Justice is the linchpin of a society. Without a system of laws that reflect it‚ a nation’s government will lose its credibility among its governed. Plato used the Greek word "Dikaisyne" for justice which translates to ’morality’ or ’righteousness.’ Justice is not the right of the stronger but the effective harmony of the whole. Since his time‚ a common ideal to reflect justice in codified laws has been the purview of a select body of lawmakers appointed by the state. The body assigned with interpretation
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represents one of two arguments constructed for the final paper in my Spring 2011 Legal Research & Writing class. University of Idaho ------------------------------------------------- ISSUE ON APPEAL I. Should a court’s application of the single-purpose container exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement be based on the knowledge of a layperson because it satisfies the fundamental principles established by the U.S. Supreme Court for Fourth Amendment standards by being workable
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Federal and State Court Systems The United States’ judicial system is actually made up of two different court systems: the federal court system and the state court systems. While each system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases‚ neither is completely independent of the other‚ and the systems often interact. Solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights are key goals of both court systems. The federal court system deals with issues of law relating to those powers expressly granted
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Duty to the court Due to the court’s prominent role within the administration of justice‚ and the weight that Lord Neuberger places on it‚ duty to the court must initially be viewed independently from the other overlapping ethical duties‚ as conflict will inevitably arise due to the contrast between the opposing purposes of a barrister’s core duties. By viewing the relationship between a barrister’s ‘duty to the court and the administration of justice’ and their duty to ‘act in the best interest
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Drug Courts Sutoya Marlowe Fayetteville State University Criminal Justice 450 Dr. Robert Brown April 1‚ 2014 Abstract In order to understand the importance of drug court programs‚ it is important to learn what prompted the program. Before the first drug court was established in 1989‚ the United States has endured three drug epidemics that had profound consequences on the criminal justice system. Drug court programs intends to reduce substance abuse among offenders with addiction by
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fictional accounts of lawyers‚ judges‚ and courts confuse‚ muddle or simply make-up to meet the needs of their fictional account. Because the intricacies of the legal profession are not well known or explained in school or by the media‚ people often only have these fantastic accounts of the law to educate them to how it works “in the real world”. Consequently‚ the result is that the majority of Americans have incorrect beliefs of the law‚ judges‚ courts‚ and the persons that comprise our system.
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The American criminal court system has been a work in progress for thousands of years. Crimes that were formerly punished by the “eye for an eye” concept have slowly evolved into crimes that are looked at‚ proven then judged by the criminal court system that we have today. The criminal system is an intricate‚ delicate weave of laws‚ punishments and retribution‚ while keeping human rights and needs into consideration. According to Seigel‚ Schmalleger and Worrall‚ 2011‚ “The court system is a collective
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Why was the Supreme Court built in 2010 and how effective has it been at upholding civil liberties? The Supreme Court was introduced in 2010 as a replacement for the House of Lords as the top law court of justice in the UK‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. This court has cost approximately 59 million pounds to build and was officially open on 1st October 2009. The enactment of the Supreme Court came about under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (The Supreme Court [Online]‚ 2010) and currently stands
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Advantages and disadvantages of technology? * 5 years ago * Report Abuse Zwun Best Answer - Chosen by Voters advantages- 1.made mundane things faster(paying bills‚ writing letters etc) 2.easier- like u asking a question and just waiting fer d ans :) 3. enabled us to explain previously unexplained things ( like what is matter made up of ‚etc) 4. made organization‚ co ordination more feasible on a larger scale 5. is helping us evolve faster(mentally) 6. Has given us the
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investigation Bonds was accused for perjury and obstruction of justice. The trial started on March 21‚ 2011 but Bonds was not convicted until April 13‚ 2011. Barry Bonds faced an abundant amount of punishments starting with two years of probation‚ two hundred and fifty hours of community service‚ a $4‚000 fine‚ and 30 days of home confinement. In 2015 Barry Bond’s Conviction was overturned with a 10-1 vote in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Even though many people disagree with
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