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SUDAN
Haley Hatton
LEGAL SYSTEM
 The president of Sudan is head of state, head of government, and
commander-in-chief of the Sudan People’s Armed Forces in a multiparty system.
 The legal system is based on Islamic Sharia law.
LAWS
 Its against the law to insult Islam, in any manner.
 It is against the law for men and women to sit together without a
chaperone.
 If you help someone that was injured in an accident and they die
while you are trying to help them, you can be charged and legally
partially responsible for their death.
 Women are legally required to have their hair covered at all times.
LAWS
 Women are legally required to wear dresses at all times
 Women can be publicly whipped for being the victim of rape
 Its against the law to name an inanimate object after any Islam
figure
 A license is required to purchase a television set
 Young people wearing bathing suits are prohibited from sitting less
than 12 inches apart.
TRAFFIC LAWS
 Traffic moves on the right side of the road
 Minimum driving age is 18 years old
 The permitted blood alcohol level while driving is 0%. It is illegal.
 Right turns on red are prohibited.
AGE OF CONSENT
 Intercourse is against the law if not married
 There is no legal age of consent to be married
 Homosexual practices and extra marital relations are illegal and
subject to severe penalties. Sudanese society is not tolerant of
homosexual relationships.
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
 All alcoholic beverages are prohibited
 While alcohol is strictly illegal, locally brewed beer is available.
However, being caught in possession thereof can result in the full
implementation of Islamic-style punishment
 There are severe penalties for drug trafficking
PUNISHMENTS
 Stoning remains a Judicial punishment
 Flogging is also legal
 Sudan’s public order law allows police officers to publicly whip
women who are accused of public indecency
 Crucifixion is a legal punishment. (Crimes like murder, armed
robbery, and participating in ethnic clashes.)
SHARIA LAW
 Habitual theft results in the amputation of a hand
 Adultery/fornication outside of marriage becomes public and
results in lashings or stoning
 Pre-marital sex- 100 lashes is usually the punishment
SHARIA LAW
 Muslims can only marry Muslims
 A Muslim man may be married to up to four women at a time,
although it is a permission and not a rule. He must be able to house
each wife and her children in a different house. He must treat them all
the same.