Balancing Human Rights and Restorative Justice: A Study Case for Compulsory Attendance Order Sentence in Malaysia
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.211102.184How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Compulsory attendance order; legal provisions; case laws; comparison; suggestions
- Abstract
Compulsory Attendance Order (CAO) is an alternative punishment provided under the Offenders Compulsory Attendance Act 1954 [Act 461]. It serves as a punishment in lieu of custodial sentence such as imprisonment, and usually imposed by the court on person who has been convicted of certain offences. Based on the case laws in Malaysia, although imposing CAO as a punishment is quite a rarity, however there were few notable instances where the CAO punishment was imposed on the offenders. This article intends to explain the concept of CAO punishment in Malaysia, and to elucidate the readers on the relevant laws regulating this area of law. Comparative studies on the legal provisions in United Kingdom and Hong Kong will be made, particularly on the aspect of purpose and age requirement in imposing CAO punishment. This article further provides several suggestions to ensure that the effectiveness of CAO punishment is maintained and further improved.
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- © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Muhamad Helmi Md Said PY - 2021 DA - 2021/11/22 TI - Balancing Human Rights and Restorative Justice: A Study Case for Compulsory Attendance Order Sentence in Malaysia BT - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Law Reform (INCLAR 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 141 EP - 146 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211102.184 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211102.184 ID - Said2021 ER -