Law of handcuffs
The application of handcuffs by enforcement agencies especially police force has drawn heated arguments and adverse attention of the public. The public complained and criticised the use of handcuffs by the police when effecting arrests or while escorting the accused person to court for hearings. Som...
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| author | Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail Mohamad Hanifa, Shamshina |
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| description | The application of handcuffs by enforcement agencies especially police force has drawn heated arguments and adverse attention of the public. The public complained and criticised the use of handcuffs by the police when effecting arrests or while escorting the accused person to court for hearings. Some public bore the view that, in most instances, the use of handcuffs is unnecessary and amounts to an abuse of power. The controversy surrounding the use of handcuffs in restraining a yet-to-be convicted person stems from the general rule that 'no man is guilty until proven guilty'. Thus, the legal issue pertaining to the application of handcuffs by police personnel is purposely chosen to examine the appropriate moment for the application of handcuffs by looking into the legal provisions under the relevant laws and the judicial decisions as well as the standard operating procedure ('SOP') employed by the Royal Malaysia Police Force. |
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| spelling | iium-610562018-01-01T10:57:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61056/ Law of handcuffs Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail Mohamad Hanifa, Shamshina K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law KD England and Wales KPG Malaysia The application of handcuffs by enforcement agencies especially police force has drawn heated arguments and adverse attention of the public. The public complained and criticised the use of handcuffs by the police when effecting arrests or while escorting the accused person to court for hearings. Some public bore the view that, in most instances, the use of handcuffs is unnecessary and amounts to an abuse of power. The controversy surrounding the use of handcuffs in restraining a yet-to-be convicted person stems from the general rule that 'no man is guilty until proven guilty'. Thus, the legal issue pertaining to the application of handcuffs by police personnel is purposely chosen to examine the appropriate moment for the application of handcuffs by looking into the legal provisions under the relevant laws and the judicial decisions as well as the standard operating procedure ('SOP') employed by the Royal Malaysia Police Force. Current Law Journal 2017-11-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61056/1/Law%20of%20Handcuffs-%20CLJ.pdf Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail and Mohamad Hanifa, Shamshina (2017) Law of handcuffs. Current Law Journal, 8 ((A) 1). i-v. ISSN 0127-0699 http://www.cljlaw.com |
| spellingShingle | K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law KD England and Wales KPG Malaysia Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Ismail Mohamad Hanifa, Shamshina Law of handcuffs |
| title | Law of handcuffs |
| title_full | Law of handcuffs |
| title_fullStr | Law of handcuffs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Law of handcuffs |
| title_short | Law of handcuffs |
| title_sort | law of handcuffs |
| topic | K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law KD England and Wales KPG Malaysia |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/61056/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61056/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61056/1/Law%20of%20Handcuffs-%20CLJ.pdf |