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2019
The Central Issue in the Rape Trial ENGLISH LANGUAGE, EDUCATION &
Mohamad Ismail Mohamad Yunus TEACHING

ISBN 978-967-418-372-1
Pages : 349
Price : RM 90.00 Sexual Harassment in the Education Sector:
Year : 2015 A Malaysian Perspective
Edited by: Ashgar Ali, Ali Mohamed & Muzaffar Syah Mallow
This book is not a study on why
men rape women. The main focus ISBN 978-967-418-421-6
of this book is to analyses and Pages : 344
compares some of the legal issues Price : RM69.00
and difficulties which rape presents Year : 2016
in the criminal justice system in
various jurisdictions and how it The book evaluates the law and
could and should be addressing practice of sexual harassment
them. The book begins with the historical conception of with particular focus on Malaysian
rape. It proceeds with the definition and scope of rape schools and institutes of higher
according to the modern views and perspectives. The education. In an engagement in
main concern is on the law of consent. This is considered rigorous and laborious academic
to be an important and crucial part in the law relating to research, we cannot by-pass the
sexual crimes and also has been labeled as “the heart of realities and challenges of social
the rape trial” (See, Jenny Bargen and Elaine Fishwick, problems in our schools and higher institutions of learning.
Sexual Assault: A National Perspective (Office of the Status There are few existing guidelines in combating sexual
of Women, Queensland, 1995). It begins with a discussion harassment such as: Malaysian Penal Code, Criminal Law
on the scope of consent and the difference between the and Code of Conduct for Industrial Harmony. However,
concepts of “against her will” and “without her consent”. It there is yet to be a proper academic focus providing a deep
then proceeds to elaborate the factors that vitiate consent, investigation and crystal clear explanation in drastically
such as fraud or mistake, incapacity of the victims that minimizing or eradicating the prevalence of sexual
covers consent given by minors and young persons, harassment in schools and higher institutions of learning
persons who lack of intellectual capacity and persons in by formulating a policy and procedure in eschewing sexual
the state of insensibility or unconsciousness. It continues harassment in schools in particular and society in general
with the vitiation of consent by treats or fear. This area will in the country. The book at reader’s hand is a collection of
be divided into two parts, first part deals with threat or fear chapters meticulously written by well-rounded and eminent
of bodily harm and the second part deals with threats or scholars and seasoning academia whose contributions
fear of non-bodily harm and other pressures such as sexual to an academic field could not be over-exaggerated.
exploitation, economic pressure, unlawful detention or The vigorous intellectual labour to conceptualize and re-
malicious prosecution and sexual blackmail. conceptualize the sexual harassment has been provided
with a deeper understanding. Indeed, this vital treatise
explicitly elaborates and elaborately explicates on various
International Humanitarian Law issues relating to sexual harassment specifically in schools
Muhammad Naqib Ishan Jan & Abdulrashid Lawan Haruna and higher institutions of learning in the country.
ISBN 978-967-418-316-5
Pages : 238 Critical Issues and Reform in Muslim Higher
Price : RM 69.00 Education
Year : 2015
Edited by: Rosnani Hashim & Mina Hattori
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ISBN 978-967-418-381-3
LAW addresses contemporary Pages : 246
issues affecting humanity in time Price : RM 65.00
of armed conflicts. It is written in Year : 2015
a simple language that eases the
understanding of the principles Today as we embark into the twenty
of IHL. It appraises the rules and first century we observe many
principles of the law. It also ensures challenges facing Muslim higher
that the rules are logically presented in the light of the realities education institutions which has led
of modern conflicts. It has a unique feature of a chapter that them to reexamine their position and
discusses the perspective of Islamic humanitarian law. It programmes vis-à-vis others. This
is therefore, an asset for students of both undergraduate examination and review are crucial
and Post graduate studies, particularly those who have for the survival of these institutions.
interest in IHL. It will equally be an important tool for IHL Top on the list of the challenges is globalisation and its
practitioners, military personnel, lawyers of international accompanying effects which are inevitable. It is affecting
criminal law and other humanitarian organization. every state and community throughout the world that has

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