About the Legal Aid Services Unit
The IIUM Legal Aid Services Unit provides legal counselling services, advisory or legal assistance on any legal problems involving Civil and Shariah law.
AIKOL has introduced the legal clinic programme since the year of 2000 and so far, it has been managed and conducted successfully under a coordinator appointed by the Kulliyyah. This clinic is to assist the vulnerable by providing advice and guideline in settling disputes and grievances for the single mother and the children either from the IIUM community and local community living within the vicinity of Gombak. At the same time, it is also to assist lecturers in upgrading practical knowledge especially in the interpretation and application of the existing legal provisions in solving the problems. Apart from enhancing legal awareness to the public at large by organizing legal talk, seminar, conference, forum, RTD or workshop, this programme is also a platform to provide training in legal counseling for law students.
Our objectives
- To provide legal counselling and advice as well as forum of reference on Malaysia law
- To provide legal counselling and consultancy services on all areas of laws both in Islamic and Civil Law to the community as a whole and the IIUM community in particular
- To provide a platform for lecturers to upgrade their practical knowledge on the application of the law
- To organise legal awareness and legal literacy programmes
- To collaborate with the relevant agencies in enhancing the understanding on the legal issues
- To acquaint academics and students with the law in context
Services offered
- We provide assistance to individuals or groups who face legal problems (civil or syariah)
- We give counselling on legal problems involving civil and syariah laws
Legal awareness programmes
Seminars/conferences/talks/lectures have been conducted on various socio-legal topics. The aim is to create awareness in the community of their legal rights. Amongst the programmes organised are:
- Consumer Awareness Programme 2005
- Forum Perdana Hal Ehwal Islam: Cinta Visa 2015
- Seminar on Anak dan Pendidikan Seksual: Selindung atau Terbuka in 2019
- Workshop on Physical Discipline in Educating Children: Proposing Legal Guidelines in 2019
- Seminar Isu-isu Mahkamah Syariah ke 5 in 2003
- Hukuman Fizikal Kepada Murid-murid Sekolah Menurut Undang-undang Di Malaysia 2020
Community Awareness Programmes
Jalinan Mahabbah 1.0 in March 2019 Jalinan Mahabbah 2.0 in September 2019 Jalinan Mahabbah 3.0 in December 2019 (Click to read more)Related news
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How to contact the Legal Aid Services Unit
Email: legalaidservices@iium.edu.my
Hotline: 03-6421 4390
