UAE Court says it's OK to beat your wife as long as you don't leave any marks.
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UAE Court says it's OK to beat your wife as long as you don't leave any marks.
U.A.E. defends no-marks discipline ruling
Country does not condone domestic abuse, official says
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 | 1:32 PM ET Comments25Recommend6
The Associated Press
A senior Emirati judicial official stressed Wednesday the U.A.E. does not condone domestic abuse even though the country's highest court ruled a man can physically "discipline" his wife and young children if he leaves no marks.
The official's statement was strong without contradicting the court — highlighting tensions in the Gulf state between interpretations of traditional Islamic law and the country's desire to forge a modern society that is home to far more foreigners than locals.
"Our courts adhere to [a] strict policy not to tolerate any degree of family violence, whether verbal or physical," Humaid al-Muhairi, director of the Justice Ministry's judicial inspection department, said in a statement carried by state news agency WAM.
Muhairi's comments follow a report this week that the Federal Supreme Court found a man guilty of beating his wife and daughter while noting that Islamic codes allow for "discipline" if it leaves no marks.
The ruling found the man had exceeded the "right to discipline" his family members because his wife suffered lip and teeth injuries, the state-owned daily The National reported this week.
The court also ruled his 23-year-old daughter, who suffered bruises on her hand and knee, was too old to be disciplined by her father.
Under some interpretations of Shariah law, hitting or beating is an acceptable form of domestic discipline.
The decision upheld a lower court ruling that found the man guilty of abuse and fined him the equivalent of $139 Cdn, the paper said.
"If the husband abuses this right to discipline, he cannot be exempted from punishment," Chief Justice Falah al-Hajeri wrote in his ruling.
In Wednesday's statement, al-Muhairi defended the ruling, saying the man "was convicted of an excessive degree of chastisement of his wife," and that he had no right under Islamic Shariah law to beat his adult daughter.
No evidence of widespread domestic violence: official
He said the ruling was in line with previous judgments and that there is no evidence of widespread domestic violence in the Emirates.
"The issue remains one of concern to [the] government and the full force of the law will continue to be brought against those who may exercise chastisement of any kind, verbal or otherwise, beyond acceptable bounds," he said.
The U.A.E. legal system, like that in other Gulf states, combines aspects of traditional Shariah law with secular civil codes. The influence of Shariah tends to be strongest in family law relating to marriage, divorce and sexual relations.
A leading human rights watchdog condemned the high court's decision, saying it upholds a discriminatory law that violates women's and children's rights to liberty, security and equality.
"This ruling ... is evidence that the authorities consider violence against women and children to be completely acceptable," Nadya Khalife of the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement Wednesday.
"Domestic violence should never be tolerated under any circumstances. These provisions are blatantly demeaning to women and pose serious risks to their well-being."
Emirati society has undergone dramatic changes in recent years as hundreds of thousands of foreign residents have poured in, challenging long-held values while raising the country's international profile.
The U.A.E. is playing an increasing role in business and international relations. Its rulers are eager to safeguard the country's Islamic traditions as the country rapidly modernizes and builds cutting-edge skyscrapers and lavish, cosmopolitan hotels.
Roughly four out of every five people living in the country are temporary foreign residents.
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Country does not condone domestic abuse, official says
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 | 1:32 PM ET Comments25Recommend6
The Associated Press
A senior Emirati judicial official stressed Wednesday the U.A.E. does not condone domestic abuse even though the country's highest court ruled a man can physically "discipline" his wife and young children if he leaves no marks.
The official's statement was strong without contradicting the court — highlighting tensions in the Gulf state between interpretations of traditional Islamic law and the country's desire to forge a modern society that is home to far more foreigners than locals.
"Our courts adhere to [a] strict policy not to tolerate any degree of family violence, whether verbal or physical," Humaid al-Muhairi, director of the Justice Ministry's judicial inspection department, said in a statement carried by state news agency WAM.
Muhairi's comments follow a report this week that the Federal Supreme Court found a man guilty of beating his wife and daughter while noting that Islamic codes allow for "discipline" if it leaves no marks.
The ruling found the man had exceeded the "right to discipline" his family members because his wife suffered lip and teeth injuries, the state-owned daily The National reported this week.
The court also ruled his 23-year-old daughter, who suffered bruises on her hand and knee, was too old to be disciplined by her father.
Under some interpretations of Shariah law, hitting or beating is an acceptable form of domestic discipline.
The decision upheld a lower court ruling that found the man guilty of abuse and fined him the equivalent of $139 Cdn, the paper said.
