Eddie is strong but flawed hero in Mabo Mabo is the story of one man’s life. He has passion and is delectated to the legal batter of his land. Eddie is strong in the film and are able to face adversity and fight for what is wright and support those who are vulnerable. There are other strong character in the film such as Eddie’s wife. She supports him and without her Eddie could not of achieved the legal battle with the support and love from others. Eddie is strong in himself and succeeds in his
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Tort Law Tort laws are laws that usually involve state law and civil suits. State law are based on the legal premise that individuals are liable for the consequences of their conduct if it results in injury to others while civil suits are actions brought to protect an individual ’s private rights. A body of rights‚ obligations‚ and remedies that is applied by courts in civil proceedings to provide relief for persons who have suffered harm from the wrongful acts of others (Tort Law‚ 2013).
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According to Wikipedia the Funerals in Islam (called Janazah in Arabic) follow fairly specific rites‚ though they are subject to regional interpretation and variation in custom. In all cases‚ however‚ sharia (Islamic religious law) calls for burial of the body‚ preceded by a simple ritual involving bathing and shrouding the body‚ followed by salah (prayer). Cremation of the body is forbidden. Common islamic burial rituals include Bathing the dead body‚ except in extraordinary circumstances as in
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out of sync with time; this is why they feel so painful in the contemporary world‚ so uncomfortable with modernity. (Ramadan‚ Tariq (1999): “Radical Reform: Islam Ethics and Liberation”; Oxford University Press‚ Inc). But the reality is the Sharia or Islamic Law needs to be totally formulated. It is too deeply consolidate in medieval times and the Bedouin culture of ninth and tenth century Middle East. The relationship between Islam and the state needs to be rethought where state and the religion have
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paramount authority in the Hausa Fulani emirate was the emir. The emirate was further divided into districts with a district head called Hakimi. The Hakimi appointed subordinate heads to head the villages. The supreme law of the emirate at that time was the Islamic laws or sharia law. In the Hausa-Fulani traditional political system‚ you will observe that the traditional system is hierarchical in nature and structure. It is usually headed by an Emir. The structure of the Hausa-Fulani political system
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Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness. -Olayinka Joseph What is a diverse society? A diverse society is where people of different races and cultural backgrounds come together to form a community. In most thriving societies‚ the community members are diverse such as Australia‚ Singapore and Canada. In this essay‚ I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of diversity that will affect the society in terms of cultural
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Cultural Comparisons Paper #1 I decided to research Saudi Arabia because Saudi Arabia has been in the news a lot lately and I wanted to have a better understanding of the culture. There are a lot of stereotypes associated with Saudi Arabia and the Islam religion and I think that the best way to overlook these stereotypes is to learn more about the culture and gain an insider’s perspective. It is all too easy to judge a culture from the outside‚ but by becoming educated on the culture it may be
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working in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia was an absolute monarchy until 1992‚ at which time the Saud royal family introduced the country ’s first constitution. The legal system is based on the sharia (Islamic law). Islam touches many aspects of society within Saudi Arabia. The country is governed on the basis of Sharia and great majorities of the population are Arabs who adhere to the Wahhabi sect of Islam. Islam shapes the values and rules concerning the appropriate way to behave and relate to family‚
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noted as having the rights of minors. Saudi women are subject to unjust laws‚ sexist family code‚ and tainted education systems. This systemic inequality towards women must change. Many of the so-called laws in Saudi Arabia are in fact not written laws. Often individual judges use their own discretion when punishing people for their crimes as based upon Sharia. Sharia is defined by Oxford dictionary as “Islamic canonical law based on the teachings of the Koran and the traditions of the Prophet (Hadith
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Courtroom Paper People always wonder‚ what makes this country so great? More than often people disagree with the answer given to that question. Some say it’s the freedom of speech that we have. Others will say that it’s our ability to vote and elect who we want to lead us. This is all well and good‚ but what really sets our country apart from many others is our right to a speedy and public trial of our peers. Some governments in other parts of the world reserve the right
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