Monique Priorello November 5‚ 2012 Constitutional Law Prisoner Rights Of all forms of punishment‚ the death penalty is by far the most controversial and also the most rarely used. Capital punishment was once almost the only penalty applied to convicted felons. By the time of the American Revolution‚ the English courts had defined more than 200 felonies‚ all of which were “capital offenses”. However‚ many death penalties were not carried out; instead‚ offenders were pardoned or banished
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Civil Litigation vs. Criminal Litigation If somebody commits a crime or does wrong doing to another what category does it fit under? Is it civil case or a criminal case? Although there are many similarities between civil litigation procedures and criminal litigation procedures‚ several differences exist among them. The first difference among the two procedures is what even defines them. A civil case involves a wrong doing between two private parties in which the victim is suing for damages or
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cases to be dealt with at reasonable speeds and many other things which will be brought to light below. On the 26th of July 1996 Lord Woolf published his Access to Justice Report and in 1999 his reforms came into action. Although ADR rather than litigation has posed a number of problems for the Civil Justice System‚ these matters have been largely resolved by Lord Woolf’s Reforms. The main objectives of the civil justice process come in the form of being just‚ accessible‚ efficient‚ timely and effective
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Litigation Student Name LAW/531 Date Instructor Litigation Disputes are settled by various means every day. This paper will consider the process of traditional litigation and alternative dispute resolution in settling those disputes. Knowing the advantages and disadvantages is important when deciding what process to employ in settling a dispute. Traditional Litigation Traditional litigation can be a long and expensive process. Filing a complaint starts the process. This action
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STATE OF WINSCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT OF ADAMS COUNTY CONSTANCE WOLF‚ F/K/A CONSTANCE WOLFGRAM PLANTIFF V. Civil Action No. 112 LEWIS OLSON DEFENDANT V. ALBER DOBIASH DEFENDANT COMPLAINT Comes Plaintiff‚ Constance Wolf F/K/A Constance Wolfgram‚ by counsel‚ and for her complaint states as follows: 1. The Court has jurisdiction in this matter under section 6 of the code of the state of Wisconsin. 2. Plaintiff‚ Constance Wolfgram‚ resides at
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Civil Litigation Past Paper June 2010 Question 1 - John Atree director of Great Furniture Direct Ltd (GFD) (a) Mr Atree advises you that GFD has been experiencing a sharp increase in the number of invoices that are not paid on time or at all. He would like your advice about how GFD can recover some of these debts using the staff in their Accounts Department. In particular he would like to know: (i) How does the size of the debt influence the court procedure after issue? (ii) What must be
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Prisoner Rights Prisoners rights have come a long way from what they were in the 1800’s‚ prisoners back then had no rights they were abused and mistreated and the prison officials did whatever they wanted to prisoners and they had no say. During the 1800’s prisoners were kept in unsatisfactory conditions that were unclean‚ unsafe‚ falling apart and underfed they were giving small portions of bread‚ it seemed as they were being teased with the food. There punishments were harsh and unruly‚ they were
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In line with community trends where the aging population is increasing‚ the same is occurring in prisons. Known as the ’greying’ of the prison population‚ research shows that the aging prisoner population is a global trend and one that requires attention on equally compelling issues of economic cost‚ institutional management‚ facility design and humanitarian concerns. There is growing attention to this area of penology and the increase in available literature from both gerontological and
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INTRODUCTION Public Interest Litigation: The term "Public Interest" means the larger interests of the public‚ general welfare and interest of the masses ((Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Edn.) Vol.Xll) and the Word “Litigation” means "a legal action including all proceedings therein‚ initiated in a court of Law with the purpose of enforcing a right or seeking a remedy." Thus‚ the expression `Public Interest Litigation’ means "any litigation conducted for the benefit of public or for removal of some
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Dealing with Prisoner Rights As we evolved into a more civilized society many things changed. Medicine became better; schools and education improved‚ and treatment of our prisoners became more humane. The constitution of our country clearly prohibits the use of cruel and unusual punishment. No longer would captors be allowed torture that captive with iron maidens or contraptions of the like. These basic rules seem obvious to us today‚ but they represent the foundation of prisoner rights‚ the
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