Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students

Zabri, Jefri Khairil and Omar, Muhamad Fuzi (2019) Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students. Muallim Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 3 (1). pp. 14-32. E-ISSN 2590-3691

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Abstract

The objective of the study is to know the perceptions of people towards recent introduction of Act 355 Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, (RUU355). This study also seeks to construct factors influencing people’s perceptions towards RUU355. Besides, the present study aims also to discover whether there are relationship between political affiliations, religious background, and legal understanding with their perceptions towards RUU355. The survey was conducted by distributing questionnaire among 309 IIUM students. The data analyzed by descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and cross-tabulation analysis using SPSS software. The results suggested that there are three factors that influence people’s perceptions, namely, state religion factor, political environment, and knowledge. It is also worth to note that religious background becomes an important characteristic that shapes the perception towards RUU355. Besides, people who have inclination towards PAS have more tendency to agree with RUU355 implementation. It is also suggested that people with more knowledge about RUU355 will have more tendecy to support RUU355

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	6820/69339
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Perception, RUU355, Malaysian Legal System, cognitive, affective, evaluative
Subjects:	J Political Science > J General legislative and executive papers K Law > KPG Malaysia
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Political Science
Depositing User:	Dr Muhamad Fuzi Omar
Date Deposited:	22 Feb 2019 09:39
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2019 02:30
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/69339

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