CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction The 1987 Philippine Constitution1 states that only the Supreme Court is the constitutional court having been created by the constitution itself. All other courts are statutory courts in the sense that they are the creations of Law. They are referred to as lower courts in the constitution‚ id est‚ those courts below that of the Supreme Court. The Regional Trial Court is one of the Lower Courts in the Philippines. It is presided by 720 Regional
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Juvenile justice system Checkpoint/Juvenile Court Process The Juvenile Court system is managed under the theory of rehabilitation rather than punishment in which also acts as parens patriae. Parens patriae is when a parent is reluctant or incapable to control a child‚ the state has the power to step in and act in the child’s and society’s best interest (Meyer & Grant‚ 2003). All juvenile courts have a judge of some type and have limited jurisdictions in which the judge is only allowed to hear
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Judicial Activism Active Judiciary‚ passive executive In normal circumstances‚ judicial activism should not be encouraged. But the circumstances are not normal. The political system is in a mess. In several areas‚ there is a situation to administrative paralysis. Take the recent Hawala case‚ which is a good example of judicial activism. What transpired in this case is very instructive. In this case the prime minister’s name was also involved‚ and
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Court History and Purpose CJA/224 May 17‚ 2012 Courteney Harris Court History and Purpose The court system in America has been around since the middle of the 1600’s and has played a crucial role in the development of how things are done when it comes to the criminal justice side. From today’s federal court and our typical state court‚ these dual court systems came about from a mutual agreement presented from our nation’s founders. In the last 200 years‚ states’ rights have gradually waned
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Court Management Executive Summary Learning Team HERE Contemporary Issues and Futures in Criminal Justice/CJA 394 May 28‚ 2013 Amanda Behl Overview The American court system is quite daunting and complicated. Consequently‚ the assistance previous available is no longer accessible resulting from budgetary issues. Therefore‚ strategic planning goals and management skills are essential to providing an efficient and smooth operating judicial system. Moreover‚ public education‚ access to the
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ARTICLE VIII JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT Section 1. The judicial power shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be established by law. Judicial power includes the duty of the courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable‚ and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government. Section
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. The Court Proceedings This civil case was listed under motion on May 3‚ 2013; Deputy Registrar Lawton assigned this case to Magistrate R. Brown. I have followed them from the registry department up to the courtroom where it was assigned. Evidences were presented right away on the presiding magistrate‚ some details are unclear as they don’t mention it and just are just reading the evidences presented. They are representing themselves and not a private solicitor. Both the plaintiff and defendant
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Inequality in the Court System To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the 1930’s during the Great Depression in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Harper Lee‚ the author‚ wrote this book in 1960 based on “the Scottsboro Boys” Trial of 1931 to 1937. This trial accused twelve Negro men‚ which Tom Robinson represents in the book‚ of raping a woman that is considered white trash [Mayella Ewell]. At the beginning of the novel‚ Harper Lee introduces a white lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ who is all about equality and angel-like moral
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Courtroom Players Response Oscar Bishop CJS 200 Professor Pat Gebhart 05/01/2013 In the courtroom there is a group of key players that work together on a daily basis. They are made of a group of professionals. These professional are those who know all aspects of a criminal trial and they work together in performing the duties of the court. The courtroom work group is all of the professionals that participate in a court proceeding. They include the judge‚ prosecuting attorneys‚
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Shane Bruner Stephen Boston English 111 Sunday‚ October 5‚ 2008 Junk Lawsuits In America‚ we all have this thought in our heads that if there is a medical accident someone must pay for it. This way of life is destroying the America that we all love. Medical laws suits need to be regulated because they have caused the rise in healthcare costs‚ doctors being afraid to practice medicine‚ and the clogging of the court system. There are many expenses to the average American because of this
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