Child Pornography Literature Review

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The literature review of this proposal is divided into three parts. The first part is the conceptual framework which defines the key concept of the research area. The second part is the theoretical framework which discuss on the theory of child need protection and theory of punishment. The last part is legal framework which will discuss on lacuna inside the legal structure of the country and make comparison with the law of other countries such as United Kingdom and Canada. 2.2 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK There’s no single universally accepted precise definition of child pornography, there is at least some general consensus as to what actually constitute such material . Its legal definition of a child and child pornography differ from country to country. For example, in Canada, they define a minor as any person …show more content…

Some define obscenity and pornography in moral terms and others aesthetically maintaining that they exist solely in the mind and eye of the beholder. Internet Child pornography issue is not a new issue. It has already been exposed to the Western community many years ago. Child pornography has placed children at stake especially to those who has sexual interest towards children. These people are known as paedophiles who always targeted children as their victim. Children have become their subject to produce pornographic materials before spreading them. These paedophiles exist in Malaysian community as well. Some of them have reached the critical stage when they tend to commit rape or other sexual offences towards children. A few popular cases which related to sexual offence directed to children have strike Malaysia such as in the case of Nurin Jazlin. In this case, she was found missing after she went to night market alone and found only after a month stuffed in a gym bag which was left in front of shop lot. In this case, Nurin Jazlin has been sexually assaulted which later been