An analysis of Consensus Ad Idem: The Malaysian Contract Law and Shari’ah Perspective

Consensus ad idem (meeting of the mind), is a common law doctrine that requires all parties to the contract to understand and accept the commitments and terms outlined in the agreement. Under the Contracts Act 1950 coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation and mistake vitiate consent. Equa...

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Main Authors:	Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal, Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha, Engku Ali, Engku Rabiah Adawiah, Wan Ismail, Wan Abdul Fattah, Daud, Mahyuddin, Mohd. Napiah, Mohammad Deen
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	UPM Press 2017
Subjects:	K Law (General)
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spelling	iium-640472018-06-11T04:07:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64047/ An analysis of Consensus Ad Idem: The Malaysian Contract Law and Shari’ah Perspective Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha Engku Ali, Engku Rabiah Adawiah Wan Ismail, Wan Abdul Fattah Daud, Mahyuddin Mohd. Napiah, Mohammad Deen K Law (General) Consensus ad idem (meeting of the mind), is a common law doctrine that requires all parties to the contract to understand and accept the commitments and terms outlined in the agreement. Under the Contracts Act 1950 coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation and mistake vitiate consent. Equally, under the Shariah, consent or redha constitutes the primary element of a contract. A contract entered into without the consent of contracting parties is either void or can be invalidated; depending on the extent of which such consent is vitiated. This paper discusses factors that vitiate consent under the Contract Act 1950 and compare them with the Shari’ah principles. The objective of this article is to identify whether there is a divergence regarding the understanding of the concept of consensus ad-idem under the Malaysian law and the Shari’ah with the intention of identifying the degree of harmony between the two. Analysis was based on secondary data, namely contract law doctrines, statues and comparing different schools of thoughts in defining Shari’ah principles related to this issue. UPM Press 2017-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64047/7/64047%20An%20analysis%20of%20consensus_Ad%20Idem.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64047/8/64047%20An%20analysis%20of%20consensus_Ad%20Idem%20SCOPUS.pdf Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal and Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha and Engku Ali, Engku Rabiah Adawiah and Wan Ismail, Wan Abdul Fattah and Daud, Mahyuddin and Mohd. Napiah, Mohammad Deen (2017) An analysis of Consensus Ad Idem: The Malaysian Contract Law and Shari’ah Perspective. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 25 (S) (October). pp. 73-84. ISSN 0128-7702 E-ISSN 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2025%20(S)%20Oct.%202017/JSSH(S)-0537-2017.pdf
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spellingShingle	K Law (General) Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha Engku Ali, Engku Rabiah Adawiah Wan Ismail, Wan Abdul Fattah Daud, Mahyuddin Mohd. Napiah, Mohammad Deen An analysis of Consensus Ad Idem: The Malaysian Contract Law and Shari’ah Perspective
description	Consensus ad idem (meeting of the mind), is a common law doctrine that requires all parties to the contract to understand and accept the commitments and terms outlined in the agreement. Under the Contracts Act 1950 coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation and mistake vitiate consent. Equally, under the Shariah, consent or redha constitutes the primary element of a contract. A contract entered into without the consent of contracting parties is either void or can be invalidated; depending on the extent of which such consent is vitiated. This paper discusses factors that vitiate consent under the Contract Act 1950 and compare them with the Shari’ah principles. The objective of this article is to identify whether there is a divergence regarding the understanding of the concept of consensus ad-idem under the Malaysian law and the Shari’ah with the intention of identifying the degree of harmony between the two. Analysis was based on secondary data, namely contract law doctrines, statues and comparing different schools of thoughts in defining Shari’ah principles related to this issue.
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author	Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha Engku Ali, Engku Rabiah Adawiah Wan Ismail, Wan Abdul Fattah Daud, Mahyuddin Mohd. Napiah, Mohammad Deen
author_facet	Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha Engku Ali, Engku Rabiah Adawiah Wan Ismail, Wan Abdul Fattah Daud, Mahyuddin Mohd. Napiah, Mohammad Deen
author_sort	Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal
title	An analysis of Consensus Ad Idem: The Malaysian Contract Law and Shari’ah Perspective
title_short	An analysis of Consensus Ad Idem: The Malaysian Contract Law and Shari’ah Perspective
title_full	An analysis of Consensus Ad Idem: The Malaysian Contract Law and Shari’ah Perspective
title_fullStr	An analysis of Consensus Ad Idem: The Malaysian Contract Law and Shari’ah Perspective
title_full_unstemmed	An analysis of Consensus Ad Idem: The Malaysian Contract Law and Shari’ah Perspective
title_sort	analysis of consensus ad idem: the malaysian contract law and shari’ah perspective
publisher	UPM Press
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An analysis of Consensus Ad Idem: The Malaysian Contract Law and Shari’ah Perspective

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