Protection of abused and neglected children: comparison study of laws in Malaysia & United Kingdom / Noor Hidayah Yahaya … [et al.]

Child abuse and neglect is a growing problem in both Malaysia and the United Kingdom. There are numerous cases regarding this matter in both countries calling for the public's sympathy. One of the issues on this matter is the lack of definition on what is physical and mental abuse in the Malays...

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Main Authors: Yahaya, Noor Hidayah, Abd Kamal, Fatin Ajlaa, Mohamed Jamal, Siti Fitrah, Kamaruddin, Wan Aminatul Aisyah
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36221/
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Abd Kamal, Fatin Ajlaa
Mohamed Jamal, Siti Fitrah
Kamaruddin, Wan Aminatul Aisyah
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Abd Kamal, Fatin Ajlaa
Mohamed Jamal, Siti Fitrah
Kamaruddin, Wan Aminatul Aisyah
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description Child abuse and neglect is a growing problem in both Malaysia and the United Kingdom. There are numerous cases regarding this matter in both countries calling for the public's sympathy. One of the issues on this matter is the lack of definition on what is physical and mental abuse in the Malaysian act as compared to its UK's counterpart. As compared to the United Kingdom, the Children Act is serving its purpose in prosecuting the perpetrators. Consequently, the Malaysian act is also silent on the post-trial custody of the child. This study intends to examine the protection given to a child who is physically and mentally abuse as well as to analyse the different approaches used by the two countries in handling this issue. Authors in their writings are of the opinion that child abuse and neglect has to be defined on a case to case basis. Malaysian authors are mainly concerned on the admissibility of evidence provided by a child witness as well as the whole trial procedure. This study however intends to fill the loopholes and inadequacies of Child Act 2001, by comparing it and to propose some amendments of the Child Act 2001.
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spelling uitm-362212020-11-06T03:04:41Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36221/ Protection of abused and neglected children: comparison study of laws in Malaysia & United Kingdom / Noor Hidayah Yahaya … [et al.] Yahaya, Noor Hidayah Abd Kamal, Fatin Ajlaa Mohamed Jamal, Siti Fitrah Kamaruddin, Wan Aminatul Aisyah Abuse of persons Children Child abuse and neglect is a growing problem in both Malaysia and the United Kingdom. There are numerous cases regarding this matter in both countries calling for the public's sympathy. One of the issues on this matter is the lack of definition on what is physical and mental abuse in the Malaysian act as compared to its UK's counterpart. As compared to the United Kingdom, the Children Act is serving its purpose in prosecuting the perpetrators. Consequently, the Malaysian act is also silent on the post-trial custody of the child. This study intends to examine the protection given to a child who is physically and mentally abuse as well as to analyse the different approaches used by the two countries in handling this issue. Authors in their writings are of the opinion that child abuse and neglect has to be defined on a case to case basis. Malaysian authors are mainly concerned on the admissibility of evidence provided by a child witness as well as the whole trial procedure. This study however intends to fill the loopholes and inadequacies of Child Act 2001, by comparing it and to propose some amendments of the Child Act 2001. 2011 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36221/1/36221.pdf Yahaya, Noor Hidayah and Abd Kamal, Fatin Ajlaa and Mohamed Jamal, Siti Fitrah and Kamaruddin, Wan Aminatul Aisyah (2011) Protection of abused and neglected children: comparison study of laws in Malaysia & United Kingdom / Noor Hidayah Yahaya … [et al.]. (2011) [Student Project] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Abuse of persons
Children
Yahaya, Noor Hidayah
Abd Kamal, Fatin Ajlaa
Mohamed Jamal, Siti Fitrah
Kamaruddin, Wan Aminatul Aisyah
Protection of abused and neglected children: comparison study of laws in Malaysia & United Kingdom / Noor Hidayah Yahaya … [et al.]
title Protection of abused and neglected children: comparison study of laws in Malaysia & United Kingdom / Noor Hidayah Yahaya … [et al.]
title_full Protection of abused and neglected children: comparison study of laws in Malaysia & United Kingdom / Noor Hidayah Yahaya … [et al.]
title_fullStr Protection of abused and neglected children: comparison study of laws in Malaysia & United Kingdom / Noor Hidayah Yahaya … [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Protection of abused and neglected children: comparison study of laws in Malaysia & United Kingdom / Noor Hidayah Yahaya … [et al.]
title_short Protection of abused and neglected children: comparison study of laws in Malaysia & United Kingdom / Noor Hidayah Yahaya … [et al.]
title_sort protection of abused and neglected children: comparison study of laws in malaysia & united kingdom / noor hidayah yahaya … [et al.]
topic Abuse of persons
Children
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36221/