Alternative punishment to imprisonment in the Malaysian Shariah Court: Prospects for reforms

Imprisonment is a type of punishments that can be imposed on a Shariah offender in Malaysia. Nevertheless, in practice, Shariah Courts rarely send the convict to prison. They would usually prefer the infliction of fines instead. The question arises as to whether imprisonment should be replaced with...

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Main Author: Hussin, Nasimah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Research and Journals 2017
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/61770/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/61770/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/61770/1/alternative%20punishment%20nasimah.pdf