"If the husband abuses this right to discipline, he cannot be exempted from punishment," Chief Justice Falah al-Hajeri wrote in his ruling.
In Wednesday's statement, al-Muhairi defended the ruling, saying the man "was convicted of an excessive degree of chastisement of his wife," and that he had no right under Islamic Shariah law to beat his adult daughter.
No evidence of widespread domestic violence: official
He said the ruling was in line with previous judgments and that there is no evidence of widespread domestic violence in the Emirates.
"The issue remains one of concern to [the] government and the full force of the law will continue to be brought against those who may exercise chastisement of any kind, verbal or otherwise, beyond acceptable bounds," he said.
The U.A.E. legal system, like that in other Gulf states, combines aspects of traditional Shariah law with secular civil codes. The influence of Shariah tends to be strongest in family law relating to marriage, divorce and sexual relations.
A leading human rights watchdog condemned the high court's decision, saying it upholds a discriminatory law that violates women's and children's rights to liberty, security and equality.
"This ruling ... is evidence that the authorities consider violence against women and children to be completely acceptable," Nadya Khalife of the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement Wednesday.
"Domestic violence should never be tolerated under any circumstances. These provisions are blatantly demeaning to women and pose serious risks to their well-being."
Emirati society has undergone dramatic changes in recent years as hundreds of thousands of foreign residents have poured in, challenging long-held values while raising the country's international profile.
The U.A.E. is playing an increasing role in business and international relations. Its rulers are eager to safeguard the country's Islamic traditions as the country rapidly modernizes and builds cutting-edge skyscrapers and lavish, cosmopolitan hotels.
Roughly four out of every five people living in the country are temporary foreign residents.
Read more: CBC News - World - U.A.E. defends no-marks discipline ruling
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You watch too many movies.
Bruising is related to the trauma suffered by the area struck – skin, tissue, bone and so forth.
The oranges in the bag still leave massive bruising when used correctly. What they don’t do is leave an identifiable shape whereby the contusion could identify the instrument or object causing the trauma.
If you hit someone hard enough with a marshmallow, they will still bruise…
You watch too many movies.
Bruising is related to the trauma suffered by the area struck – skin, tissue, bone and so forth.
The oranges in the bag still leave massive bruising when used correctly. What they don’t do is leave an identifiable shape whereby the contusion could identify the instrument or object causing the trauma.
If you hit someone hard enough with a marshmallow, they will still bruise…
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Bring it on I say.........one of the last places on the planet where women know their place..............sooo glad I live here!!
.................................................... oh errrr and nearly forgot to say.....intend to stay here for as long as the wife will let me!!!
.................................................... oh errrr and nearly forgot to say.....intend to stay here for as long as the wife will let me!!!
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Is it okay to beat someone else's wife?
I know a chap who's ball-and-chain sorely needs an utter flogging. Sadly, he doesn't seem inclined to administer it himself but perhaps if someone else were to step in, she might get the message.
Beating your wife is something which just needs to happen now and then. Same with the kids. Keeps everyone in line and singing from the same sheet of music.
If you're worried about bruising, use a phone book.
I know a chap who's ball-and-chain sorely needs an utter flogging. Sadly, he doesn't seem inclined to administer it himself but perhaps if someone else were to step in, she might get the message.
Beating your wife is something which just needs to happen now and then. Same with the kids. Keeps everyone in line and singing from the same sheet of music.
If you're worried about bruising, use a phone book.
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I certainly hope those last two paragraphs are intended as tongue-in-cheek humour Backpacker.
If so, I doubt many would find it that funny.
If not, I would suggest you'd fit in well with the local community. There is certainly no place for that sort of attitude in a civilized community.
If so, I doubt many would find it that funny.
If not, I would suggest you'd fit in well with the local community. There is certainly no place for that sort of attitude in a civilized community.
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Anyway in France domestic violence towards women is this the first cause of their death before breast and any kind of cancer...and they do leave marks,,,grass always greener elsewhere...
It.s Canadian
now i understand everything 
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What do you tell a woman with two black eyes?
-- Nothing. You done told her twice already......
What is the first thing a woman does after returning home from the battered women's shelter?
--the laundry, the cooking, and the dishes if she knows what's good for her.....
Okay, now to go hide from my wife before she reads these absolutely tasteless jokes and I find myself on the receiving end of a Cuban beating...
-- Nothing. You done told her twice already......
What is the first thing a woman does after returning home from the battered women's shelter?
--the laundry, the cooking, and the dishes if she knows what's good for her.....
Okay, now to go hide from my wife before she reads these absolutely tasteless jokes and I find myself on the receiving end of a Cuban beating...