Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Law and Society 2015
The commission of syariah offences by teenagers has become increasingly worrisome nowadays in Malaysia particularly in the state of Terengganu. News on the arrest of these teenagers by the authorities frequently appears in the daily newspapers and reports. If such offences are not controlled or e...
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| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/613/1/FH03-FLAIR-16-04830.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/613/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The commission of syariah offences by teenagers has become increasingly worrisome nowadays
in Malaysia particularly in the state of Terengganu. News on the arrest of these teenagers by the
authorities frequently appears in the daily newspapers and reports. If such offences are not
controlled or effectively overcome, the result will be moral collapse amongst the future generations.
The objective of the article is to investigate the types of offences, age, gender and types of Islamic
law (takzir) punishments imposed upon the young offenders as well as the adequacy of law and
enforcement in the prevention of such offences in the state of Terengganu. The study adopts
qualitative methodology where data are collected through library research and semi-structured
interviews with key informants. During the process, the data of takzir offences had been analysed
from case law decided by the Terengganu syariah courts from year 2008 to 2013. The study finds
that most of the reported Islamic law (takzir) offences committed by the youths relate to sexual
offences. The article concludes by forwarding suggestions to improve the law and administration
process in dealing with these offences. |
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