Betrothal and general damages for humiliation: an appraisal on harmonisation of shari’ah and civil law

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Mohd, Azizah, A.Kadir, Nadhilah, Hj Ibrahim, Badruddin
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: IIUM Press 2024
• الموضوعات: BPK125.2 Harmonisation of Shari’ah and law
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://irep.iium.edu.my/116412/7/116412_%20Betrothal%20and%20general%20damages.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/116412/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj; https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumlj.v32i2.993

Betrothal is an agreement or a promise to marry. The Shari’ah and civil law recognise betrothal as a significant plan before and towards a marriage contract. Both laws also agree that in the event of a breach of betrothal, the party in default is liable to certain damages and compensation. Neverthe...