Leaving child without reasonable supervision in Malaysia: An overview under child (amendment) act 2016 and international legal framework / Irma Kamarudin...[et al.]

The focal point of this paper is on the right of the children who have been left without reasonable supervision by their parent or guardian. Even though we already have law to govern this issue, there are still numerous of cases occurred in Malaysia which has caused traumatizing consequences to t...

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Main Authors: Kamarudin, Irma, Mohamad Sirat, Nur Irinah, Che Rose, Sarirah, Abu Bakar, Syatirah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah 2016
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/31340/1/AJ_IRMA%20KAMARUDIN%20VOA%20K%2016.pdf
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Summary:The focal point of this paper is on the right of the children who have been left without reasonable supervision by their parent or guardian. Even though we already have law to govern this issue, there are still numerous of cases occurred in Malaysia which has caused traumatizing consequences to the nation. It would be detrimental to the children in Malaysia if there is no attempt taken to figure out the solution. The prevalence of this issue in Malaysia has invite us to conduct a study on this matters from the perspective of Malaysian’s legislation and other countries’ rule and regulation.