Evaluate the principle of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in achieving global security. Though its inception since 2005 has been a benchmark in creating cooperation on mass atrocity crimes‚ the R2P doctrine faces significant limitations in achieving global security. R2P has been called upon by critics to be an imperialist doctrine‚ which would justify overextension of the dominant states into domestic affairs of smaller states. The inability of the P5 states to act in the interests of global
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Historical Development of the U.S Court Systems CJA/490 University of Phoenix When the English were colonizing North America‚ they brought with them their laws. Being from the British Common Law system‚ the settlers understood how that system worked‚ so they modeled their own government using Common Law. In the 18th century‚ when the Union was formed and the colonies became states‚ they kept their Common Law governments. However‚ the Articles
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warn Tatiana of the imminent danger. An important detail to note about this case is that it was decided by the Supreme Court of California not once‚ but twice. The first decision led to the duty to warn precedent. This decision clearly stated that the regents were liable for failure to warn Tarasoff of the danger she was in. The decision was so unpopular that the Supreme Court decided the case a 2nd time‚ leading to what is on the books as the current legal decision‚ the regents were found liable
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On May 25th‚ 1861‚ John Merryman is taken from his home and is imprisoned in Fort McHenry. This was a result of Pratt Street Riot in Baltimore‚ and Merryman was arrested by the order of Gen. Keim. Merryman was then put under the custody of Gen. Cadwalader at the Fort‚ a copy of the warrant (which the prisoner was arrested) was demanded by his counsel‚ and refused. Chief Justice Roger Taney demanded Merryman be produced for a trial‚ and Cadwalader couldn’t obey the writ. Without violating his honor
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C Supreme Court Case Bobby Blankenship CJA/354 July 15th‚ 2013 P.M. Pollock Supreme Court Case Have you ever wondered if there is such a thing as to serious a judgment on a criminal case? In this paper I am bringing to light the case of The People VS. Rodrigo Caballero. In this case Caballero shot at a rival gang‚ in which he injured one individual. While being charged with three counts of willful‚ deliberate and premeditated attempted murder he was given a sentence of 110 years to life
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Education in Appellate Court Judges Appellate Court judges are the final stop for most of the federal cases in the United States. They hear cases which come from large areas or regions‚ often encompassing a large number of cultural variances. Rather than hold trials‚ appellate court judges review decisions of trial courts for errors of law. Court of appeals decisions‚ unlike those of the lower federal courts‚ establish binding precedents. Other federal courts in that circuit must‚ from
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destroying over thirty thousand documents before being subpoenaed by the SEC‚ predictably hindering the investigation. During May of 2002‚ Arthur Andersen LLP was finally indicted on charges of obstruction of justice by the Southern Texas District Court‚ served by Michael Chertoff. The jury believed that Arthur Andersen and its employees were in violation of 18 US Code § 1512‚ a public law which covers “tampering with a witness‚ victim‚ or an informant”5‚ due to the mass destruction of documents in
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Eyewitness Identification In the Supreme Court case of Lorenzo Prado Navarette and Jose Prado Navarette‚ Petitioners‚ versus the state of California (argued January 21‚ 2014‚ decided April 22‚ 2014)‚ two men argued that one of their constitutional rights had been violated. In August of 2008‚ a Mendocino County dispatcher received a call from a woman reporting that another vehicle had run her off the road (Navarette v. California‚ 2014). The dispatcher notified the California Highway Patrol (CHP)
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Law and Order is a weekly series televised on NBC‚ during season fifteen episode seven‚ Dissonant Voices. Jackie Walker an openly gay music teacher at a prestigious preschool in New York with a lustrous career as a singing coach on a reality show faces charges of child sex abuse. Jonah Allen a four year-old student comes forward with claims of sexual abuse by Jackie Walker. The prosecutor and detective Benson displays prejudice towards Jackie due to his sexual orientation however‚ detective Rollins
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Persuading Courts to Impose Sanctions on Your Adversary by Douglas J. Pepe We’ve all been there. You’re embroiled in a knock-down‚ drag-out fight. Your adversary crosses the line separating forceful advocacy from misconduct. Not once. Not innocently. Not trivially. Sanctions are in order. Yet‚ most judges don’t like them. So‚ how do you persuade the court to impose them? What kinds of sanctions can you ask for? Here are five tips for filing an effective sanctions motion. Tip Number 1:
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