A review on the provisions in the penal code regarding baby dumping: punishment V. Rehabilitation / Siti Syarfa Alhabshee

This research is based on the necessity to find out the reasons behind the rise of baby dumping cases in Malaysia and the provisions of the law that governs it, whether effective or otherwise. The law that governs this issue is laid down in Section 317 and Section 318 of the penal code. This provisi...

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Main Authors: Alhabshee, Siti Syarfa, Mohmad Nor, Noraidah, Ahmad Fauzi, Nurul Afiqah
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Law 2012
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28272/
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author Alhabshee, Siti Syarfa
Mohmad Nor, Noraidah
Ahmad Fauzi, Nurul Afiqah
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Mohmad Nor, Noraidah
Ahmad Fauzi, Nurul Afiqah
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description This research is based on the necessity to find out the reasons behind the rise of baby dumping cases in Malaysia and the provisions of the law that governs it, whether effective or otherwise. The law that governs this issue is laid down in Section 317 and Section 318 of the penal code. This provisions deals with abandonment and concealment of baby. In examining the law in Malaysia, comparisons are made with other countries such as China, United States of America and South Africa. Comparisons are made to find out as to the best form of punishment for this offender. Rehabilitation has been gaining momentum in the trend of punishing baby dumping offenders. This research is to determine the most effective punishment for this offence by reviewing the provisions that govern it presently and whether stricter punishment needs to be implement or other alternative punishment need to be considered.
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spelling uitm-282722020-02-12T04:15:35Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28272/ A review on the provisions in the penal code regarding baby dumping: punishment V. Rehabilitation / Siti Syarfa Alhabshee Alhabshee, Siti Syarfa Mohmad Nor, Noraidah Ahmad Fauzi, Nurul Afiqah Criminal law and procedure This research is based on the necessity to find out the reasons behind the rise of baby dumping cases in Malaysia and the provisions of the law that governs it, whether effective or otherwise. The law that governs this issue is laid down in Section 317 and Section 318 of the penal code. This provisions deals with abandonment and concealment of baby. In examining the law in Malaysia, comparisons are made with other countries such as China, United States of America and South Africa. Comparisons are made to find out as to the best form of punishment for this offender. Rehabilitation has been gaining momentum in the trend of punishing baby dumping offenders. This research is to determine the most effective punishment for this offence by reviewing the provisions that govern it presently and whether stricter punishment needs to be implement or other alternative punishment need to be considered. Faculty of Law 2012 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28272/1/28272.pdf Alhabshee, Siti Syarfa and Mohmad Nor, Noraidah and Ahmad Fauzi, Nurul Afiqah (2012) A review on the provisions in the penal code regarding baby dumping: punishment V. Rehabilitation / Siti Syarfa Alhabshee. (2012) [Student Project] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Criminal law and procedure
Alhabshee, Siti Syarfa
Mohmad Nor, Noraidah
Ahmad Fauzi, Nurul Afiqah
A review on the provisions in the penal code regarding baby dumping: punishment V. Rehabilitation / Siti Syarfa Alhabshee
title A review on the provisions in the penal code regarding baby dumping: punishment V. Rehabilitation / Siti Syarfa Alhabshee
title_full A review on the provisions in the penal code regarding baby dumping: punishment V. Rehabilitation / Siti Syarfa Alhabshee
title_fullStr A review on the provisions in the penal code regarding baby dumping: punishment V. Rehabilitation / Siti Syarfa Alhabshee
title_full_unstemmed A review on the provisions in the penal code regarding baby dumping: punishment V. Rehabilitation / Siti Syarfa Alhabshee
title_short A review on the provisions in the penal code regarding baby dumping: punishment V. Rehabilitation / Siti Syarfa Alhabshee
title_sort review on the provisions in the penal code regarding baby dumping: punishment v. rehabilitation / siti syarfa alhabshee
topic Criminal law and procedure
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28272/