The presumption of death: a comparative appraisal from the perspective of the common law, Malaysian law and shariah

• Main Authors: Shair Mohamad, Mohd Akram, Ramlee Saad, Zulfakar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Serials Publications 2015
• Subjects: KPG Malaysia
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/48516/1/article_dr_zulfakar.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/48516/; http://serialsjournals.com/archives.php?journals_id=272
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Section 108 of the Evidence Act 1950 states ‘When the question is whether a man is alive or dead, and it is proved that he has not been heard of for seven years by those who would naturally have heard of him if he had been alive, the burden of proving that he is alive is shifted to the person who af...