Regulating the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian Law

This paper examines the adequacy of legal provisions governing the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian law. This is to promote the importance of such function despite the breaking up of extended family relationships due to modernisation and urbanisation. The stud...

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Main Author: Mohd Zin, Najibah
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2008
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spelling iium-32112011-10-13T00:56:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/3211/ Regulating the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian Law Mohd Zin, Najibah K Law (General) KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh This paper examines the adequacy of legal provisions governing the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian law. This is to promote the importance of such function despite the breaking up of extended family relationships due to modernisation and urbanisation. The study focuses on Malay Muslim Family where personal law is based on Shariah and the role of extended family is an important component of the system. Besides other form of financial provisions are analysed to reflect the xtent of familial relationship in response to the current needs IIUM Press 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3211/1/iiumlj_2008.pdf Mohd Zin, Najibah (2008) Regulating the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian Law. IIUM Law Journal, 16 (1). pp. 109-124. ISSN 0128-2530
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Mohd Zin, Najibah
Regulating the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian Law
description This paper examines the adequacy of legal provisions governing the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian law. This is to promote the importance of such function despite the breaking up of extended family relationships due to modernisation and urbanisation. The study focuses on Malay Muslim Family where personal law is based on Shariah and the role of extended family is an important component of the system. Besides other form of financial provisions are analysed to reflect the xtent of familial relationship in response to the current needs
format Article
author Mohd Zin, Najibah
author_facet Mohd Zin, Najibah
author_sort Mohd Zin, Najibah
title Regulating the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian Law
title_short Regulating the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian Law
title_full Regulating the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian Law
title_fullStr Regulating the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian Law
title_full_unstemmed Regulating the role of extended families in providing financial support under Malaysian Law
title_sort regulating the role of extended families in providing financial support under malaysian law
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2008
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/3211/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/3211/1/iiumlj_2008.pdf
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