Court Report
Court Report
Cases:
District court 10:00-11:30 14/03/2013 * R v Daniel 2012/00617533 (x1) (Trial) Judge M Finnane * R v Reynold Glover 2009/00188829 (x3) (Trial) Judge P Zahra * R v Jorge Eliecer Henao Palacio 2010/00401797 (x3 ) (Trial) Judge G Woods * R v Amanda Lee Roberts 2011/00165714 (x2) (Trial) Judge J Bennett
District Court 21/03/2013 * R v Jorge Eliecer Henao Palacio 2010/00401797 (x3) (Trial) Judge G Woods * Case List
Thursday 21 March 2013
Downing Centre Magistrates Court (Court 5.1) a P v ROSS, Benjamin (Custodial hearing)
P v DINH, Cong Minh (Breach of apprehended violence order)
P v MANN, Constance (Remote witness)
Thursday 21 March 2013
Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court 3)
Johnson J
R v KARIMI, Mohammad (Murder trial)
R v MIR, Mahdi (As above)
R v KHOURY, John (As above)
The Australian judicial system comprises of different levels of court which hear criminal and civil matters in order to protect and promote human rights through a transparent and efficient justice system and by upholding the rule of law(cite) . The aforementioned notion was challenged upon observations made during visits to the Downing Centres' Magistrate and district court and the Supreme court of NSW. This paper will provide a reflective discussion analysing my experience and observations of court proceedings
Rule of Law and the Judicial system
Equal access to justice is critical if the Rule of Law is to have any substantive value in the Australian judicial system. Justice institutions must enables citizens to protect their rights against infringements by other people or groups
According to Dicey,
Economic constraints and lack of accessibility to legal resources within low socio-economic groups constitutes a vital missing element of the rule of law and challenges the notion of democracy. the implications of unequal access to justice.... In the case of P v Young (Magistrates court), 21st March 2013, Stevenson J
Cases:
District court 10:00-11:30 14/03/2013 * R v Daniel 2012/00617533 (x1) (Trial) Judge M Finnane * R v Reynold Glover 2009/00188829 (x3) (Trial) Judge P Zahra * R v Jorge Eliecer Henao Palacio 2010/00401797 (x3 ) (Trial) Judge G Woods * R v Amanda Lee Roberts 2011/00165714 (x2) (Trial) Judge J Bennett
District Court 21/03/2013 * R v Jorge Eliecer Henao Palacio 2010/00401797 (x3) (Trial) Judge G Woods * Case List
Thursday 21 March 2013
Downing Centre Magistrates Court (Court 5.1) a P v ROSS, Benjamin (Custodial hearing)
P v DINH, Cong Minh (Breach of apprehended violence order)
P v MANN, Constance (Remote witness)
Thursday 21 March 2013
Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court 3)
Johnson J
R v KARIMI, Mohammad (Murder trial)
R v MIR, Mahdi (As above)
R v KHOURY, John (As above)
The Australian judicial system comprises of different levels of court which hear criminal and civil matters in order to protect and promote human rights through a transparent and efficient justice system and by upholding the rule of law(cite) . The aforementioned notion was challenged upon observations made during visits to the Downing Centres' Magistrate and district court and the Supreme court of NSW. This paper will provide a reflective discussion analysing my experience and observations of court proceedings
Rule of Law and the Judicial system
Equal access to justice is critical if the Rule of Law is to have any substantive value in the Australian judicial system. Justice institutions must enables citizens to protect their rights against infringements by other people or groups
According to Dicey,
Economic constraints and lack of accessibility to legal resources within low socio-economic groups constitutes a vital missing element of the rule of law and challenges the notion of democracy. the implications of unequal access to justice.... In the case of P v Young (Magistrates court), 21st March 2013, Stevenson J