SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ON EACH SUBJECT

1. Name of Subject Family Law

2. Subject Code UFL1612
3. Status of Subject Core
4. MQF Level/Stage Bachelor MQF Level 6
Note :
Certificate MQF Level 3
Diploma MQF Level 4
Bachelor MQF Level 6
Masters MQF Level 7
Doctoral MQF Level 8

5. Version Date of Previous Version: May 2013

(state the date of the last and current Senate approval) Date of Current Version: March 2016

6. Pre-Requisite Nil
7. Name(s) of academic/teaching staff Ms. Hafiza binti Abdul Razak
Siti Marshita Binti Mahyut
8. Semester and Year offered Beta (First) Year, Trimester 2

[from March 2013 intake and thereafter]

9. Objective of the subject in the programme :

The objective of this subject is to expose the students to the basic concepts related to family law,
grounds for divorce and the legal implications of a divorce. It also comprehends the legal rights of
divorced parents and their children. It exposes the students to domestic violence and matters
related to it.

10. Justification for including the subject in the programme :

This is a core subject in our Bachelor of Laws (Honours) programme. Law students are expected to
have basic understanding of the concepts relating to civil family law.

Subject Learning Outcomes : Domain Level

LO1: Explain the marriage requirements under Law Reform Cognitive 2
(Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976.

LO2: Describe the various grounds for divorce. Cognitive 2

LO3: Explain the legal rights of divorced parties/parents as well Cognitive 2

as the children.

LO4: Compare and contrast various ways of dissolution of Cognitive 3

marriage.

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11. Mapping of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes :

Learning Outcomes PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8
LO1 X X X
LO2 X X X
LO3 X X X
LO4 X X X
12. Assessment Methods and Types :
Method and Type Description/Details Percentage
Lab Experiments/ Tutorial Presentation, Discussion, Case Study, Class 10%
Participation
Assignment Written Essay 20%
Test Written Exam (No MCQs) 20%
Final Exam Written Exam (No MCQs, 3 hours exam) 50%
13. Details of Subject
Mode of Delivery
Indicate
(eg : Lecture, Tutorial, Workshop, Seminar, etc.)
Topics
allocation of SLT (lecture, tutorial, lab) for each
subtopic
Lecture Tutorial Total Total SLT
Guided and
Independent
Learning
1. Introduction
Definition of family law and marriage in 2 1 3 6
Malaysia; Functions of family law, Nature of
family law; The concept of domicile and
residence.

2. Historical Outline
Customary marriages in Peninsular 2 1 3 6
Malaysia, Chinese Marriages in Sarawak,
Native Marriages in Sarawak Customary
Marriages in Sabah, Civil and Christian
Marriages in Straits Settlements, Dissolution
of Marriages in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah
and Sarawak.

3. Formalities of Marriages
Capacity to Marry, Formalities annd 4 2 6 12
Preliminaries of marriages, Solemnisation of
marriages, Marriages solemnised abroad,
Registration of marriages and its effects.

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4. Effects of Marriages on Status and

Property 2 2 4 8
The law in Peninsular Malaysia; the law in
Sarawak and Sabah; the Law Reform
(Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976; personal
status including civil capacity; property
rights.

5. Nullity of Marriages
Grounds for void and voidable marriages, 3 1 4 8
Difference between void and voidable
marriages, effect of nullity of marriages.

6. Divorce and Matrimonial Proceedings

Divorce; Grounds for divorce, judicial 4 2 6 12
separation; presumption of death; effect of
divorce and judicial separation.

7. Ancillary Claims
Maintenance of wife, maintenance of 3 1 4 8
children, division of property/ matrimonial
assets.

8. Parent and Child

Guardianship and custody; Adoption 3 1.5 4.5 9
,legitimacy and legitimation; Protection of
children under Child Act 2001.

9. Domestic Violence
Criminal offences; Domestic Violence; 3 1.5 4.5 9
Protection Order; Miscellaneous provisions;
Compensation and counselling.

Subtotal: 26 13 39 78
Total Student Total Guided and
Face to Face
Learning Time (SLT) Independent Learning
Lecture 26 26
Tutorials 13 13
Laboratory/Practical - -
Presentation - -
Assignment - 10
Mid Term Test 1 8

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Final Exam 3 20
Sub Total 43 77
Total SLT 120
14. Credit Value 3 (120/40=3)
15. Mapping of assessment components to learning outcomes (LOs)
Assessment Components LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
Tutorial X X X X
Assignment X X X
Test X
Final Exam X X X X
16. Reading Materials :
Textbooks Reference Material
Kamala M. G. Pillai, Family law in Malaysia (1st Nuraisyah Chua Abdullah, Family Law for Non-
edn LexisNexis, Kuala Lumpur 2009). Muslims in Malaysia (1st edn ILBS, Kuala
Lumpur 2006).
rd
Ahmad Ibrahim, Family Law in Malaysia (3
edn Malayan Law Journal, Kuala Lumpur
2007).

Zaleha Kamaruddin, Divorce laws In Malaysia

(Civil and Shariah) (1st edn MLJ, Kuala
Lumpur 2005).

Mimi Kamariah, Family Law in Malaysia (MLJ,

Kuala Lumpur 1992).

Cretney, Principles of Family Law (7th edn,

Thomson 2003).

Herring J, Family Law (3rd edn, Longman

2007).

Lowe, Bromleys Family Law (10th edn, Oxford

2006).

Tan Yok Lin, Conflict Issues In Family and

Succession Law (Butterworths, Singapore
1993).

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Mehrun Siraj, Resolving Child Custody

Disputes The Law and Practice in Malaysia
(LexisNexis, Petaling Jaya 2012).

Statutes

Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976

Married Women and Children (Maintenance)

Act 1950

Married Women And Children (Enforcement of

Maintenance) Act 1968

Adoption Act 1952

Registration of Adoption Act 1952

Domestic Violence Act 1994

Child Act 2001

Legitimacy Act 1961

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Appendix (to be compiled when submitting the complete syllabus for the programme) :
1. Mission and Vision of the University and Faculty
2. Programme Objectives or Programme Educational Objectives
3. Programme Outcomes (POs)
4. Mapping of POs to the 8 MQF domain
5. Summary of the Blooms Taxonomys Domain Coverage in all the Los in the format below :
Learning Outcomes Blooms Taxonomy Domain
Subject (please state the
Affective Cognitive Psychomotor
learning 0utcomes)
ABC1234 Learning Outcome 1
Learning Outcome 2
Learning Outcome 3
Learning Outcome 4
DEF5678 Learning Outcome 1
Learning Outcome 2
Learning Outcome 3
Learning Outcome 4

6. Summary of LO to PO measurement
7. Measurement and Tabulation of result for LO achievement
8. Measurement Tabulation of result for PO achievement

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