Open AccessThe Indira Gandhi Case and the Advocacy of Justice
Author(s) -
Wan Naim Wan Mansor
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
islam and civilisational renewal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2041-8728
pISSN - 2041-871X
DOI - 10.52282/icr.v7i1.288
Subject(s) - redress , injustice , economic justice , political science , law , sociology , criminology
In the past decade or so, child custody cases among Muslim-convert and non-Muslim parents remains a controversial issue in Malaysia. The recent court judgment for the ‘Indira Gandhi Case’ re-highlights the issue, while spurring on a heated series of debates across the nation. Many, especially non-Muslims, have touted the latest judgment as a case of gross injustice and part of a worrisome trend of “disempowerment among non-Muslims to seek judicial redress”.