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Betrothal and general damages for humiliation: an appraisal on harmonisation of shari’ah and civil law

Betrothal is an agreement or a promise to marry. The Shari’ah and civil law recognise betrothal as a significant plan before and towards a marriage contract. Both laws also agree that in the event of a breach of betrothal, the party in default is liable to certain damages and compensation. Neverthe...

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Main Authors: Mohd, Azizah, A.Kadir, Nadhilah, Hj Ibrahim, Badruddin
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Published: IIUM Press 2024
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BPK125.2 Harmonisation of Shari’ah and law
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spelling my.iium.irep.1164122024-12-05T06:42:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/116412/ Betrothal and general damages for humiliation: an appraisal on harmonisation of shari’ah and civil law Mohd, Azizah A.Kadir, Nadhilah Hj Ibrahim, Badruddin BPK125.2 Harmonisation of Shari’ah and law Betrothal is an agreement or a promise to marry. The Shari’ah and civil law recognise betrothal as a significant plan before and towards a marriage contract. Both laws also agree that in the event of a breach of betrothal, the party in default is liable to certain damages and compensation. Nevertheless, there are different principles as regards general damages for humiliation or embarrassment. This paper deals with betrothal and the legal effect of a breach of betrothal under the Shari’ah and civil law. The research is qualitative, adopting library research and content analysis. The research seeks to study the position of betrothal generally under both the Shari’ah and civil law and the effect of a breach of betrothal on the parties who are at fault. This paper further examines items claimable as compensation under both laws including general damages for humiliation. The paper further analyses certain points of laws on damages in breach of betrothal under both laws that are in harmony and differing. Finally, the paper highlights the possibility of harmonisation between the Shari’ah and civil law particularly on general damages of humiliation. IIUM Press 2024-12-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/116412/7/116412_%20Betrothal%20and%20general%20damages.pdf Mohd, Azizah and A.Kadir, Nadhilah and Hj Ibrahim, Badruddin (2024) Betrothal and general damages for humiliation: an appraisal on harmonisation of shari’ah and civil law. IIUM Law Journal, 32 (2). pp. 86-117. ISSN 0128-2530 E-ISSN 2289-7852 https://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumlj.v32i2.993
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topic BPK125.2 Harmonisation of Shari’ah and law
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Mohd, Azizah
A.Kadir, Nadhilah
Hj Ibrahim, Badruddin
Betrothal and general damages for humiliation: an appraisal on harmonisation of shari’ah and civil law
description Betrothal is an agreement or a promise to marry. The Shari’ah and civil law recognise betrothal as a significant plan before and towards a marriage contract. Both laws also agree that in the event of a breach of betrothal, the party in default is liable to certain damages and compensation. Nevertheless, there are different principles as regards general damages for humiliation or embarrassment. This paper deals with betrothal and the legal effect of a breach of betrothal under the Shari’ah and civil law. The research is qualitative, adopting library research and content analysis. The research seeks to study the position of betrothal generally under both the Shari’ah and civil law and the effect of a breach of betrothal on the parties who are at fault. This paper further examines items claimable as compensation under both laws including general damages for humiliation. The paper further analyses certain points of laws on damages in breach of betrothal under both laws that are in harmony and differing. Finally, the paper highlights the possibility of harmonisation between the Shari’ah and civil law particularly on general damages of humiliation.
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author Mohd, Azizah
A.Kadir, Nadhilah
Hj Ibrahim, Badruddin
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A.Kadir, Nadhilah
Hj Ibrahim, Badruddin
author_sort Mohd, Azizah
title Betrothal and general damages for humiliation: an appraisal on harmonisation of shari’ah and civil law
title_short Betrothal and general damages for humiliation: an appraisal on harmonisation of shari’ah and civil law
title_full Betrothal and general damages for humiliation: an appraisal on harmonisation of shari’ah and civil law
title_fullStr Betrothal and general damages for humiliation: an appraisal on harmonisation of shari’ah and civil law
title_full_unstemmed Betrothal and general damages for humiliation: an appraisal on harmonisation of shari’ah and civil law
title_sort betrothal and general damages for humiliation: an appraisal on harmonisation of shari’ah and civil law
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2024
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/116412/7/116412_%20Betrothal%20and%20general%20damages.pdf
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