Are Judges the Makers or Discoverers of the Law?: Theories of Adjudication and Stare Decisis with Special Reference to Case Law in Pakistan I. Introduction THE debate about whether judges make or create the law is at the centre of any discussion about stare decisis. Modern authors1 have discussed the views of judges and jurists in the past. This work focuses on some of the notable judges and jurists of the twentieth century‚ such as Lord Denning‚ Lord Reid‚ Lord Devlin‚ Bodenheimer‚ Hart
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The tone and message that the authors of “Inside Out and Back Again” and “Forgotten Ship” are trying to convey is that Saigon falling was very serious. To begin in the poem “Saigon is Gone” Ha says that‚ “People run and scream‚ Communists!” ( Page:68). This shows that many people were afraid of the Communists which were taking over the south‚ so if they heard a loud sound or saw someone they would think it’s a Communist. People wouldn’t have been this afraid if the war wasn’t serious. Another reason
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Media Violence Causes Youth Violence Table of Contents: Further Readings Children‚ Violence‚ and the Media: A Report for Parents and Policy Makers‚ September 14‚ 1999. The links between media violence and youth violence have been periodically explored by various U.S. government agencies‚ including congressional committees. In 1999‚ in the wake of a series of violent school shootings‚ the majority staff of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary prepared a report on media violence‚ excerpts
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The story Everyday Use written by Alice Walker led me to feel disappointed to see that people cannot embrace their heritage and ancestors. The message of the story is to show that one’s heritage helps to define who you are as a person and most importantly‚ one should not be ashamed of their origin. The protagonist of the story Dee was a very selfish girl who did not care for her family and their situation. Her family does not live in the best lifestyle‚ but they manage with the few things they do
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The Rime of Life (3 Messages from “Rime”) Immortality is a story like any other. Meaning everybody dies eventually. Though‚ before death‚ there is life. To live life‚ people need to learn. In Rime of the Ancient Mariner‚ Samuel Taylor Coleridge teaches some important lessons that many people have learned‚ will learn‚ or need to learn. One of the lessons Coleridge has placed in his poetic story is that people have more regrets the older they get. With every mistake made‚ either the person
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was shaken up and the impact upon society was profound. In the 1960s‚ media theorist Marshall McLuhan came up with a few key theories which are still put in to use today. The main outline of his theory was that the medium is more important than the message. For example: a newspaper and the concept of newspaper report was more important than the actual story it was reporting. As technology has advanced‚ he believes we have come to inhabit a ‘global village’ (Hodkinson Pg 22) with the various communication
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The poem ‘Siren Song’ may be believed to indicate an alluring woman who has no morals. This could be alluded to‚ as the term ‘siren’ might be highlighting a feigning and insincere female trying to manipulate a man. On one hand‚ the poem could be interpreted as one‚ which subtly complains about women in general‚ as Atwood claims that the song ‘forces men to leap’. Through generalizing ‘men’‚ the poet naturally separates the two genders in order to convey that no one man is individual‚ similarly to
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Each year on World Teachers’ Day‚ we take special timeout to recognize the priceless contribution our teachers continue to make in transforming our country. The educationists captured it aptly when they stated that teachers are “… attractive models who advertise‚ by their very being- that learning does produce wondrous results”. Everytime I move around everyday‚ I see the efforts of our teachers at work‚ playing a vital role in our communities. No matter what the situation or circumstances‚ whether
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Assess the effectiveness of Tony Blair as a domestic policy maker. We have got ‘New Labour’ now‚ but to what extent have we really got ‘New Britain’? It could be argued that Tony Blair’s New Labour movement was successful due to his expertise in policy making. Blair‚ Labour leader from 1994 – 2007‚ made large reforms in domestic policy‚ concerning social‚ economic and constitutional factors. Whether this effective policy-making actually produced a ‘New Britain’‚ is a debatable subject. After the
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Dating a Recovering Addict: Match-Maker or Deal-Breaker? After dating one dud after another‚ you finally find someone who seems to have it all thoughtful‚ witty‚ responsible and good-looking to boot. Then they drop a bomb: “I used to be a drug addict.” They may as well have said‚ “I’m married.” But does one partner being in recovery automatically spell doom for a relationship? Healthy Recovery‚ Healthy Relationships Most recovering addicts aren’t strangers to therapy and‚ as a result‚ have spent
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