Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students
The objective of the study is to know the perceptions of people towards recent introduction of Act 355 Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, (RUU355). This study also seeks to construct factors influencing people’s perceptions towards RUU355. Besides, the present study aims also to dis...
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| Language: | English |
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Muallim Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH)
2019
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/69339/1/Article%20on%20RUU355.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/69339/ https://www.mjsshonline.com/articles/Vol%203%20Issue%201/Article%203-1-2 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The objective of the study is to know the perceptions of people towards recent introduction of
Act 355 Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, (RUU355). This study also seeks to
construct factors influencing people’s perceptions towards RUU355. Besides, the present study
aims also to discover whether there are relationship between political affiliations, religious
background, and legal understanding with their perceptions towards RUU355. The survey was
conducted by distributing questionnaire among 309 IIUM students. The data analyzed by
descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and cross-tabulation analysis using SPSS software. The
results suggested that there are three factors that influence people’s perceptions, namely, state
religion factor, political environment, and knowledge. It is also worth to note that religious
background becomes an important characteristic that shapes the perception towards RUU355.
Besides, people who have inclination towards PAS have more tendency to agree with RUU355
implementation. It is also suggested that people with more knowledge about RUU355 will have
more tendecy to support RUU355 |
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