Incest victims and the law in Malaysia: looking at section 367A of the penal code / Tawfiq Affandy and Nurul Ainy Yahaya.

• Main Authors: Affandy, Tawfiq, Yahaya, Nurul Ainy
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Private law; Domestic relations (Islamic law). Family law
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/38128/1/38128.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/38128/

This research is conducted for the purpose of determining whether the right of a person towards his or her own body has been infringed by the existing law. In this research we will discuss several types of law that exist for example the Muslim law, customary law and also the statutory law which is Section 376A of the Penal Code. Besides that a research will also be conducted to determine the factors and the impact of incest relationship towards the victim especially on the victim's psychology. A pilot study will also be conducted whereby an analysis from the perception of the professional and also the public on the importance of the issue of incest. A library research as the primary and secondary sources and an interview will be conducted. The end result of this analysis would then be used to propose an alternative on how to curb incest and make the societies realize and create awareness among them.