“Equal justice under the law is not merely a caption on the façade of the Supreme Court building; it is perhaps the most inspiring idea of our society. It is one of the ends for which our entire legal system existed. It is fundamental that justice should be the same‚ in substance and availability‚ without regard to economic status.” INTRODUCTION For the past few years corruption has been the headline topic in Zambia. There has been a major cry from the general public that the country is full of
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controversy of judicial review which at extreme points‚ is called judicial activism‚ is a concept new to India. Judicial review can be defined as the judiciary‚ in the exercise of its own independence‚ checking and cross checking the working of the other organs of the government‚ while trying to uphold the ideal of ‘the rule of law’. Judicial activism more reformist in character is often confused with judicial review. According to Black’s Law Dictionary‚ judicial activism is “a philosophy of judicial decision-making
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1ST INTRA STATE CONFERENCE ON "VISTA OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW" TEAM CODE: T34 JUDICIAL ACCOUNABILITY: A FACET OF REALITY ABSTRACT: “Judiciary unlimited” is an unelected judiciary which is not accountable to anyone except itself. Today Judiciary has marginalised the Indian Government. The Supreme Court has its own laws and ways of interpretation with implementation. The issue is not whether something justifiable has come out of all this but whether the Courts have arrogated vast and uncontrolled
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Daddy’s Roommate: A Case Study Introduction: Controversial Curriculum The cultural community inside and outside of a school can be a difficult place to navigate‚ especially when it comes to sensitive issues. As leaders‚ we have to consider the letter and spirit of the law while acting with integrity as school leaders. When dealing with culture‚ tensions will inevitably arise [good place for a reference here—why should we believe you?]. The community may not always agree with the school culture
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Judicial Precedent is another important source of law‚ it is an independent source of law‚ where there are no legislations on the particular point in statute Books‚ and Judicial Precedent works great. Judicial precedent has been accepted as one of the important sources of law in most of the legal systems. It is also a continuous‚ growing source of law. According to Salmond‚ the doctrine of precedent has two meanings‚ namely (1) in a loose sense precedent includes merely reported case-law which may
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universal rule. Judicial reforms should‚ therefore‚ be at the centre stage in the fast transforming world in which we live. It is imperative for enhancing the quality of justice that is at the core of human existence and welfare of any society. It is simply the fundamental goal of all societies. This is the reason why the human civilization has been locked in a constant struggle to achieve higher standards of fairness and equity. The endeavour is timeless with societies borrowing new practices from each
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Our American judiciary branch of the federal government has contributed and molded our American beliefs in this great nation. This branch of government is respected because of the code of conduct that the judges‚ no matter how conservative or liberal. The language of the court as well as the uniform of the cloaks that judges wear has most probably contributed towards this widespread respect. Throughout the history of the United States‚ I noticed a pattern of “cause and effect” that our judiciary
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A Plea to the Government He thought outside of the box‚ he was a game changer‚ his mind was more advanced compared with others and he fought peacefully with the use of his writings‚ he was an essayist‚ diarist‚ and a novelist‚ he is no other than‚ Dr. José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda‚ or Pepe as he was called at home. Rizal is a nonviolent individual‚ a proprietor of peace‚ maybe. His advocacy was to have reform and change through composed means‚ as he was addressing this
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Judicial Decisions.The effective law making process of modern Malaysia Table of Content Introduction Malaysian Judiciary Judiciary Administration Law Making Process … … Conclusion Introduction History of Malaysian Law Different countries practices difference types of legal system. Some country practices one type of legal system while other practices the mixed legal system which means a combination of two or more legal systems. Malaysia for example‚ practices the mixed legal system which
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Plea Bargaining Controversy in Society Councilman Dennis Gallagher was accused of raping and assaulting a Queens woman. The alleged event took place on July 8‚ 2007. Although Councilman Gallagher said it was consensual sex‚ the plaintiff says otherwise. When it was brought to trail by a grand-jury preceding the judge claimed the defense team had unfairly presented their case to the grand jury. About a month from the ruling‚ Councilman Gallagher was offered a plea deal reducing the charges brought
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