The administration of Muslim's and non-muslim's ownerless estate (bona vacantia) in West Malaysia: an analysis

In Malaysia, if a deceased passed away intestate (without leaving a valid will) and no next of kin is available, his or her estate is deemed as an ownerless estate (bona vacantia). However, bona vacantia has not been classified, identified, and examined clearly, particularly in terms of the various...

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Main Authors:	Halim, Akmal Hidayah, Ahmad Bustami, Tajul Aris, Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini, Mohd Yusoff, Rahmawati
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Language:	English
Published:	International Journal of Law, Government and Communication 2019
Subjects:	KPG Malaysia KZ Law of Nations
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spelling	iium-750962020-02-04T03:38:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75096/ The administration of Muslim's and non-muslim's ownerless estate (bona vacantia) in West Malaysia: an analysis Halim, Akmal Hidayah Ahmad Bustami, Tajul Aris Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini Mohd Yusoff, Rahmawati KPG Malaysia KZ Law of Nations In Malaysia, if a deceased passed away intestate (without leaving a valid will) and no next of kin is available, his or her estate is deemed as an ownerless estate (bona vacantia). However, bona vacantia has not been classified, identified, and examined clearly, particularly in terms of the various sets of law applicable to the non-Muslims and Muslims in West Malaysia. Therefore, this paper intends to examine the classification of estates categorised under bona vacantia, its position in both Islamic law and Malaysian law, and the issues associated with the topic. The doctrinal analysis is adopted by analysing the current primary and secondary materials which include case law, statutory provisions, and other legal and non-legal literature. Consequently, the administration of bona vacantia is found to be governed by different procedures and laws, based on the personal law of the deceased. If he is a Muslim, his estate International Journal of Law, Government and Communication 2019-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75096/1/75096_The%20administration%20of%20Muslim%27s%20and%20non-muslim%27s%20ownerless.pdf Halim, Akmal Hidayah and Ahmad Bustami, Tajul Aris and Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini and Mohd Yusoff, Rahmawati (2019) The administration of Muslim's and non-muslim's ownerless estate (bona vacantia) in West Malaysia: an analysis. International Journal of Law, Government and Communication, 4 (16). pp. 26-34. E-ISSN 0128-1763 http://www.ijlgc.com/archived.asm 10.35631/ijlgc.416003
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spellingShingle	KPG Malaysia KZ Law of Nations Halim, Akmal Hidayah Ahmad Bustami, Tajul Aris Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini Mohd Yusoff, Rahmawati The administration of Muslim's and non-muslim's ownerless estate (bona vacantia) in West Malaysia: an analysis
description	In Malaysia, if a deceased passed away intestate (without leaving a valid will) and no next of kin is available, his or her estate is deemed as an ownerless estate (bona vacantia). However, bona vacantia has not been classified, identified, and examined clearly, particularly in terms of the various sets of law applicable to the non-Muslims and Muslims in West Malaysia. Therefore, this paper intends to examine the classification of estates categorised under bona vacantia, its position in both Islamic law and Malaysian law, and the issues associated with the topic. The doctrinal analysis is adopted by analysing the current primary and secondary materials which include case law, statutory provisions, and other legal and non-legal literature. Consequently, the administration of bona vacantia is found to be governed by different procedures and laws, based on the personal law of the deceased. If he is a Muslim, his estate
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author	Halim, Akmal Hidayah Ahmad Bustami, Tajul Aris Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini Mohd Yusoff, Rahmawati
author_facet	Halim, Akmal Hidayah Ahmad Bustami, Tajul Aris Mohd Salim, Wan Noraini Mohd Yusoff, Rahmawati
author_sort	Halim, Akmal Hidayah
title	The administration of Muslim's and non-muslim's ownerless estate (bona vacantia) in West Malaysia: an analysis
title_short	The administration of Muslim's and non-muslim's ownerless estate (bona vacantia) in West Malaysia: an analysis
title_full	The administration of Muslim's and non-muslim's ownerless estate (bona vacantia) in West Malaysia: an analysis
title_fullStr	The administration of Muslim's and non-muslim's ownerless estate (bona vacantia) in West Malaysia: an analysis
title_full_unstemmed	The administration of Muslim's and non-muslim's ownerless estate (bona vacantia) in West Malaysia: an analysis
title_sort	administration of muslim's and non-muslim's ownerless estate (bona vacantia) in west malaysia: an analysis
publisher	International Journal of Law, Government and Communication
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75096/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75096/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75096/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75096/1/75096_The%20administration%20of%20Muslim%27s%20and%20non-muslim%27s%20ownerless.pdf
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The administration of Muslim's and non-muslim's ownerless estate (bona vacantia) in West Malaysia: an analysis

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