Prisoners’ Rights Roberta Stewart May 1‚ 2011 CJS/230‚ Dr. Kay Carter Prisoner rights are important because they prevent prisons from taking advantage of people. They also help to ensure that the punishment fits the crime. Without prisoner rights‚ those who are responsible for ensuring that society is safe from people who cannot live by society’s rules would be free to treat prisoners whatever way they saw fit‚ and abuse would be commonplace. Even though prisoners lose a lot of their
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public interest litigation Public interest litigation involves the institution of actions by private citizens in courts to seek redress against public wrongs committed by government or public bodies. It is an adjudication of disputes between private individuals and the state initiated to promote the public good in terms of serving a collective societal interest. In George John v Goh Eng Wah Bros Filem Sdn Bhd & 2 Ors‚ Lim Beng Choon J traced the origin of public interest litigation and its justification
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A political prisoner as stated in the website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_prisoner declares‚ “A political prisoner may be someone held in prison or otherwise detained‚ perhaps under house arrest‚ because their ideas or image are deemed by a government to either challenge or threaten the authority of the state. Typically‚ the imprisonment of people on political grounds is done under extrajudicial processes‚ where the veneer of legality and terminology are used to disguise the fact that
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To: Teacher From: Mary Mazurette RE: Legal Research Assignment One Date: March 3‚ 2014 1. Please enter the correct citation for the Supreme Court case of Lamb against California‚ which was decided on January 7‚ 1963 and is recorded on page 234 of volume 371 in the United States Reporter. Answer: Lamb v. California‚ 371 U.S. 234 (1963). 2. Please list all of the courts whose decisions are binding upon the federal district court for the District of Massachusetts. Answer: The First Circuit Court
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Attitude‚ Legislation‚ and Litigation Attitude‚ Legislation‚ and Litigation Since the beginning of time‚ people with disabilities were shunned‚ killed‚ considered an embarrassment‚ lock away‚ hidden away‚ and sometimes even worse. This attitude slowly started changing in the past 60 years. With these changes‚ came groups and acts to help inform the public and support the disabled and their families. The writer is going to describe how perception has changed‚ how legislation
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The Civil Litigation Process The focus of this paper will be to show how an employee would take a discrimination complaint against his or her employer. The process will be explored from where one would begin with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and proceeds through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the United States Supreme Court. In the examination of this scenario‚ it becomes necessary to define two key terms: discrimination and civil litigation. Discrimination
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SUMMARY Chapter 1 (Rudolf Rassendyll) The story unfolds with Rose (Rudolf Rassendyll`s sister-in-law)‚ telling Rassendyll that he needs to get himself a job. Rudolf`s brother (Robert)‚ finds an interesting job for him as an “attaché” to Sir Jacob Borrodaile. Borrodaile will be the Ambassador of Ruritania in six months` time. Ruritania‚ located in central Europe is the only country‚ Rudolf has not visited. So‚ he feels happy with the idea. Rudolf decides to witness the coronation of King Rudolf the
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ILLUSTRATION BY AJAY MOHANTY Prisoner’s Dilemma Two men attempting a burglary with a weapon‚ A and B‚ are caught‚ with insufficient incriminating evidence for the burglary. They are questioned separately and not allowed to communicate. If both deny the burglary‚ they escape a 10-year sentence and will be imprisoned for two years for possession of a weapon. A is told separately that if B pleads guilty and A does not‚ B will get a reduced sentence of four years‚ while A will get 10. So A has an
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adversarial model of litigation is the system of justice that we use in the United States. The adversary model relies on each advocate to represent their cause or party and ultimately a jury to come to a finding. Justice has been served when one advocate is able to convince the judge or jury that they are in the right. Our legal system was created in order to find the truth in injustices and restore justice. Over the years many people have found faults in our adversarial model of litigation as they believe
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Litigation VS ADR Law/531 November 12‚ 2012 Litigation VS ADR The desired end result of both traditional litigation and nontraditional forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is a resolution to an existing issue or problem. These two methods‚ however‚ are used in different ways. Traditional litigation usually involves a judge and or jury that come to a conclusion and offer a decision. The alternative attempts to reach a decision without involving a judge and or jury. Traditional litigation
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