State

System of Knowledge

Contents

State 2

Important Characteristics in a State 2

Laws 2

Justice 2

Constitution 3

Powers 4

State

Apostasy – To change religion

Mahram – A Male guardian (In Saudi Arabia).

Sharia Law – The law of the country is based on the Koran (Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, etc.)

Mutaween – Religious Police

Important Characteristics in a State

I. Language

II. Culture ( Values, Norm, Traditions, History)

III. Government

IV. Taxes

V. Natural Resources

VI. Education

VII. Laws (Rules and regulations)

VIII. Human Resources

IX. Constitution

X. Religion

XI. Media

XII. Healthcare

XIII. Rights and Duties

Before Christ – City States were in Greece called Polis.

Beginning of the A.D – Middle Ages (Dark Ages), there was the feudal state.

18th – 19th Century – National State (After French Revolution).

20th Century – Supranational State.

Laws

I. Laws ≠ Anarchy

II. In a democracy everyone has to follow the laws even the president and the prime minister

III. In 350 BC Aristotle said: “The rule of law is better than the rule of the individual”

IV. In a democracy, freedom is not obsolete. In an anarchy freedom is absolute

V. Cicero (Roman Orator) said: “We are slaves of law in order that we may be free”.

Justice

The state is blindfolded and holding a scale and holds a sword

The blindfold means impartiality. The sword means that punishment shall be given. The scales means that justice is going to hear both sides of the story.

Laws is written or unwritten. If you do not obey an unwritten (norms) law, you will not be taken to court.

The parliament brings laws to order. For a law to be elected only 50% + 1 is needed. When a new law is being discussed this is called a bill.

In some countries, the unwritten law is so powerful in the countries tradition that it overwrites the written law. On average 14 million girls in a year are married off. A man burnt his...