Registration of Adoptions Act 1952: towards harmonisation of adoption laws governing Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohd, Azizah, Mohd Zin, Najibah, A.Kadir, Nadhilah, Abdul Manaf, Zati Ilham
• 格式: Book Chapter
• 語言: English
• 出版: Harun M. Hashim Law Centre 2023
• 主題: BPK125.2 Harmonisation of Shari’ah and law
• 在線閱讀: http://irep.iium.edu.my/106506/1/106506_Registration%20of%20Adoptions%20Act%201952.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/106506/

Adoption can be simply understood as taking the child of another into a person’s custody and care as his own child. The effect of legal adoption changes the status of the adopted child from the child of one person to the child of another person. In Islam, this kind of adoption is known as ‘tabanni’...