Filling the legal vacuum in combatting maritime crimes: A law reform strategy for Malaysia

• Main Author: Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Inderscience Publishers 2017
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/59827/1/Filling%20the%20Legal%20Vacuum%20in%20Combatting%20Maritime%20Crimes%2C%20IJPLAP%2C%20Vol.%206%2C%20No.%201%2C%202017.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/59827/19/59827-Filling%20the%20legal%20vacuum%20in%20combatting%20maritime-SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/59827/; https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJPLAP.2017.085601

Maritime security is a major concern for Malaysia as a maritime nation. The crucial question nevertheless is whether there are adequate laws to deal with key maritime crimes that need effective law enforcement measures. The paper finds that no maritime offences are criminalized in the Penal Code, th...