Date of Award

2010

Thesis Type

Masters

Document Type

Dissertation

Divisions

Academy of Islamic Studies

Department

Dept of Syariah & Law

Institution

Universiti Malaya

Abstract

The statistic of rape cases in Malaysia is obviously increasing since the year 2000-2006. This phenomenon is becoming more serious over these years particularly with increasing incidents of rape and murder cases. The rape tragedy definitely left the victim with many effects. It is timely to make a research about rape as a brutal crime and also the compensation for victims in Malaysia. The main objective of this research is to suggest a rape compensation system to be practiced in Malaysia, by looking at the principles laid down by Islam as well as by looking to the practices in Western countries. The suggestion is based on the principle of Islamic compensation system. For data collection, the library research and interview are used. The analysis process adopts the descriptive, comparative and critical analysis method. This research finds that provisions for criminal compensation is available under the procedural law in this country. Although the provisions is not meant for rape victims specifically, the provision can be used to address the issue. What is needed is the interpretation and also the general application for rape victims. As a conclusion, the rape compensation system is really needed as a symbol of justice for rape victims in this country. The compensation system in Islam can be used to model the system in our country.

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Additional Information

Dissertation (M.A.) – Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya, 2010.

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