Sistem Kehakiman Anak Negeri Sabah dalam konteks pelaksanaan hukuman dan denda adat / Rafidah@Malissa Binti Salleh, Lenny James Matah and Ku Mohd Amir Aizat Ku Yusof

Sabah is known for its multi-ethnic population. One of the uniqueness of the state is the existence of Native court system in its legal system. The Native Court is responsible to try cases relating to native customs of the Sabah's indigenous people irrespective of their religion. Thus, in Sabah...

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Main Authors: Sallleh, Rafidah@Malissa, James Matah, Lenny, Aizat Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Amir
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sabah 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34669/
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author Sallleh, Rafidah@Malissa
James Matah, Lenny
Aizat Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Amir
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James Matah, Lenny
Aizat Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Amir
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description Sabah is known for its multi-ethnic population. One of the uniqueness of the state is the existence of Native court system in its legal system. The Native Court is responsible to try cases relating to native customs of the Sabah's indigenous people irrespective of their religion. Thus, in Sabah, there are three different judicial systems exist, namely the civil court system, the Syariah court system and the Native Court system. The objective of this paper is to look at the Native Court system, and to discuss the importance of this traditional judicial system to the indigenous communities. Also, the paper will examine the legal sources and the types of customary penalties imposed by the Native Court of Sabah, in particular the customary penalty, which is known as sogit. Sogit is a customary penalty involving a ceremony sacrificing animals, such as buffalo, chicken or pig, followed by a ritual to calm the spirits. In term of jurisdiction, the Native court has jurisdiction to pass customary penalties such as sogit in the event of any breach of the native customary lawsbasedontheNativeCourtsEnactment1992.While the natives of Sabah live in a modern era, the fact is that they are still bound by customs and the native customary penalties.
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spelling uitm-346692020-09-25T09:38:41Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34669/ Sistem Kehakiman Anak Negeri Sabah dalam konteks pelaksanaan hukuman dan denda adat / Rafidah@Malissa Binti Salleh, Lenny James Matah and Ku Mohd Amir Aizat Ku Yusof borneoakademika Sallleh, Rafidah@Malissa James Matah, Lenny Aizat Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Amir Customary law Criminal law and procedure Civil law Sabah is known for its multi-ethnic population. One of the uniqueness of the state is the existence of Native court system in its legal system. The Native Court is responsible to try cases relating to native customs of the Sabah's indigenous people irrespective of their religion. Thus, in Sabah, there are three different judicial systems exist, namely the civil court system, the Syariah court system and the Native Court system. The objective of this paper is to look at the Native Court system, and to discuss the importance of this traditional judicial system to the indigenous communities. Also, the paper will examine the legal sources and the types of customary penalties imposed by the Native Court of Sabah, in particular the customary penalty, which is known as sogit. Sogit is a customary penalty involving a ceremony sacrificing animals, such as buffalo, chicken or pig, followed by a ritual to calm the spirits. In term of jurisdiction, the Native court has jurisdiction to pass customary penalties such as sogit in the event of any breach of the native customary lawsbasedontheNativeCourtsEnactment1992.While the natives of Sabah live in a modern era, the fact is that they are still bound by customs and the native customary penalties. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sabah 2019-07 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34669/1/34669.pdf Sallleh, Rafidah@Malissa and James Matah, Lenny and Aizat Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Amir (2019) Sistem Kehakiman Anak Negeri Sabah dalam konteks pelaksanaan hukuman dan denda adat / Rafidah@Malissa Binti Salleh, Lenny James Matah and Ku Mohd Amir Aizat Ku Yusof. (2019) Borneo Akademika <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Borneo_Akademika.html>, 3 (1). pp. 10-19. ISSN 2462-1641 (Unpublished) http://borneoakademika.sabah.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Customary law
Criminal law and procedure
Civil law
Sallleh, Rafidah@Malissa
James Matah, Lenny
Aizat Ku Yusof, Ku Mohd Amir
Sistem Kehakiman Anak Negeri Sabah dalam konteks pelaksanaan hukuman dan denda adat / Rafidah@Malissa Binti Salleh, Lenny James Matah and Ku Mohd Amir Aizat Ku Yusof
title Sistem Kehakiman Anak Negeri Sabah dalam konteks pelaksanaan hukuman dan denda adat / Rafidah@Malissa Binti Salleh, Lenny James Matah and Ku Mohd Amir Aizat Ku Yusof
title_full Sistem Kehakiman Anak Negeri Sabah dalam konteks pelaksanaan hukuman dan denda adat / Rafidah@Malissa Binti Salleh, Lenny James Matah and Ku Mohd Amir Aizat Ku Yusof
title_fullStr Sistem Kehakiman Anak Negeri Sabah dalam konteks pelaksanaan hukuman dan denda adat / Rafidah@Malissa Binti Salleh, Lenny James Matah and Ku Mohd Amir Aizat Ku Yusof
title_full_unstemmed Sistem Kehakiman Anak Negeri Sabah dalam konteks pelaksanaan hukuman dan denda adat / Rafidah@Malissa Binti Salleh, Lenny James Matah and Ku Mohd Amir Aizat Ku Yusof
title_short Sistem Kehakiman Anak Negeri Sabah dalam konteks pelaksanaan hukuman dan denda adat / Rafidah@Malissa Binti Salleh, Lenny James Matah and Ku Mohd Amir Aizat Ku Yusof
title_sort sistem kehakiman anak negeri sabah dalam konteks pelaksanaan hukuman dan denda adat / rafidah@malissa binti salleh, lenny james matah and ku mohd amir aizat ku yusof
topic Customary law
Criminal law and procedure
Civil law
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34669/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34669/