Accounting students’ perspective of learning law course

Law subject is not exclusive to law students only. There are many faculties that offer law subjects to the students. In terms of teaching and learning law, there are a few methods such as lectures, drafting, and case study. However, teaching law to non-law students needs creativity. The non-law student’s perception of law subject is important to develop interest in the learning process. Most non-law students thought law was difficult and uninteresting. Hence, there is a need to revise the method of teaching and learning to attract students’ attention and interest and to change their perception of learning law subjects. The objective of this research is to study the change in the accounting students as non-law students’ perspective in learning law using a mix of conventional and revised methods, and whether there is any change in their perception. This paper adopts a qualitative research method to collect data. The findings of the research show that a mix of conventional traditional, and revised methods changed students’ perspectives about learning law subjects. The mixed method is seen as fun and suitable for accounting students to learn law. It is suggested to have many other activities created as assessment methods in teaching law to accounting students

Accounting students’ perspective of learning law course

Law subject is not exclusive to law students only. There are many faculties that offer law subjects to the students. In terms of teaching and learning law, there are a few methods such as lectures, drafting, and case study. However, teaching law to non-law students needs creativity. The non-law student’s perception of law subject is important to develop interest in the learning process. Most non-law students thought law was difficult and uninteresting. Hence, there is a need to revise the method of teaching and learning to attract students’ attention and interest and to change their perception of learning law subjects. The objective of this research is to study the change in the accounting students as non-law students’ perspective in learning law using a mix of conventional and revised methods, and whether there is any change in their perception. This paper adopts a qualitative research method to collect data. The findings of the research show that a mix of conventional traditional, and revised methods changed students’ perspectives about learning law subjects. The mixed method is seen as fun and suitable for accounting students to learn law. It is suggested to have many other activities created as assessment methods in teaching law to accounting students

Mediation as the Suitable Dispute Resolution Method in Medical Negligence Cases: Special Reference to the Malaysian Position

Medical negligence is an act or omission by a medical professional that departs from the accepted medical standard of care. Currently, medical negligence claims fall under the law of tort adversarial system. The objective of this paper is to study the practice of mediation as a dispute resolution for medical negligence cases in Singapore and the United Kingdom and thereafter, make a recommendation of the application of mediation as an alternative to litigation in resolving medical negligence cases in Malaysia. Mediation offers positive benefits, amicable dispute settlements, and speedy process to affected parties. Further, it may overcome the challenges faced by the parties in litigation, such as a lengthy period in pursuing claims. This paper adopted both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The former involves library research and interviews, and the latter is in the form of survey questionnaires using a structured questionnaire. The results showed that >80% of the respondents agreed that mediation was a suitable dispute resolution method and should be applied in medical negligence. Mediation resolves the dispute and preserves the trust in the doctor-patient relationship. It is hoped that Malaysia will offer mediation as either a separate dispute resolution method for medical negligence cases or mediation to be offered under the current court-annexed system with a modification whereby the parties may opt for mediation at any time upon registration of the case without the need to wait for pretrial case management stage

Business students' perspective of learning law education

Law education is a must subject in many courses due to its importance. However, law is perceived as a complicated subject and consumes much time, particularly for non-law students who do not aim to study law throughout their course registration. Indeed, law education is a dull topic since it is usually taught in a conventional style. School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, has offered one law subject to the business students, "Business Law". It was realized that most of the students enrolled in that course faced difficulty in learning law education. This paper aims to study the business students' experience of learning law and propose effective teaching methods to ensure that legal topics are taught more acceptably. This paper adopts a qualitative method in collecting data where three surveys and two short interviews were conducted. It was found that the students have found this law subject complicated. Still, they liked the subject and agreed to learn it with some appropriate learning activities. Thus, something must be done to contest these views and change students' perspective on legal courses. This subject needs to be taught in a manner acceptable to attract the students' attention and interest. During the Covid-19 pandemic, all learning activities are conducted through the online platform. Therefore, the lecturer must have a good teaching plan to ensure that students can learn and enjoy law

Community mediation in Malaysia: challenges and prospects

The efforts of the Government of Malaysia in maintaining harmony in the society began from the Independence Day. The mandate to maintain harmony was given to the Department of National Unity and Integration Malaysia, one of the departments under the Prime Minister Office. In 2007, the Department introduced community mediation programme. The mediators are the Rukun Tetangga (Peaceful Neighbourhood)Committee. The purpose of Rukun Tetanggais to empower the people to resolve the problems facing by them in their neighbourhood amicably. The Department has trained 874 community mediators. The programme is important to ensure all issues involving different racial and religious groups are handled diligently to avoid any inter-racial and intra-racial tension. Various efforts have been made to ensure the success of the program. There are however, rooms to improve this programme. The objective of this paper is to study the laws pertaining to this programme. Currently, The Mediation Act 2012 is the laws applicable to mediation practice in Malaysia. The authors suggest that the community mediators’ training module is to be amended by the Department of National Unity and Integration Malaysia to incorporate the content and spirit of the Mediation Act 2012 in its training modul

Community mediation in Malaysia: the legal perspectives

The efforts of the Government of Malaysia in maintaining harmony in the society began from the Independence Day. The mandate to maintain harmony was given to the Department of National Unity and Integration Malaysia, one of the departments under the Prime Minister Office. In 2007, the Department introduced community mediation programme. The mediators are the Rukun Tetangga (Peaceful Neighbourhood) Committee. The purpose of Rukun Tetangga is to empower the people to resolve the problems facing by them in their neighbourhood amicably. The Department has trained 874 community mediators. The programme is important to ensure all issues involving different racial and religious groups are handled diligently to avoid any inter- racial and intra-racial tension. Various efforts have been made to ensure the success of the program. There are however, rooms to improve this programme. The objective of this paper is to study the laws pertaining to this programme. Currently, The Mediation Act 2012 is the laws applicable to mediation practice in Malaysia. The authors suggest that the community mediators’ training module is to be amended by the Department of National Unity and Integration Malaysia to incorporate the content and spirit of the Mediation Act 2012 in its training module

Alternative dispute resolution and sustainability of economic development for the consumer’s benefit: an Islamic Moral Economy perspective

Islamic Moral Economy (IME) rests on the idea of justice, goodness and fairness, and the social interest within the community. It provides a basic framework and moral-oriented principles to ensure the sustainability of economic development. In economics when contracts are formulated and signed, they are subjected to unexpected changes. Some issues may lead to disputes. The concept of Sulh (amicable settlement) can be used as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism to solve these disputes. The scholars interpret such as mediation, arbitration, and conciliation. This paper aims to examine the potential of the applicability of mediation as a tool for dispute resolution in encouraging sustainability of economic development from an IME perspective. Based on a desk review of academic, peer-reviewed literature and reports, the particular focus of this study is on how mediation could assist the consumers of Islamic Banking and Finance in getting justice by applying dispute settlement methods between the parties. This paper suggested that the consumer obtains much benefit if the IME adopts ADR or mediation in resolving dispute and simultaneously maintains the sustainability of economic development