Families of Law Essay

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Law and Society

Families of Law

Unit 3- Written Assignment

Tami Daniels

03/28/2011

Unit 3 Essay- Part Two

Name of Country: Great Britain Family of law followed: Common law

How disputes are settled: Litigation, Arbitration, and Mediation

How cases are handled: Adversary system; case law takes precedence

In this section, discuss the following:

• How would your friend’s theft be dealt with under the law in this country?

In Great Britain, the Theft Act of 1968 is an Act of the Parliament of the UK. It governs most of the general property offenses in English law. Theft is defined as a person shall be guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the
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she has the final say so as to whether or not the case goes to trial. The good thing hear is the fact that the judges take a part in the process from the start. Even a person claiming guilt is tried to make sure they are really guilty and not just saying they are. Americans do not that. A confession of guilty puts you away for quite some time. I favor this process much more so than I do common law. It seems to be a lot less harsh and they get great results out of it.

Name of Country: Saudi Arabia Family of law followed: Theocratic law

How disputes are settled: Punished or settled according to the Koran, Shariah or applicable religious text

How cases are handled: Cases are handled according to the offense. Crimes are punishable by a community and not an individual in a case of robbery.

In this section, discuss the following:

How would your friend’s theft be dealt with under the law in this country?

Saudi Arabia is notorious for cutting off the hands of thieves but a thief has to steal a substantial amount in order for this to happen. For a petty theft offense, a hand is not taken unless it is repeated theft and proven by two male eyewitnesses. If the thief repents and makes restitution before coming in front of a judge, the punishment can be reduced (http://www.photius.com/countries/saudi_arabia/national_security/saudi_arabia_national_security_crime_and_punishment.html).