International
Jan. 30, 2007
Learning From Palestinian Law
FORUM COLUMN - By Robert D. Terris - A policeman shoots someone in an angry crowd. Lawsuits galore, right? Not in Gaza, where coffee-fueled powwows between the parties' extended families resolve such matters.
By Robert D. Terris
I have a friend from the Middle East, Taher, who told me this story about Palestinian legal culture.
On a hot, dusty afternoon, in a village square in Gaza, a crowd gathered around a policeman who had just caused a car accident with his reckless speeding through the streets. The crowd was indignant, particularly as an e...
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