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A Study of elopement among Muslims in Malaysia and island of Lombok, Indonesia

The phenomenon of marriage by way of elopement captures the attention of many in Malaysia in recent years. The practice which is locally termed as ‘kahwin lari’ is known to cause serious problems to the couples and their families as it usually contracted between couples having difficulty to get cons...

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Main Authors: Muhamad Helmi Md Said,, Noraini Md Hashim,, Nora Abd. Hak,, Roslina Che Soh,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13024/1/30913-95155-1-PB.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.130242019-05-26T21:33:13Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13024/ A Study of elopement among Muslims in Malaysia and island of Lombok, Indonesia Muhamad Helmi Md Said, Noraini Md Hashim, Nora Abd. Hak, Roslina Che Soh, The phenomenon of marriage by way of elopement captures the attention of many in Malaysia in recent years. The practice which is locally termed as ‘kahwin lari’ is known to cause serious problems to the couples and their families as it usually contracted between couples having difficulty to get consent from their families. In contrast, such marriages are customarily practiced in the Lombok Island of Indonesia. While such practice, locally known as ‘merariq’ is legal and approved by the custom of the inhabitants of the Island, the same practice is illegal and it entails legal consequences under the Malaysian criminal law. This prompts urgent needs to address such problems in order to come out with possible solutions in the form of policies. Thus it is important to look into and research the legal and customary practices of kahwin lari in the Island and in Malaysia as is the aim of this paper. This research is designed for socio-legal study and uses qualitative method. Data is obtained through informants consisting of the religious and customary leaders, officers from religious office as well as couples who practiced and experienced kahwin lari. This article is a preamble to a more detailed study of the cross border marriages where the result will be useful for further improvement of the existing legal provisions on kahwin lari in Malaysia. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13024/1/30913-95155-1-PB.pdf Muhamad Helmi Md Said, and Noraini Md Hashim, and Nora Abd. Hak, and Roslina Che Soh, (2018) A Study of elopement among Muslims in Malaysia and island of Lombok, Indonesia. Jurnal Undang-Undang dan Masyarakat, SI . pp. 104-114. ISSN 1394-7729 http://ejournal.ukm.my/juum/issue/view/Special%20Issue%20%282018%29%3A%20JUUM
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description The phenomenon of marriage by way of elopement captures the attention of many in Malaysia in recent years. The practice which is locally termed as ‘kahwin lari’ is known to cause serious problems to the couples and their families as it usually contracted between couples having difficulty to get consent from their families. In contrast, such marriages are customarily practiced in the Lombok Island of Indonesia. While such practice, locally known as ‘merariq’ is legal and approved by the custom of the inhabitants of the Island, the same practice is illegal and it entails legal consequences under the Malaysian criminal law. This prompts urgent needs to address such problems in order to come out with possible solutions in the form of policies. Thus it is important to look into and research the legal and customary practices of kahwin lari in the Island and in Malaysia as is the aim of this paper. This research is designed for socio-legal study and uses qualitative method. Data is obtained through informants consisting of the religious and customary leaders, officers from religious office as well as couples who practiced and experienced kahwin lari. This article is a preamble to a more detailed study of the cross border marriages where the result will be useful for further improvement of the existing legal provisions on kahwin lari in Malaysia.
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author Muhamad Helmi Md Said,
Noraini Md Hashim,
Nora Abd. Hak,
Roslina Che Soh,
spellingShingle Muhamad Helmi Md Said,
Noraini Md Hashim,
Nora Abd. Hak,
Roslina Che Soh,
A Study of elopement among Muslims in Malaysia and island of Lombok, Indonesia
author_facet Muhamad Helmi Md Said,
Noraini Md Hashim,
Nora Abd. Hak,
Roslina Che Soh,
author_sort Muhamad Helmi Md Said,
title A Study of elopement among Muslims in Malaysia and island of Lombok, Indonesia
title_short A Study of elopement among Muslims in Malaysia and island of Lombok, Indonesia
title_full A Study of elopement among Muslims in Malaysia and island of Lombok, Indonesia
title_fullStr A Study of elopement among Muslims in Malaysia and island of Lombok, Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed A Study of elopement among Muslims in Malaysia and island of Lombok, Indonesia
title_sort study of elopement among muslims in malaysia and island of lombok, indonesia
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13024/1/30913-95155-1-PB.pdf
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