The Financial Rights of Divorced Muslim Women in Thailand

(Hak Material Wanita Muslim yang Diceraikan: Pengalaman di Thailand)

  • Mahamatayuding Samah Universiti Malaya
  • Raihanah Abdullah Universiti Malaya
  • Mohd. Norhusairi Mat Hussin Universiti Malaya

Abstract

This article analyses the financial rights of divorced Muslim women in three southern provinces of Thailand implemented through the Regional Islamic Religious Council and the Islamic religious courts in Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Setul according to the Application of Islamic Law Act, 1946. This study also examines the extent to which Muslim women here know their rights after divorce regarding mutaah (monetary gift), nafkah idah (maintenance after divorce), mahar (dower) and hadanah (child custody) which require proof. The provisions of this act are similar to those of the laws in Malaysia. The study found that there were few claims submitted by women in southern Thailand due to a lack of legal awareness on their financial rights after divorce and suggests that more efforts should be made to educate Muslim women about their financial rights after divorce.


Keywords: Regional Islamic Religious Council, kadi courts, financial rights, Muslim women, southern Thailand

Author Biographies

Mahamatayuding Samah, Universiti Malaya

Jabatan Syariah dan Undang-undang,

Akademi Pengajian Islam

Raihanah Abdullah, Universiti Malaya

Jabatan Syariah dan Undang-undang,
Akademi Pengajian Islam

Mohd. Norhusairi Mat Hussin, Universiti Malaya

Jabatan Syariah dan Undang-undang,
Akademi Pengajian Islam

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Published
2016-07-01
How to Cite
SAMAH, Mahamatayuding; ABDULLAH, Raihanah; MAT HUSSIN, Mohd. Norhusairi. The Financial Rights of Divorced Muslim Women in Thailand. Kanun: Jurnal Undang-undang Malaysia, [S.l.], v. 28, n. 2, p. 313-337, july 2016. ISSN 2682-8057. Available at: <https://jurnal.dbp.my/index.php/Kanun/article/view/4409>. Date accessed: 28 mar. 2024.