Sentencing disparities in rape: a legal review / Wan Amalina Hamizah Wan Zaidi … [et al.]

• Main Authors: Wan Zaidi, Wan Amalina Hamizah, Emmanuel, Winona, Abdul Rahim, Nur Ain Izzati, Ghaffar @ Basrani, Nabila Asyiqin, Ahmad, Nurul Alia
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Law 2014
• Subjects: Criminal law and procedure
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28275/1/28275.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28275/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Rape is a serious sexual crime and it is a growing problem in Malaysia. It degrades the human's value and demarcates women's dignity. In Malaysia, although harsh punishment have been provided for rapist, these set of sanctions are not compulsory in nature. It is the discretionary powers of...