P4- describe the role of lay people in criminal cases D1- evaluate the effectiveness of lay people in English courts Introduction Lay people are people who don’t get paid and who are not qualified; they are volunteer’s‚ lay people in the law are the magistrate and the jury and I will be explaining their role and the advantages and disadvantages of having lay people get involved with the legal system. The Magistrate A magistrate is some one who is not paid or is qualified and is only
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Technology has advanced a lot since 1945. There were new inventions such as the television‚ talk back radio‚ antibiotics‚ tranquilisers‚ anti-depressants‚ fluoride in water‚ higher numbers of cars being manufactured as more people were buying‚ the use of planes commercially‚ the jet plane‚ electric railway and the development of railway towns. In 1956 the television was invented and widely bought throughout Australia. They were expensive for the time but a new scheme called ’hire purchase’ where
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Women’s role since 1930’s Women have fought throughout history in order to achieve different roles as well as to acquire recognition‚ independence‚ equality and respect. It has not been easy since they have had many barriers to overcome; their role in the family as wives‚ mothers and daughters; their role in society fighting for their rights‚ being heard and treated as men; their role as career women‚ not only receiving an education but also being able to work. Looking back at history
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Forced Federalism The term "federalism" is used to describe a system of government in which control is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and fundamental political units. Federalism can be seen as a compromise between the extreme concentration of power and a loose confederation of independent states for governing a variety of people‚ usually in a large stretch of territory. Federalism has the advantage of retaining local pride‚ traditions and power‚ while allowing a central
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Introduction During the 1990’s baseball was facing some of the most monumental challenges ever “The realignment issue and its impact on the Chicago Cubs were still in litigation. National television revenues‚ which had been growing by leaps and bounds‚ were poised to take a severe dip (as it turned out the next year‚ by more than 50 percent). Attendance at games fell by 1.6 percent in 1992‚ with eighteen of the twenty-eight teams experiencing drops. A 1992 Gallup survey showed that MLB now lagged
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Court of Appeals of Virginia Axel Foley v. Commonwealth of Virginia _______________________ PETITION FOR APPEAL _______________________ Lawyer Name: Rowan Tully Lawyer’s Responsibility: Nature of the Case Statements of Facts‚ and parts of the Argument Lawyer Name: Elizabeth Gadd Lawyer’s Responsibility: Proceedings in the Trial Court‚ Assignments of Error‚ Parts of “Argument”. TABLE OF CONTENTS NATURE OF THE CASE – Brief summary of the case PG 2 STATEMENTS OF FACTS – Brief description
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the states. . Many people consider the welfare programs to be some of the major problems of the welfare policy. These programs get their funds from the federal and state governments. Pressure from the states for more authority over these programs has grown. Some think that if the states had more control over these programs that the states will create new welfare experiments that may find new ways to use their own resources to help the growing amount of low-income families. Others think that the
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sabotage our defenses. (2 points) Score 3. The majority of the court believed that compulsory exclusion of large groups of citizens from their homes was okay in what situation? Answer: When our shores are in danger‚ or threatened by hostile forces we must do what is necessary to protect them. (2 points) Score 4. What did the dissenting justices think about the power of military authorities? Answer: The Supreme Court (2 points) Score 5. The dissenting opinion raises the fact
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“Federalism is understood as a principle of government that seeks to reconcile unity and diversity through the exercise of political power along multiple autonomous level” (Tremblay‚ Lecours‚ Nikolenyi‚ Salloukh and Scala‚ 2007). Federalism is usually found in countries which have different religion‚ language‚ culture and economics and works best in states which are multicultural or multinational. “Federalism provides protection against domination by the majority‚ an opportunity for self fulfillment
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The Supreme Court justices are appointed in the same manner as all Federal Constitutional Judges‚ by the President with the advise of the U.S. Senate for life terms without a reduction in pay. This is to assure judicial independence. The impact would be enormous if the Supreme Court justices had to be elected to office by the people. If they were elected by the people they would not make every decision fairly‚ they would not be in office for life and they wouldn’t be as well respected. The Supreme
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