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Guardianship Law and Muslim Women
Paperback, 2001, 20 pp. Price: RM 5.00 / USD 3.00

Introduction
Women in Malaysia constantly face the problems in getting access to justice in matters pertaining to their marital relationships. These problems increase manifold when matters brought to court involve the issue of children of marriages. Muslim women in the country are overwhelmed with unique problems in issues that concern the guardianship of their children, especially upon divorce.

The problems range from the pluralistic nature of the legal system that vests the administration of Islamic justice for Muslims in independent state jurisdictions, to discriminatory substantive provisions on guardianship of children in the various legislation regarding the issue. Muslim women face the problems of, inter alia, unclear legal procedures, inconsistent practices in giving reasoned court judgements and unsympathetic or gender-insensitive judges and court officials.