Adequacy of legislation in protecting the rights of muslim women against spousal violence in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina, Abdul Hak, Nora, Ibrahim, Norliah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: INSI Publications 2012
• Subjects: K Law (General); KBP Islamic Law
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/27923/1/Spousal_Violence.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/27923/; http://www.ajbasweb.com/ajbas_Special%20issue_2012.html

Violence against women occurs in all countries and transcends social, economic, religious, and cultural groups. One of the most common forms of violence against women is violence by their husbands or other intimate male partners. Over the past two decades, violence by an intimate partner has been id...