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Comparative Perspective on Alternative Dispute Resolution with
Reference to Malaysia
Nora Abdul Hak, Omar A. Oseni & Nurah Sabahiah Mohamed
ISBN : 978-967-418-3851
Pages : 266
Price : RM 65.00 / € 30.00
Year : 2019

This textbook explains various ADR process such as mediation,
arbitration, the role of the ombudsman and expert opinion, and
examines ADR in Islamic Law such as sulh, tahkim and muhtasib.
The concept of court annexed mediation and the development of its
application are also discussed. Other topics include the Arbitration
Act 2005 with reference to the powers of the court, construction
disputes resolution and mediation in family disputes. Co-authored by
three lecturers of the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International
Islamic University Malaysia, Dr. Nora Abdul Hak, Dr. Umar A. Oseni and Dr. Nurah Sabahiah
Mohamed, this book is a useful reference for law students, academicians, practitioners and
the general public.

Indecent Assault Under The Criminal Justice System Cases and
Commentaries
Mohamad Ismail Mohamad Yunus

ISBN : 978-967-418-437-7
Pages : 136
Price : RM 60.00 / € 30.00
Year : 2019 (2nd Reprint)

Is it legally correct tosay that indecent assault means an assault, which
has an element of indecency? According to Gibson, in the celebrated
case of R.v. Court (1987) 84 Cr. App. R. 210, (CA), indecent assault
means an assault accompanied by circumstances of indecency on the
part of the defendant towards the complainant, and ‘indecent’ has been
defined as overtly sexual. What has the prosecution got to do to prove
to establish the defendant’s guilt on this charge of indecent assault?
It is said that they must prove two things. Firstly, that the defendant’s
conduct was such that it would appear to an ordinary observer as an affront to modestly;
conduct, which contravenes right-thinking people’s ideas of standards of decent behaviour.
Secondly, that the defendant had an indecent intention in doing what he did. However, in
Malaysia, under section 354 of the Malaysian Penal Code, the term “indecent assault”. The
question is, do the above legal requirements, which were laid down in R.v. Court need to be
fulfilled as the essential ingredients under section 354 of the Malaysian Penal Code?