Discuss the legal system in the Arab world.
What will be an ideal response?
The legal system is different than that of the West. The sharia system relies far less on physical evidence than on the accused’s statements and answers to questions posed by judges, using the Qur’an. Anecdotal evidence indicates that the crime rate in the Arab states is low by Western standards. The Qur’an and sunnah dictate specific penalties for some crimes, such as amputating a thief’s hand. Executions occur only if all heirs of the victim demand it and judges often encourage the family to instead accept “blood money.” Punishment is often mild by Western standards. Some trials fall short of international standards—even “divine law must be carried out by mortals.”
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