54000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-1: Islamic Culture, Moral Panic, Shoplifting
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Reference: bi(cid:396)d, g. , & m(cid:272)do(cid:374)ell, m. (cid:1005)997, (cid:858)musli(cid:373)s i(cid:374) the do(cid:272)k: a t(cid:396)a(cid:374)sg(cid:396)essi(cid:448)e na(cid:396)(cid:396)ati(cid:448)e of la(cid:449) a(cid:374)d life(cid:859), aust(cid:396)alia(cid:374) jou(cid:396)(cid:374)al of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) ights, (cid:448)ol. (cid:1007), (cid:374)o. (cid:1006). Aim: assessing the impact of law on indigenous peoples, non-anglo-saxon australians through looking at ethnicity and gender issues. Context: two women charged with shoplifting in lismore (country)- interrogational law, problematic relationship with cultural production. Court: as courts are run on an english model (hierarchal, adversarial) and founded upon legal truth- objective and neutral information, decisions are based on fact and not gender/race. Interpreters: whilst the evidence act guarantees the right for an interpreter, there is no information about having qualifications, unqualified interpreters are frequent, create alienating court experience- thus court is unjust and unfair. Context, power, representation: dominant power structures influence ethnocentric process in foundation upon racist ideology (cid:894)eg (cid:862)te(cid:396)(cid:396)a(cid:374)ullus(cid:863)(cid:895, cultural essentialism- centre on adherence to rule of law.
