Adequacy of legal protection for women against domestic violence: revisiting the current policies & laws in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina, Mohd Zin, Najibah, Md Hashim, Noraini
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/31464/1/adequacy_of_legal_protection.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/31464/2/ADEQUACY_OF_LEGAL_PROTECTION_FOR_WOMEN_AGAINST_DOMESTIC.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/31464/

Despite having sophisticated laws and policies regulating domestic violence, problems on either the husband or wife being battered are endless. Worst still, domestic violence against women has become one of the major problems across the world. It cuts across lines of races, religion, income and clas...