BJU150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mitigating Factor, Australian Aboriginal English, Aboriginal Australians

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Legal pluralism is the existence of 2 or ore set of law systems within one area that can go from local to international. Restores harmony between indigenous and non indigenous australians. Relates to the systems practices amongst aboriginal australians which have developed overtime from accepted moral norms in aboriginal societies, which regulate human behaviour, mandate specific sanctions for non-compliance. Customary law is recognised in sentencing-it"s a (cid:373)itigati(cid:374)g factor. These are not taken into account when it comes to bail or parole. *a mitigating factor is any information or evidence presented to the court regarding the defendant or the circumstances of the crime that might result in reduced charges or a lesser sentence. Traditional ceremony most involves the elders, community offender. Payback is an australian aboriginal english term (also known in melanesia) commonly understood to refer to a vendetta.

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