, the legal foundation that can support community service order in Malaysia to avoid issues of illegibility of orders imposed. This study aims to highlight the legal provisions that are in existence in the Malaysian jurisdiction relating to community service order and the extent of its applicability. Medwell Publishing 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42368/1/img-315132959.pdf Tg Zainudin, Tg Noor Azira and Abdul Rahim, Anita and Samuri, Mohd. al-Adib and Abdul Rahim, Adibah (2014) The legal basis for community service as an alternative punishment in Malaysia. The Social Sciences, 9 (6). pp. 365-368. ISSN 1818-5800 http://www.medwelljournals.com/journalhome.php?jid=1818-5800 10.3923/sscience.2014.365.368 |
| spellingShingle | KBP Islamic Law Tg Zainudin, Tg Noor Azira Abdul Rahim, Anita Samuri, Mohd. al-Adib Abdul Rahim, Adibah The legal basis for community service as an alternative punishment in Malaysia |
| title | The legal basis for community service as an alternative punishment in Malaysia |
| title_full | The legal basis for community service as an alternative punishment in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | The legal basis for community service as an alternative punishment in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The legal basis for community service as an alternative punishment in Malaysia |
| title_short | The legal basis for community service as an alternative punishment in Malaysia |
| title_sort | legal basis for community service as an alternative punishment in malaysia |
| topic | KBP Islamic Law |
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