The legal protection for women prisoners in Islamic law
The infliction of imprisonment is not meant to deny the prisoner’s dignity as a human being but rather it is mainly for discipline and correction both of which objectives would be achieved by self reflection. Thus, the prisoners; men and women alike are entitled to have their fundamental rights fulf...
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iium-279132014-03-23T02:04:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27913/ The legal protection for women prisoners in Islamic law Hussin, Nasimah Abdul Majid, Wan Roslili KBP Islamic Law KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh The infliction of imprisonment is not meant to deny the prisoner’s dignity as a human being but rather it is mainly for discipline and correction both of which objectives would be achieved by self reflection. Thus, the prisoners; men and women alike are entitled to have their fundamental rights fulfilled. They are also entitled to get equal treatment. Nevertheless, the women prisoners have special needs which require special consideration and attention. As far as Muslim women prisoners are concerned, they may have more specific needs since the treatment provided must always observe the Shari’ah ruling particularly in terms of food, clothing, performing religious duties etc. This paper examines the legal protection provided for women prisoners under Islamic law. Serials Publications 2012-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27913/1/3-Nasimah_Hussain_%28JILR_vol.8%2C_No.1%2C_2012%29%28ISSN_09732918%29_65-89.pdf Hussin, Nasimah and Abdul Majid, Wan Roslili (2012) The legal protection for women prisoners in Islamic law. Journal of Islamic Law Review, 8 (1). pp. 65-89. ISSN 0973-2918 http://www.serialspublications.com |
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The infliction of imprisonment is not meant to deny the prisoner’s dignity as a human being but rather it is mainly for discipline and correction both of which objectives would be achieved by self reflection. Thus, the prisoners; men and women alike are entitled to have their fundamental rights fulfilled. They are also entitled to get equal treatment. Nevertheless, the women prisoners have special needs which require special consideration and attention. As far as Muslim women prisoners are concerned, they may have more specific needs since the treatment provided must always observe the Shari’ah ruling particularly in terms of food, clothing, performing religious duties etc. This paper examines the legal protection provided for women prisoners under Islamic law. |
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