Cover Image

Repercussions of marital infidelity in Malaysia: a legal response

In today’s modern society, marital infidelity has become a dangerous threat to married life. Married couples are seen to be ‘comfortable’ in engaging in relationships with third parties. Such a trend has greatly contributed to the breakdown of marriages and subsequently led to the increase in the nu...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abdul Hak, Nora, Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina, Md Hashim, Noraini, Md Said, Muhamad Helmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2021
Subjects:
K670 Family Law
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/90185/1/90185_Repercussions%20of%20marital%20infidelity%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/90185/
https://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj/index
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.iium.irep.90185
record_format dspace
spelling my.iium.irep.901852021-06-15T09:15:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/90185/ Repercussions of marital infidelity in Malaysia: a legal response Abdul Hak, Nora Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina Md Hashim, Noraini Md Said, Muhamad Helmi K670 Family Law In today’s modern society, marital infidelity has become a dangerous threat to married life. Married couples are seen to be ‘comfortable’ in engaging in relationships with third parties. Such a trend has greatly contributed to the breakdown of marriages and subsequently led to the increase in the number of divorces and thus threatening the family institution. There are diverse causes for the prevalence of marital infidelity and this includes marriage boredom, unrealistic expectations, conflicts and misunderstandings between the husband and the wife. Although the seriousness of the affairs is widely recognized but marital infidelity is not considered as an offence in many jurisdictions including Malaysia. The objective of this article is to discuss the legal repercussions of marital infidelity in Malaysia and to consider whether existing legal solutions through the enforcement of law is an adequate mechanism to curb this social problem. The methodology adopted in this study is based on the content analysis of reports, case laws, leading textbooks and journal articles. The article is significant as it addresses crucial concerns over the adequacy of existing laws relating to the protection of the marriage and family institutions in Malaysia. The article is concluded with a series of recommendations and suggestions for improvements in existing law through appropriate legal mechanisms so as to curb the issue of marital infidelity in order to preserve the well-being of the family institution as a whole. IIUM Press 2021-05-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/90185/1/90185_Repercussions%20of%20marital%20infidelity%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Abdul Hak, Nora and Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina and Md Hashim, Noraini and Md Said, Muhamad Helmi (2021) Repercussions of marital infidelity in Malaysia: a legal response. IIUm Law JOurnal, 29 (S1). pp. 91-109. ISSN 0128-2530 E-ISSN 2289-7852 https://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj/index
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
building IIUM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider International Islamic University Malaysia
content_source IIUM Repository (IREP)
url_provider http://irep.iium.edu.my/
language English
topic K670 Family Law
spellingShingle K670 Family Law
Abdul Hak, Nora
Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
Md Hashim, Noraini
Md Said, Muhamad Helmi
Repercussions of marital infidelity in Malaysia: a legal response
description In today’s modern society, marital infidelity has become a dangerous threat to married life. Married couples are seen to be ‘comfortable’ in engaging in relationships with third parties. Such a trend has greatly contributed to the breakdown of marriages and subsequently led to the increase in the number of divorces and thus threatening the family institution. There are diverse causes for the prevalence of marital infidelity and this includes marriage boredom, unrealistic expectations, conflicts and misunderstandings between the husband and the wife. Although the seriousness of the affairs is widely recognized but marital infidelity is not considered as an offence in many jurisdictions including Malaysia. The objective of this article is to discuss the legal repercussions of marital infidelity in Malaysia and to consider whether existing legal solutions through the enforcement of law is an adequate mechanism to curb this social problem. The methodology adopted in this study is based on the content analysis of reports, case laws, leading textbooks and journal articles. The article is significant as it addresses crucial concerns over the adequacy of existing laws relating to the protection of the marriage and family institutions in Malaysia. The article is concluded with a series of recommendations and suggestions for improvements in existing law through appropriate legal mechanisms so as to curb the issue of marital infidelity in order to preserve the well-being of the family institution as a whole.
format Article
author Abdul Hak, Nora
Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
Md Hashim, Noraini
Md Said, Muhamad Helmi
author_facet Abdul Hak, Nora
Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
Md Hashim, Noraini
Md Said, Muhamad Helmi
author_sort Abdul Hak, Nora
title Repercussions of marital infidelity in Malaysia: a legal response
title_short Repercussions of marital infidelity in Malaysia: a legal response
title_full Repercussions of marital infidelity in Malaysia: a legal response
title_fullStr Repercussions of marital infidelity in Malaysia: a legal response
title_full_unstemmed Repercussions of marital infidelity in Malaysia: a legal response
title_sort repercussions of marital infidelity in malaysia: a legal response
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2021
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/90185/1/90185_Repercussions%20of%20marital%20infidelity%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/90185/
https://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj/index
_version_ 1703960209613914112
score 13.211869

Similar Items