DO JUDGES MAKE LAW? There are two main sources of English Law- legislation and cases. When interpreting legislation judges must ascertain the intention of Parliament and‚ except insofar as they apply the mischief rule of interpretation‚ they do not make law. Traditionally and due to the doctrine of the separation of powers judicial role is really not properly legislative at all‚ but consist merely in stating what the existing law actually is‚ and interpreting authoritatively doubtful points as
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Digital evidence refers to any piece of electronic information that can be found or retrieve from any electronic device which can be used to provide evidence for any use of violation. Basically‚ “Any information of probative value that is saved or stored in a binary form is digital evidence.” (SWGDE‚ 1998‚ p5). Below are the lists of electronic devices that stores digital evidence and some of the possible ways that the information can be manipulated: Information stored inside mobile phones such
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Painter .Oftentimes‚ paint and fiber evidence is overshadowed by the more glamorous DNA evidence in cases today. Paint and fiber evidence is sometimes discounted as being mediocre evidence‚ at best‚ by jurors. With your newfound knowledge of how important this type of evidence can be in criminal cases‚ take a moment to reflect on how your opinion of this evidence might have changed. The journals are your opportunity to reflect on the topics of the class and how they may impact your personal and
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Managerial Auditing Journal Emerald Article: Audit evidence: the US standards and landmark cases Rocco R. Vanasco‚ Clifford R. Skousen‚ Richard L. Jenson Article information: To cite this document: Rocco R. Vanasco‚ Clifford R. Skousen‚ Richard L. Jenson‚ (2001)‚"Audit evidence: the US standards and landmark cases"‚ Managerial Auditing Journal‚ Vol. 16 Iss: 4 pp. 207 - 214 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02686900110389151 Downloaded on: 30-04-2012 References: This
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Current Situation The image of professional baseball has‚ by and large‚ been an idyllic and relatively unblemished one from its roots as the national pastime in the mid-1800s until the latter part of the 20th century. Aside from the 1919 Black Sox scandal in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox conspired to cheat‚ to "fix" the World Series‚ nothing has rocked the game as much as the use of performance enhancing drugs (PED). Since revelations about players using such substances as steroids
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Current Balance PHY 114 10/29/2013 Abstract: The purpose of this experiment was to understand the current balance‚ current balance is an apparatus that allows measurement of the small force between two current carrying conductors. It consists of two parallel horizontal bars‚ which are connected in series. The current flows in opposite directions in the two conductors so there is a repulsive force between them‚ by Newton’s third law there are equal and opposite forces on both wires. In the
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Never judge a book by its cover Joshua McClain Professor Donna Strong LE 300J October 13‚ 2013 In this discussion‚ information will be provided to gain understanding of why it is important not to judge individuals
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science to explain consciousness When I see my dog and my cat‚ I realize how differently they behave – I think the cat is somehow more mysterious –‚ but how I could know that they have inner states? Likewise‚ people have different behaviours: if they are at a football match they behave differently than in an art gallery. We suppose that they have different inner states‚ but how do we know this? There are different approaches to take to this question‚ but fundamentally the question is of how body and
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1. Relevant evidence is that which has the tendency to make a material issue more or less probable when presented before the court. The general rule for the admissibility of relevant evidence is Federal Rule of Evidence 402‚ which states that relevant evidence is admissible unless any of the following says otherwise: US Constitution‚ federal statutes‚ Federal Rules of Evidence‚ or any other rules set by the Supreme Court. The judge is the one makes the decision on if the evidence offered is relevant
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Running head: DNA Evidence and Job Description/Ethics Name Course Tutor Date How would the environment affect this fragile evidence? II. Collecting Fingerprints from a Weapon Describe how you would collect a fingerprint from a weapon that could possibly have touch DNA on it as well. UNIT 9: Job Description for Latent Print Examiner Write a job description for a Latent Print Examiner. Latent Print Examiner Salary scale: Between $ 70‚000 and $
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