Chua Abdullah, Nuraisyah (2013) Registration and non-registration of marriage: Effects on non-muslim and muslim wife. In: International Conference on Asean Women (ICAW2013), 10th-12th December 2013, Bandung, Indonesia.

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Abstract

Legislation's on registration of marriage provide mechanism, which represents a societal commitment to equality, diversity and non-discrimination, thereby benefiting women's lives.However, often vague provisions on the marriage laws and weak practices can be the hurdle towards the upholding of the rights of ‘unregistered wife’ as evident in this paper.This paper focuses on the legal position of the ‘unregistered wife’ in the unique multi-religious and multi-racial society in Malaysia. Selected jurisdictions are used as comparative study and the paper emphasized the importance of registration of marriage and urge for the re-enforcement of registration of marriage via unambiguous provisions of the laws and strategic practices.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	E-ISBN: 978-967-111113-4-5 Organized By: Northern Corridor Research Centre, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Pusat Studi Wanita Universiti Islam Bandung & School Of Government Universiti Utara Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	registration of marriage, laws, practices
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions:	Northern Corridor Research Centre
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	14 Aug 2016 07:52
Last Modified:	14 Aug 2016 07:52
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/18550

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