THE UNIVERSALITY OF HADD PUNISHMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PIRACY AND HIRABAH

Authors

  • Hendun Abd Rahman Shah Fakulti Syariah dan Undang-Undang, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
  • Suraiya Osman Fakulti Syariah dan Undang-Undang, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33102/mjsl.v3i1.3

Abstract

Since time immemorial, piracy has become a major threat to the safety and security at sea. It has been conferred universal jurisdiction because it is considered as an enemy of humankind.  Nevertheless, the punishment of this offence in international law varies from one county to another. For example in Malaysia the criminal would be punished under the Penal Code of Malaysia. On the other hand, in Islamic law the similar act of piracy or hirabah is punishable under the hadd punishment. This paper attempts to analyse the universality of the hadd punishment by making a comparison between the concept and punishments of piracy and hirabah. It is suggested that the hadd punishment for the offence of hirabah has universal character and is not changeable regardless of the place and time as compared to piracy in international law.

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Author Biographies

Hendun Abd Rahman Shah, Fakulti Syariah dan Undang-Undang, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan

Faculty of Shariah and Law Uiversiti Sains Islam Malaysia, USIM

Suraiya Osman, Fakulti Syariah dan Undang-Undang, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan

Faculty of Shariah & Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malysia, USIM

Published

2017-07-10

How to Cite

Abd Rahman Shah, H., & Osman, S. (2017). THE UNIVERSALITY OF HADD PUNISHMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PIRACY AND HIRABAH. Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law, 3(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.33102/mjsl.v3i1.3