Anti-terrorism financing laws in Malaysia: current trends and developments
Malaysia has continued to proactively enhance its legal framework for combating terrorism financing as a phenomenal response to the global war against terrorism. This paper revisits the provisions relating to anti-terrorism financing in the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001...
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| author | Abdul-Qadir Zubair, Aishat Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi Mohd Yasin, Norhashimah |
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| description | Malaysia has continued to proactively enhance its legal framework for combating terrorism financing as a phenomenal response to the global war against terrorism. This paper revisits the provisions relating to anti-terrorism financing in the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (AMLATFA), and the recent amendment made to the Act in 2014, as well as the Penal Code of Malaysia. While this study focuses on Anti-Terrorism Laws in Malaysia, AMLATFA forms the crux of the discussion in the light of current developments in anti-terrorism legislation in Malaysia. A brief Islamic legal perspective on anti-terrorism financing is given in the light of specific provisions of AMLATFA and the Penal Code. The paper finds that Malaysia is keeping up with the global developments in Anti-Terrorism Financing laws and this has helped it to maintain a good image in the global world as a country that is ready to combat terrorism generally and terrorism financing specifically. With the emerging threats of the self-styled Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Malaysia and the world at large, there is no better time than now to come up with a more comprehensive law such as the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 to complement existing legislations on terrorism financing. |
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| spelling | iium-430922017-11-07T09:46:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43092/ Anti-terrorism financing laws in Malaysia: current trends and developments Abdul-Qadir Zubair, Aishat Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi Mohd Yasin, Norhashimah K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law Malaysia has continued to proactively enhance its legal framework for combating terrorism financing as a phenomenal response to the global war against terrorism. This paper revisits the provisions relating to anti-terrorism financing in the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 (AMLATFA), and the recent amendment made to the Act in 2014, as well as the Penal Code of Malaysia. While this study focuses on Anti-Terrorism Laws in Malaysia, AMLATFA forms the crux of the discussion in the light of current developments in anti-terrorism legislation in Malaysia. A brief Islamic legal perspective on anti-terrorism financing is given in the light of specific provisions of AMLATFA and the Penal Code. The paper finds that Malaysia is keeping up with the global developments in Anti-Terrorism Financing laws and this has helped it to maintain a good image in the global world as a country that is ready to combat terrorism generally and terrorism financing specifically. With the emerging threats of the self-styled Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Malaysia and the world at large, there is no better time than now to come up with a more comprehensive law such as the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2015 to complement existing legislations on terrorism financing. International Islamic University Malaysia 2015-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43092/1/163-564-1-PB_%281%29.pdf Abdul-Qadir Zubair, Aishat and Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi and Mohd Yasin, Norhashimah (2015) Anti-terrorism financing laws in Malaysia: current trends and developments. IIUM Law Journal, 23 (1). pp. 153-173. ISSN 0128-2530 http://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj/issue/view/22 |
| spellingShingle | K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law Abdul-Qadir Zubair, Aishat Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi Mohd Yasin, Norhashimah Anti-terrorism financing laws in Malaysia: current trends and developments |
| title | Anti-terrorism financing laws in Malaysia: current trends and developments |
| title_full | Anti-terrorism financing laws in Malaysia: current trends and developments |
| title_fullStr | Anti-terrorism financing laws in Malaysia: current trends and developments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anti-terrorism financing laws in Malaysia: current trends and developments |
| title_short | Anti-terrorism financing laws in Malaysia: current trends and developments |
| title_sort | anti-terrorism financing laws in malaysia: current trends and developments |
| topic | K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law |
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