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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| author | Alhabshee, Siti Syarfa 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/ |