Legal developments in cross-border marriages among Malay muslims in Malaysia
Cross-border marriages have received a considerable amount of attention in recent years. Patterns and characteristics of cross- border marriages appear to differ widely among the world’s region and races. This article aims to discuss the legal development and history of cross-border marriages from t...
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| description | Cross-border marriages have received a considerable amount of attention in recent years. Patterns and characteristics of cross- border marriages appear to differ widely among the world’s region and races. This article aims to discuss the legal development and history of cross-border marriages from the perspective of Muslim Malay couples in Malaysia and generally, under the English law. An analytical legal approach is used in this study to explore the legal developments in such cross-border marriages. The findings of this work are expected to fill the gap in the legal literature on marriages in Malaysia and also provide reference for designing a new improved policy and regulatory framework to deal with the problem.
Keywords: cross-border marriages, malay muslims, Islamic family law, legal developments
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| spelling | iium-472022023-10-12T03:24:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47202/ Legal developments in cross-border marriages among Malay muslims in Malaysia Md Hashim, Noraini Abdul Hak, Nora Md Said, Helmi K Law (General) Cross-border marriages have received a considerable amount of attention in recent years. Patterns and characteristics of cross- border marriages appear to differ widely among the world’s region and races. This article aims to discuss the legal development and history of cross-border marriages from the perspective of Muslim Malay couples in Malaysia and generally, under the English law. An analytical legal approach is used in this study to explore the legal developments in such cross-border marriages. The findings of this work are expected to fill the gap in the legal literature on marriages in Malaysia and also provide reference for designing a new improved policy and regulatory framework to deal with the problem. Keywords: cross-border marriages, malay muslims, Islamic family law, legal developments International Islamic University Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47202/1/161-760-1-PB.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47202/2/Acceptance_letter_iiumlj.pdf Md Hashim, Noraini and Abdul Hak, Nora and Md Said, Helmi (2015) Legal developments in cross-border marriages among Malay muslims in Malaysia. IIUM Law Journal, 23 (2). pp. 211-226. ISSN 0128-2530 http://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj/article/view/161/160 |
| spellingShingle | K Law (General) Md Hashim, Noraini Abdul Hak, Nora Md Said, Helmi Legal developments in cross-border marriages among Malay muslims in Malaysia |
| title | Legal developments in cross-border marriages among Malay muslims in Malaysia |
| title_full | Legal developments in cross-border marriages among Malay muslims in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Legal developments in cross-border marriages among Malay muslims in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Legal developments in cross-border marriages among Malay muslims in Malaysia |
| title_short | Legal developments in cross-border marriages among Malay muslims in Malaysia |
| title_sort | legal developments in cross-border marriages among malay muslims in malaysia |
| topic | K Law (General) |
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