Paper September 2‚ 2012 Drug Court vs. Incarceration Drug addiction has increased drastically across America in the last fifty years. Non-violent drug offenders fill our jails and prisons. Taxpayer dollars are put into a prison system that is proving to be counter-productive. Recidivism rates are high. Drug Court is an alternative to incarceration that offers rehabilitation to criminal offenders. In drug court‚ the traditional functions of the U.S. justice system are profoundly altered. The
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The European Court of Auditors Introduction The European Court of Auditors is the fifth institution of the European Union (EU). It was established in 1975 in Luxembourg to audit the accounts of EU institutions. This report will cover 3 aspects which are history‚ organization and president. Then it will give some criticism about the declaration of assurance and the size of the court. History The Court of Auditors was created by the 1975 Budgetary Treaty and was formerly established on 1977-10-18
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FINAL RESEARCH PAPER THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA: PROPOSALS FOR LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM Abstract: This paper deals with the role of the Constitutional court of the Republic of Macedonia in building constitutionalism. For that purpose‚ the concept of constitutionalism and two competences of the Constitutional court are analyzed: judicial review and the competence to decide on demands for protection of some rights (quasi-constitutional complaint)
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The Supreme Court of the United States serves as the judicial body that interprets the implementation of the U.S. Constitution. Over the years‚ this Court as a whole has made some landmark decisions‚ forever altering the direction of our country. However‚ the Court is a sum of its parts‚ in which each individual justice has a say in the outcome of each case. Today‚ the Court is made up of one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. While there is no set standard on how the justices are to cast
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pleads guilty to a criminal charge and in exchange he expects to receive some form of consideration from the state. (Neubauer‚ 2002‚ p. 323) Most cases never make it to trial‚ more than 80 percent of criminal cases filed ended with the defendant entering a guilty plea. (Fagin‚ 2003‚ p. 61) Plea bargaining became common sometime after the Civil War. The proliferation of cases‚ in the federal courts‚ brought on by prohibition was instrumental in the institutionalization of plea bargaining. (Neubauer
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The Viability of the International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice is the main judicial branch of the United Nations. This organ is open to all members of the United Nations and its establishment has been dictated by the UN Charter since its inception in 1945 in San Francisco. The ICJ for all intents and purposes is an ideal that has come into being‚ a precursor of a branch of a future world government. Governments who wish to settle legal disputes may submit jurisdiction
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APPEAL I. Should a court’s application of the single-purpose container exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement be based on the knowledge of a layperson because it satisfies the fundamental principles established by the U.S. Supreme Court for Fourth Amendment standards by being workable‚ objective‚ and limiting the risk of intrusion? STATEMENT OF THE CASE The Voorhees
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international organizations known as the International Criminal Court (ICC). Its purpose would be to capture criminals who had committed crimes against humanity and try them when their home nations refused to do so. Although there have been such courts in the past‚ the ICC would be the first of its kind to be a permanent international court. However‚ as all international organizations are‚ the courts are laden with internal disputes and disorganization from the sheer amount of people and their respective ideas
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Supreme Court guidelines * Order dated 28 November 2001 * Each child up to 6 years of age is to get 300 calories and 8-10 gms of protein. * Each malnourished child to get 600 calories and 16-20 grams of protein. * Each pregnant woman‚ nursing mother and adolescent girl to get 500 calories and 20-25 grams of protein. * Every settlement is to have an Anganwadi. * Order dated 29 April 2004 * All 0-6 year old children‚
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Mental Health Court Developments in Michigan In the state of Michigan‚ mental health courts are only in select counties. It is also just a recent change‚ that is still being done. But is showing improvements in are jail systems. The year of 2007‚ is when the concern for mentally ill people going / being in jail became a huge concern. In 2009 a bill was introduced by eight senators‚ Brater‚ Anderson‚ Switalski‚ Prusi‚ Thomas‚ Scott‚ Clarke‚ and Jacobs. The majority of them were Democratic.
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