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Criminal Justice Vs Non Western Essay

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Do you ever wonder what others countries do different than the United States? How they operate their criminal justice system? And/or why they do it that way? On this paper, I’ll be defining and comparing the western and non-western countries. I will show the difference and similarities of the criminal justice system from Canada and Malaysia. By comparing their courts, law enforcement, corrections and restorative justice system. Western vs. Non-western
Have you ever heard the poem “The Ballad of East and West” it says:” East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet”. Western countries and non-western countries are determined by a combination of factors such as its geological location, cultural background, education and political system. Western world refers to North and South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand whereas the Eastern world refers to nations in the Asia and Middle East. Western culture refers to Europe and North America. The religions that are practice by the westerns are Judaism, Christianity, and Islamic. The population in western countries are more liberal than those in the east, they are more open and blunt. For example, topics like sex or birth of a child are openly discussed in western culture, whereas in the east, these topics are still a taboo. People …show more content…

The written laws are composed of: The Federal Constitution in union with the constitutions of the 13 states comprising the Federation, legislations enacted by the Parliament and State Assemblies, and delegated or subsidiary legislation made by bodies under powers conferred on them by Acts of Parliament or State Assemblies. The unwritten laws are composed of the principles of English Common law adapted to local circumstances, case and local customary law; Muslim law is also a very important source of law applicable only to the Muslim population and administered by a separate system of courts.

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