Protecting Muslim women against abuse of polygamy in Malaysia: Legal perspective
Polygamy remains a controversial issue not only in Malaysia but also in many Muslim countries around the world. From the legal perspective, Muslim men, who choose to enter into polygamous marriages and abuse it, largely due to the absence of eff ective measures taken to curtail the problems bring th...
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| description | Polygamy remains a controversial issue not only in Malaysia but also in many Muslim countries around the world. From the legal perspective, Muslim men, who choose to enter into polygamous marriages and abuse it, largely due to the absence of eff ective measures taken to curtail the problems bring this about. In Malaysia, these steps include the incorporation of specific provisions controlling the practice of polygamy in the Islamic Family Law Enactments of each state. This move is considered as a step towards formulating better laws to control abuses in the practice of polygamy. This paper discusses the concept behind existing provisions and looks into adequacy of such laws. It also aims at identifying problems and provides suggestions on how women could remain protected within a polygamous set up. |
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| spelling | iium-657082018-09-20T04:13:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65708/ Protecting Muslim women against abuse of polygamy in Malaysia: Legal perspective Kamaruddin, Zaleha Abdullah, Raihanah KPG Malaysia Polygamy remains a controversial issue not only in Malaysia but also in many Muslim countries around the world. From the legal perspective, Muslim men, who choose to enter into polygamous marriages and abuse it, largely due to the absence of eff ective measures taken to curtail the problems bring this about. In Malaysia, these steps include the incorporation of specific provisions controlling the practice of polygamy in the Islamic Family Law Enactments of each state. This move is considered as a step towards formulating better laws to control abuses in the practice of polygamy. This paper discusses the concept behind existing provisions and looks into adequacy of such laws. It also aims at identifying problems and provides suggestions on how women could remain protected within a polygamous set up. Brill 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65708/1/HAWWA%20-%20Polygamy.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65708/7/65708%20Protecting%20muslim%20women%20against%20abuse%20of%20polygamy%20in%20Malaysia%20SCOPUS.pdf Kamaruddin, Zaleha and Abdullah, Raihanah (2008) Protecting Muslim women against abuse of polygamy in Malaysia: Legal perspective. Hawwa: Journal of Women of the Middle East and the Islamic World, 6 (2). pp. 176-201. ISSN 1569-2078 E-ISSN 1569-2086 http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/156920808x347250 10.1163/156920808X347250 |
| spellingShingle | KPG Malaysia Kamaruddin, Zaleha Abdullah, Raihanah Protecting Muslim women against abuse of polygamy in Malaysia: Legal perspective |
| title | Protecting Muslim women against abuse of polygamy in Malaysia: Legal perspective |
| title_full | Protecting Muslim women against abuse of polygamy in Malaysia: Legal perspective |
| title_fullStr | Protecting Muslim women against abuse of polygamy in Malaysia: Legal perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protecting Muslim women against abuse of polygamy in Malaysia: Legal perspective |
| title_short | Protecting Muslim women against abuse of polygamy in Malaysia: Legal perspective |
| title_sort | protecting muslim women against abuse of polygamy in malaysia: legal perspective |
| topic | KPG Malaysia |
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