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    MIDTERM EXAMINATION 1) Judicial Review It is often agreed that the chief "weapon" of a Court is the power of judicial review. In the United States Constitution there is no specific mention of such a power yet few would seriously contend that no such power exists. What are the sources of the U.S. Court’s power of judicial review? The principle of judicial review is rooted in the supremacy of the U.S. Constitution over all other laws in the United States. If the Constitution

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    JUDICIAL REVIEW AND THE INDIAN COURTS Literally the notion of judicial review means the revision of the decree or sentence of an inferior court by a superior court. Judicial review has a more technical significance in pubic law‚ particularly in countries having a written constitution which are founded on the concept of limited government. Judicial review in this case means that Courts of law have the power of testing the validity of legislative as well as other governmental action with reference

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    phrase from a Latin maxim stare decisis et non quieta movere. The maxim means “to stand firmly by things that have been decided and not to rouse/disturb/move things at rest.” The doctrine of precedent based on the system of stare decisis has its origin in the common law of England. Doctrine of precedent plays a vital role in the Municipal law. The domestic courts of almost every nation follow this doctrine very religiously while adjudicating. Any dispute before a court of law has

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    In Jurisprudence‚ there are two philosophies subscribed to about judicial interpretation. Judicial Activism argues that it is less about literal phrasing of the words and more about how the words could be interpreted in today’s society‚ and a strict constructionist believes that every word in the law is written very carefully‚ and therefore would just interpret the law considering exactly how it was constructed into mind. Justice Brennan’s argument that the 8th amendment would deem the death penalty

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    Aims and Outcomes I will describe how precedents are applied in court and explain the rules of statutory interpretation. Firstly I will explain what a precedent is. Precedent “In common law legal systems‚ a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body utilizes when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts” Example Let’s say that a Court establishes that it is illegal for people to smoke or be in possession of Tobacco

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    constitutional models of judicial review are the American and the European. Both these Constitutional models should be the manifestos of democracy and sovereignty of the people‚ but it is easily to deny this statement. In fact‚ we have to take into account that constitutions can be also negative for the consolidation of democracy. For instance‚ in many cases the authoritarian regimes use the constitution as support for them. Although‚ a democratic system would be against a certain type of judicial independence

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    Same-sex marriage is now legal across all US states due to a recent ruling from the Supreme Court of America (reference). Judicial review is the authority of a court to repeal unconstitutional government laws and actions (textbook reference). Theoretically‚ judicial review is there to “protect[] the constitutional rights of individuals” from arbitrary powers of the government. In practice‚ the court’s ability to do that varies between countries based on their constitutions. Some courts are able to

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    United states created the Judicial Branch of government‚ which the Supreme Court represents. It has grown from six justices to nine‚ which include one chief justice and eight associates who are appointed for a lifetime term by the president of the United States.At the Constitutional Convention of 1787‚ the delegates shared a commitment to an independent judiciary. They agreed that an indispensable part of any well-organized republican government was a separate and co-equal judicial branch that would serve

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    Q Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) offers all the advantages of the federal judicial system and then some. Along with fixed rules and the possibility of appeal‚ it allows for speed‚ confidentiality‚ cost efficiency‚ customized resolutions‚ and enforceability. These make ADR a good arbitration option for a whole range of complex commercial cases like securities‚ professional malpractice‚ patent litigation‚ personal injury litigation and bankruptcy mediation. Bankruptcy mediation works for

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    have neither force nor will‚ but merely judgment… the judiciary is beyond comparison‚ the weakest of the three departments of power…” This statement has only grown more valid with each passing year due to biases and inefficiency. The United States Judicial branch is an inefficient branch of government. It consists of one chief justice‚ eight associate justices. Once appointed by the president they can only be removed from office by death‚ impeachment‚ or retirement. The current system today is still

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