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    The Judicial Branch is the most important branch of the United States government‚ due to the significant role it plays in interpreting and determining if laws are constitutional. Even though the Judicial Branch is the smallest in size and has smallest budget of any branch in our nation’s government‚ it exercises enormous power and is equal to other branches of the government because it has the power of Judicial Review. Judicial Review is the review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity

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    Judicial Election Process You May Know the Law But I Own the Judge: Why Congress Can and Should Get Involved in State Judicial Election Reform This article helped me to better understand the American judicial system and the election process of judges. The commission needs to know that whoever is selected is truly qualified to hold the position. The selection commission usually meets twice in the selection process‚ and the public is encouraged to attend both of the meetings. The commission

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    INTRODUCTION The Commonwealth of The Bahamas is a Parliamentary nation. The law and government of the land are based on the Westminster system which looks at the three branches of the State‚ the Executive‚ Parliament and the Judiciary. The function of each of these branches is clearly articulated in the country’s written Constitution‚ which is the supreme law of the land. According to Article 38 of the Constitution‚ “there shall be a Parliament of The Bahamas which shall consist of Her Majesty

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    APPLICABILITY OF DOCTRINE OF RULE OF LAW IN INDIA The foundation of Indian Constitution is laid down on the bricks of “Rule of law”.1 The expression ’Rule of Law’ has been derived from the French phrase ’la principle de legalite’‚ i.e. a Government based on the principles of law.2 Rule of law has long normative history of contributing in edifice the legal system of European countries.3 Dicey developed this concept of ‘Rule of Law’.4 Dicey said ‘Rule of Law’ means‚ “the absolute supremacy of predominance

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    DOCTRINE OF PART- PERFORMANCE AYUSHI AGRAWAL Aims and Objectives The aim of the project is to present a detailed study on the topic of ‘Doctrine of Part- Performance’ under the Transfer of Property Act‚ 1882. Sources of Data The following secondary sources of data have been used in the project- 1. Articles 2. Books 3. Websites Research Methodology The research work of this project is based on doctrinal method. Introduction Property is one of the most fundamental elements

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    Introduction The first acts of sin takes place in Genesis 3: 1-24‚ The Fall of Man.  God told Adam before Eve was created that he was not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (Gen. 2:17) Further God warned that in the day he did eat fruit of that tree man would surely die. Satan tempted Eve; he took the form of a serpent. (Gen. 3:1) The serpent is described as being cleverer than any other animal of the field. This probably is why Satan chooses to take the form of a snake. Eve

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    "[The Judicial Branch] may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL‚ but merely judgment” Hamilton explained when analyzing the Judiciary’s initial intent. Article 3 section 1 of the Constitution grants the Supreme court “The judicial Power of the United States.” this power can be given to inferior courts such as circuit and district courts as “Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.” Later‚ in article 3 section 2‚ the Judicial branch is granted power that “extend[s] to all Cases

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    which distinguishes a contract from a bare agreement. In fact the doctrine of consideration has been incorporated in Section 25 of the Indian Contract Act. Section 2(d) of the Act reads : " When at the desire of the promisor ‚ the promisee or any other person has done or abstained from doing or promised to do or abstain from doing anything ‚ such act or abstinance or promise is called a consideration for the promise." The doctrine of course has its roots in the early common law. A study of its history

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    It is argued that the doctrine of parliament supremacy practised strictly by adhering to the concept that the parliament does not use its sovereign power instituted by the legislature‚ in an oppressive and tyrannical way. In the absence of a written constitution it is possible for the legislature to use its powers in an unauthorized manner. Even if this could be identified as the matter due to the presence of the conventions we believe that parliament would not do this due to principles of constitutionalism

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    For far too many years judicial corruption has been a problem in our society‚ but how do we explain the difference between moral and unethical corruption? Within our police system in America‚ there are gaps and loopholes that give leeway to police officers and individuals in the judicial system‚ which either abuse their authority or not a great representation of the ethical standards that they are expected to enforce. Because of the nature of police officers‚ there is a potential for deterioration

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