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Australian Muslims are divided on whether women will get a fair deal under Islamic dispute resolution if it is implemented here. from www.shutterstock.com

What is Islamic dispute resolution and why is it controversial in Australia?

Islamic dispute resolution is a way of avoiding court but resolving disputes under Islamic law. Other countries use this approach. But is it right for Australia?
South Africa is slowly transforming the retributive Western criminal justice system it inherited from colonial times to incorporate African principles of reconciliation and reparation. shutterstock

Why South Africa’s tentative moves toward restorative justice need support

The emergence of the restorative justice philosophy responds to the need to change South Africa’s retributive criminal justice system to accommodate African legal practices.

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