Whether or not children are competent enough to withstand trial in court has been an interesting question since at least the 1960’s. The problem with trials before the 60’s was that defendants forced to argue their own cases‚ instead of having lawyers do this for them. This included children if they were accused of a crime that needed a trial. It did not happen that often‚ if even at all in some places‚ and so when it did actually happen these children were wrongfully tried as adults would have been
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criminals and some even received the death consequence for their crimes as adults. So‚ the first Juvenile court System was established in 1899‚ in Cook County Illinois in Chicago. The purpose was to separate kids who had been convicted of crimes from the adults. So‚ they formed a separate system for minors. However‚ they were focused on the best interest of the children. The terms in the court system were changed in order to lessen the stigma of the crimes committed by
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Such statutes have had an incredible impact on the U.S. juvenile justice system. The original purpose of creating a separate juvenile court was to keep adolescents out of adult prisons‚ limit their exposure to adult criminal activity and poor role models‚ and also to provide guidance that helps them to turn away from further criminal behavior and be directed toward more positive results. It seemed that the individual juvenile offender cases were not getting looked at based on the individual characteristics
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In 1973‚ the Supreme Court declared that‚ except under certain conditions‚ states may not prohibit a woman’s right to have an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy. This decision affected thirty-one states’ antiabortion laws. It all began in 1970 when a Texan waitress challenged a state law that made abortion a criminal offense. A woman calling herself "Jane Roe"‚ the plaintiff‚ was denied an abortion under the law and she sued Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade‚ the defendant
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Hierarchy of courts in Nigerian Superior courts of Nigeria are courts which are listed in the Nigeria constitution of section 6 (5) which are namely: Supreme court Court of appeal The court of co-ordinate Jurisdiction Federal high court State high court Sharia court of appeal Customary court of appeal National industrial court Another superior courts added as amended by the 3rd alteration Act of 2010 is the NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT With regards to this court mentioned above
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DEPARTMENT OF LAW " MOOT COURT MEMORIAL" written submission on behalf of counsel for prosecution MOOT COURT MEMORIAL Submitted by : XXX Class :LLB xxx Sem Roll No:XXX Teacher Incharge XXXXXXXXXXX
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Supreme Court of Bangladesh The Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate division‚ and was created by Part VI Chapter I of the Constitution of Bangladesh adopted in 1972. This is also the office of the Chief Justice‚ Appellate Division Justices‚ and High Court Division Justices of Bangladesh. As of August 2013‚ there are 9 Justices in Appellate Division and 92 (74 are permanent
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different court systems. I will also describe the distinguishing features of the major court systems‚ ranging from state-level superior courts and federal district courts through the U.S. Supreme Court. We will include key players‚ jurisdictional rules and interpretation issues‚ and the effect of evolving technologies on court proceedings at each level. The case that I decided to write about is; Gideon v. Wainwright‚ 372 U.S. 335 (1963)‚ “which was a historic case in United States Supreme Court history
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Running head: COURT HISTORY AND PURPOSE 1 Court History and Purpose CJA/224 June 17‚ 2013 COURT HISTORY AND PURPOSE 2 Court History and Purpose Americans have a fascination with crime and justice. Televisions in typical households tune in weekly to crime shows such as CSI Miami‚ Criminal Minds‚ and Law and Order‚ which commonly deal with fictional and non-fictional criminals and the treatment in the
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Magistrates’ courts All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court. Cases are heard by either 2 or 3 magistrates and a district judge There isn’t a jury in a magistrates’ court. A magistrates’ court normally handles cases known as ‘summary offences’‚ eg: most motoring offences minor criminal damage being drunk and disorderly It can also deal with some of the more serious offences‚ eg: burglary drugs offences These are called ‘either way’ offences and can be heard either in a magistrates’ court or a Crown
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