Replying to LO27572 --
Dear Organlearners,
Leo Minnigh <l.d.minnigh@library.tudelft.nl> writes:
>In my contribution I made a grand mistake by using an
>unenglish word: unjudgemental. I 'invented' this word while
>writing, and unfortunately I did not consulted a dictionary.
>What I ment was 'unfair' or 'inequitable'.
Greetings dear Leo,
You did not make a grand mistake. You made what I call a "morphemic"
translation from Dutch to English rather than using a dictionary to find
the semantic translation. We here in South Africa with 11 major languages
have become tacitly used to such morphemic translations. Once a person is
tacitly aware that they can happen, he/she will ask the other person for
clarification.
Your next sentence which I quote have profound implications for me:
>But it was already for years common practice in
>several parts of the world to fight the conflicts outside
>the court room, and killing your (supposed) enemy
>seems much easier then trying to get hold of him
>and bring him to court.
Somebody can only be brought to court when the court has juridiction over
that person and also laws to deal with the case. If this is not possible,
then a non-jurisprudential process has to be followed. This can either be
constructive (win-win, reconcilliation) or destructive (win-lose, offensive
defense).
The reason why a non-jurisprudential process has to be followed is that the
jurisprudential process itself cannot keep pace with the creativity and
hence increase in complexity of human culture. Why not? I personally think
that there is too little learning in the jurisprudential process. It has
lost its prudence so that it has become a juristic process.
Think of its three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Which of
these branches do you think need more learning? I would like it very much
if you fellow learners give your opinion as to your own country. Please do
so.
As for South Africa, I think that the legislative branch needs the most
learning. It has been so for many decades and not merely since apartheid
had been dismantled. The frequent bickering in parliament over petty issues
for party opportunism makes me sick. If there ever is an organisation in
our country which needs to become a Learning Organisation, it is our
parliament.
>Even the court room where rules and laws are
>applied, seems not always in balance.
Yes, here is also some learning needed in both the executive branch which
bring people to court and the judicial branch having to make a decision.
But I think what is even more needed is compassion with poor and uneducated
people getting caught up in the jurisprudential process. The stories which
I know of are horrific.
With care and best wishes
--At de Lange <amdelange@gold.up.ac.za> Snailmail: A M de Lange Gold Fields Computer Centre Faculty of Science - University of Pretoria Pretoria 0001 - Rep of South Africa
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