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    Court Visit

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    Following a brief investigation of the court listings for the 21st November 2013‚ I viewed the Court & Tribunal Services website that can be seen at the following URL‚ http://www.courts.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/courtlists/default.aspx Upon review of the daily listings‚ discussions with Court personnel and review of the proceedings in progress at the time of my visit to the District Court of Western Australia (500 Hay Street‚ Perth 6000)‚ I attended the following Criminal Proceedings which is

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    Hierarchy of Courts

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    Explain the hierarchy of courts in Malaysia. Discuss in details. Law is defined as any system of regulations to govern the conduct of the people of a community‚ society or nation. It is the governmental response to society ’s need for both regularity‚ consistency and justice based upon collective human experience. A statute‚ ordinance‚ or regulation enacted by the legislative branch of a government and signed into law‚ or in some nations created by decree/judgement without any democratic process

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    1). Describe the court hierarchy in Canada‚ including provincial and federal courts 1). The (Court system of Canada‚ ) forms the judicial branch of government‚ formally known as "the Queen on the Bench" which interprets the law and is made up of many courts differing in levels of legal superiority and separated by jurisdiction. Some of the courts are federal in nature while others are provincial. Very generally speaking‚ Canada’s court system is a four-level hierarchy from highest to lowest in terms

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    Court Unification

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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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    Celebrities will less likely be convicted for a crime compared to the average person? Do you think that there is equality in our court system? There is no such thing as justice in our court‚ a celebrity is more likely not to be convicted for a crime compared to the average person. That may be but what about when there is a celebrity on the trial. That why I’m writing this paper‚ when a celebrity is on the stand they are less likely to be convicted of crime; but on the other hand compared the average

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    Juvenile Court

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    Starting from the early 20th century‚ the Juvenile Court system was merely a starting concept that was utilized to “rehabilitate” youth offenders‚ the philosophy prior to be that parents‚ primarily fathers were to enforce rules and behaviors with their children. Juveniles’ ranging from seven to fourteen were permissible to be held for their actions if there was evidence they knew their actions and youth older were too punished as seen fit by parents or a government entity. There was no court system

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    Court Visit

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    the court report is to get you out of the classroom and into the courtroom to see how the law works in practice! We would like you to visit a court to observe proceedings for a couple of hours and then write a report on your visit. Planning your court visit It is important to have an understanding of the court system before you embark on your visit. Therefore‚ please complete the required reading for Week 1 and 2 before visiting a court. Your best chance of seeing a court case from beginning

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    Racism in the Court System In the South‚ the judicial system was controversial whether you were African American‚ an immigrant or part of a jury. They showed how the jury selection was racist because if you weren’t the same race as the jury‚ you would be found guilty. An example is in the Scottsboro Trial‚ the jury in those trials had no blacks on the juries. This would provide an unfair trial for Blacks and deny them any justice. The arrest of the boys‚ trial‚ and events following the case

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    Courts in Malaysia

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    Introduction to Courts in Malaysia Summary There are generally two types of trials‚ criminal and civil. The hierarchy of courts begins from the Magistrates’ Court‚ Sessions Court‚ High CourtCourt of Appeal‚ and finally‚ the Federal Court. The jurisdiction of the courts in civil or criminal matters are contained in theSubordinate Courts Act 1948 and the Courts of Judicature Act 1964. Article 121 of the Constitution provides for two High Courts of coordinate jurisdiction‚ the High Court in Malaya‚ and

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    All state level governments have a third equal branch of government known as the judiciary. The States all have different ways of selecting or appointing judges to the bench. Each state has different levels of courts with in its own justice systems and the Judges are selected and elected for different terms in each state. There are three characteristics of the Judicial system in Texas that make it stand out from other states‚ one is that Texas has two appellate courts of last resort‚ its trial

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