One of the oldest magistrate’s court of Hong Kong‚ which functioned for over 44 years is the North Kowloon Magistracy’s historic building. The colossal building was erected in 1960‚ under the British rule; however‚ the magistracy’s court discontinued in 2005 due to cost reduction policy by Hong Kong government. In 2009‚ the government announced the building to be used by Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Despite the traffics‚ the building is situated in a peaceful environment next to Tai
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an infant [1985] IR 375 [1] when I first read the cases and my opinion on the specific case is unchanged even after reading an article by W.R. Duncan[2]. However W.R Duncan does detail some valid points about the case and the precedent that it may or may not have implied. In this essay I am going to evaluate and discuss Mr. Chief Justice Finlay’s judgment in the Supreme Court with regards to W.R. Duncan article. Analysis The J.H. case concerned a baby who had been placed into an adoption
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Court Unification Court Unification is defined as the proposal that seeks to centralize and integrate the diverse functions of all courts of general‚ concurrent‚ and exclusive jurisdiction into a more simplified and uncomplicated scheme. Pros and Cons of Court Unification The New York State Legislature and the voters of New York have an opportunity this year to play important roles in unifying our court system. Last year‚ the Legislature took the first step required to enact an amendment
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CHAPTER 1 THE COURT STRUCTURE - The present court structure has been in effect since June 1994 following the Constitution (Amendment) Act 1994. - The judicial powers are exercised by the Subordinate Courts and the superior courts organised in a hierarchy where the Subordinate Courts are at the lower level and the superior courts at the higher level. THE SUBORDINATE COURTS (The Subordinate Courts Act 1948) THE PENGHULU’S COURT - The Penghulu’s Court is presided over by a Penghulu who has
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The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate (but largely discretionary) appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law‚ and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. The Court‚ which meets in the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington‚ D.C.‚ consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States
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were referred to the Escambia county teen court. Only 25 of the teens reoffended. B. Teen court is a program designed to help teens learn accountability and responsibility after committing a crime. C. I became interested in this topic because I would like to learn what happens to teens that commit crimes‚ but don’t get incarcerated. D. It will help me learn about the court systems for when I become a lawyer in my later life. E. I believe that teen court is a very helpful program that gives juveniles
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President-elect Donald J. Trump’s real estate school‚ Trump University‚ was facing three lawsuits about the quality of education and business practices of the university. Students complained that they were swindled out of thousands of dollars in tuition and that the education they received was not up to par with the university’s claims (Eder). Mr. Trump’s school operated from 2004 to 2010 and offered a wide variety of packages that students could purchase after the free introductory seminar (Eder)
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government throughout the court process. They assess the details brought to them by law enforcement to clearly establish a result whether or not to file charges or drop the case entirely. If the case looks like the prosecutors have a possibility to win in court‚ than they will most likely get ready for court after the right charges are filed. The prosecutors are the people that put the criminals behind bars. The prosecuting attorney can do anything reasonable to make sure the court is acting only on
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University of phoenix Criminal Courts Criminal courts are a process. Most assume that all the action takes place when the trial starts‚ but this is not true for all proceedings. Most offenders will enter a guilty plea to comply with a prosecutors “deal” offered to the offender. What is considered to be a courtroom work group? A courtroom work group is a group of participates in a criminal trial. The participants can be divided into two categories: professionals and outsiders
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Court observation The courts have the function of giving the public a chance to present themselves whether to prosecute or defend themselves if any disputes against them rises. It is known to everyone that a court is a place where disputes can be settled while using the right and proper procedures. The court is also the place where a just‚ fair and unbiased trial can be heard so that it would not cause any disadvantage to either of the party involved in the dispute. The parties are given
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