Domestic violence: a study on the legal protection for women in Malaysia / Adilah Mohtar, Saidatun Nadiah Mohd Noh and Sarah Munirah Abdullah.

Until recently, most walks in life in Malaysia regarded domestic violence as a taboo subject. Victims refuse to talk and prefer to suffer in silent while the abusers kept being inhumane, thinking that no law can stop them. Although these inhumane conducts are wrong, the laws do not seem to be seriou...

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Main Authors: Mohtar, Adilah, Mohd Noh, Saidatun Nadiah, Abdullah, Sarah Munirah
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32833/
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Mohd Noh, Saidatun Nadiah
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description Until recently, most walks in life in Malaysia regarded domestic violence as a taboo subject. Victims refuse to talk and prefer to suffer in silent while the abusers kept being inhumane, thinking that no law can stop them. Although these inhumane conducts are wrong, the laws do not seem to be serious enough in protecting the victims by not recognizing domestic violence as a specific crime. This research is conducted for the purpose of analyzing the current laws on domestic violence. In this research we will attempt to discuss the effectiveness, the weaknesses and the strength of Domestic Violence Act 1994, the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code which are inter-related with the offence of domestic violence. Furthermore, this research is conducted with the aim of educating the society so that they will recognize domestic violence as an act of crime. Thus, it is hoped that the society would be aware and understand the negative impact of domestic violence in the society if the effort set out to prevent it is insufficient. Besides that, we will also attempt to seek for remedies and solutions to the long standing problem faced by women in their homes, namely domestic violence.
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spelling uitm-328332020-10-20T08:12:15Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32833/ Domestic violence: a study on the legal protection for women in Malaysia / Adilah Mohtar, Saidatun Nadiah Mohd Noh and Sarah Munirah Abdullah. Mohtar, Adilah Mohd Noh, Saidatun Nadiah Abdullah, Sarah Munirah Women Abuse of persons Family violence. Domestic violence. Conjugal violence Protection, assistance and relief Until recently, most walks in life in Malaysia regarded domestic violence as a taboo subject. Victims refuse to talk and prefer to suffer in silent while the abusers kept being inhumane, thinking that no law can stop them. Although these inhumane conducts are wrong, the laws do not seem to be serious enough in protecting the victims by not recognizing domestic violence as a specific crime. This research is conducted for the purpose of analyzing the current laws on domestic violence. In this research we will attempt to discuss the effectiveness, the weaknesses and the strength of Domestic Violence Act 1994, the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code which are inter-related with the offence of domestic violence. Furthermore, this research is conducted with the aim of educating the society so that they will recognize domestic violence as an act of crime. Thus, it is hoped that the society would be aware and understand the negative impact of domestic violence in the society if the effort set out to prevent it is insufficient. Besides that, we will also attempt to seek for remedies and solutions to the long standing problem faced by women in their homes, namely domestic violence. 2007 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32833/1/32833.pdf Mohtar, Adilah and Mohd Noh, Saidatun Nadiah and Abdullah, Sarah Munirah (2007) Domestic violence: a study on the legal protection for women in Malaysia / Adilah Mohtar, Saidatun Nadiah Mohd Noh and Sarah Munirah Abdullah. (2007) [Student Project] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Women
Abuse of persons
Family violence. Domestic violence. Conjugal violence
Protection, assistance and relief
Mohtar, Adilah
Mohd Noh, Saidatun Nadiah
Abdullah, Sarah Munirah
Domestic violence: a study on the legal protection for women in Malaysia / Adilah Mohtar, Saidatun Nadiah Mohd Noh and Sarah Munirah Abdullah.
title Domestic violence: a study on the legal protection for women in Malaysia / Adilah Mohtar, Saidatun Nadiah Mohd Noh and Sarah Munirah Abdullah.
title_full Domestic violence: a study on the legal protection for women in Malaysia / Adilah Mohtar, Saidatun Nadiah Mohd Noh and Sarah Munirah Abdullah.
title_fullStr Domestic violence: a study on the legal protection for women in Malaysia / Adilah Mohtar, Saidatun Nadiah Mohd Noh and Sarah Munirah Abdullah.
title_full_unstemmed Domestic violence: a study on the legal protection for women in Malaysia / Adilah Mohtar, Saidatun Nadiah Mohd Noh and Sarah Munirah Abdullah.
title_short Domestic violence: a study on the legal protection for women in Malaysia / Adilah Mohtar, Saidatun Nadiah Mohd Noh and Sarah Munirah Abdullah.
title_sort domestic violence: a study on the legal protection for women in malaysia / adilah mohtar, saidatun nadiah mohd noh and sarah munirah abdullah.
topic Women
Abuse of persons
Family violence. Domestic violence. Conjugal violence
Protection, assistance and relief
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32833/