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Conversion of minor children to Islam in Malaysia : Whither consent of parents?

Issues relating to conversion to Islam in Malaysia have drawn the interest of many segments of Malaysian public and been given wide coverage recently, in particular pertaining to the conversion of minor children. The issue at stake here is, does it or does it not requires consent of parents prior to...

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Main Author: Abdul Rahman, N.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Islam
K Law (General)
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spelling my.um.eprints.135122015-06-08T03:50:05Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/13512/ Conversion of minor children to Islam in Malaysia : Whither consent of parents? Abdul Rahman, N. Islam K Law (General) Issues relating to conversion to Islam in Malaysia have drawn the interest of many segments of Malaysian public and been given wide coverage recently, in particular pertaining to the conversion of minor children. The issue at stake here is, does it or does it not requires consent of parents prior to the conversion? If the answer is positive, further explanation follows whether the law requires consent of both parents prior to the conversion or one parent's approval is sufficient to constitute a consent. Therefore, this paper seeks to discuss the issue in its perspective and hence relevant resolution may be offered. To date, certain decisions of Malaysian courts have shown conflicting trends whereby some decisions affirmed the requirement of consent of both parents while in some other cases, the consent of one parent only is sufficient for minor children to convert to Islam. The case of Chang Ah Mee is often cited to support the proposition of requirement of consent of both parents prior to the conversion of minor children to Islam. Nevertheless, new interpretations have been adopted by courts in post Chang Ah Mee era. With this framework as a background, this paper seeks to analyze the current situation within civil and Islamic law perspectives. 2008-05 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/13512/1/0001.pdf Abdul Rahman, N. (2008) Conversion of minor children to Islam in Malaysia : Whither consent of parents? In: 5th Asian Law Institute Conference, 22-23 May 2008, Singapore.
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K Law (General)
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K Law (General)
Abdul Rahman, N.
Conversion of minor children to Islam in Malaysia : Whither consent of parents?
description Issues relating to conversion to Islam in Malaysia have drawn the interest of many segments of Malaysian public and been given wide coverage recently, in particular pertaining to the conversion of minor children. The issue at stake here is, does it or does it not requires consent of parents prior to the conversion? If the answer is positive, further explanation follows whether the law requires consent of both parents prior to the conversion or one parent's approval is sufficient to constitute a consent. Therefore, this paper seeks to discuss the issue in its perspective and hence relevant resolution may be offered. To date, certain decisions of Malaysian courts have shown conflicting trends whereby some decisions affirmed the requirement of consent of both parents while in some other cases, the consent of one parent only is sufficient for minor children to convert to Islam. The case of Chang Ah Mee is often cited to support the proposition of requirement of consent of both parents prior to the conversion of minor children to Islam. Nevertheless, new interpretations have been adopted by courts in post Chang Ah Mee era. With this framework as a background, this paper seeks to analyze the current situation within civil and Islamic law perspectives.
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author Abdul Rahman, N.
author_facet Abdul Rahman, N.
author_sort Abdul Rahman, N.
title Conversion of minor children to Islam in Malaysia : Whither consent of parents?
title_short Conversion of minor children to Islam in Malaysia : Whither consent of parents?
title_full Conversion of minor children to Islam in Malaysia : Whither consent of parents?
title_fullStr Conversion of minor children to Islam in Malaysia : Whither consent of parents?
title_full_unstemmed Conversion of minor children to Islam in Malaysia : Whither consent of parents?
title_sort conversion of minor children to islam in malaysia : whither consent of parents?
publishDate 2008
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