Leaving children without reasonable care and supervision: Between law and reality in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohd Yusoff, Jal Zabdi, Thambapillay, Sridevi
• Other Authors: Mohd Noor, Nor Azlina
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: UUM COLGIS Universiti Utara Malaysia 2009
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/1145/1/Jal_Zabdi.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/1145/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Parents and guardians have a moral as well as a legal duty to exercise reasonable care and supervision on their children. Unfortunately, whether we realize it or not, there are several acts and omissions committed by these parents or guardians which are detrimental to the child concerned. One such...