slavishly follow the law. For example the case of R v Wang W was charged with having an article with a blade or point in a public place‚ he was found with a Shaolin knife in his bag on a train station platform. His defence was he carried the knife to practice his Buddhist religion so evidence he owned the blade and therefore had committed the offence was beyond doubt. The judge directed the jury to find Wang guilty and the D appealed as a result. Wang argued that the jury should be allowed to decide
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execution‚ Edgar commuted Garcia’s sentence to life without parole‚ his first such act in more than five years in office. Juries and judges tend to find more justifying factors in capital cases involving women than in ones involving men‚ Beinen explains. Women who kill abusive spouses‚ for example‚ are often seen as victims. Women are more likely to kill someone they know without any premeditation‚ which is considered less serious than killing a stranger‚ while some
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JUDICIAL REVIEW AND JUDICIAL SUPREMACY: A PARADIGM OF CONSTITUTIONALISM IN NIGERIA. By A.T.Shehu‚ PhD( ABSTRACT This paper examines judicial review and judicial power in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution in relation to the constitution itself and in relation to the political branches of government. This is essentially to locate where lays supremacy between the branches and the judiciary particularly the Supreme Court with its final appellate jurisdiction. Judicial review and supremacy of the
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PHILIPPINE e-LEARNING SOCIETY NATIONAL e-LEARNING CONGRESS 2014 e-PROCEEDINGS ISSN: 2094-5485 VOLUME 2014 COMPENDIUM PeLS NELC 2014 Conference Proceedings 1 ISSN: 2094-5485 VOLUME 2014 COMPENDIUM Greetings of peace! The annual National eLearning Congress is a tradition of the Philippine eLearning Society (PeLS). It is a venue for academics‚ researchers‚ eLearning practitioners‚ industry training and development specialists‚ ICT education service providers
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Sunny Patel Autobiography HSS 405-121 Dr. Brooks 7/12/2014 Looking back at the history of Race & Ethnicity I am proud to see how much progress is made in the world. I must say that I am blessed to live in such a diverse society‚ amongst individuals with more rights than those of other countries. My name is Sunny Patel and my family comes from a small village back in India. My young family members such as my cousins‚ sister & myself‚ are considered 1st generation Indian Americans. In my
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Code of Ethical Practice adopted and promoted by YACVic outlines a set of youth work principles and practice responsibilities for all youth workers. In this essay I will discuss two of these practice responsibilities and demonstrate how they relate to the ‘Hub of Ethical Practice’. The YACVic Code of Ethical Practice is based on a human rights framework‚ it’s principles reflect underpinning values that inform youth work practice. The YACVic Code consists of ten youth work practice responsibilities
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The French Legal System The French judicial system has developed through many stages during the nation’s history‚ and is deeply rooted in three major influences of the King‚ the people‚ and the outside. The first judicial system‚ a Private Reaction system‚ was established at the founding of France. A judicial system was then established after the Revolution of 1789. The judicial system after the Revolution was based on the principle of legal offenses and punishment. This was stimulated by
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Courtroom Work Group Alfreda Simmons CJA/204 12/13/14 Mary Ellen Frias Courtroom Work Group There are many parts of the courtroom work group professionals who successfully pursuit justice and the process of convicting a criminal. The courtroom work group has a major role in convicting and finalizing a case. In the courtroom work group‚ there are three groups of people that hold the entire courtroom together. Without the work group‚ the courtroom would not flow‚ and coming to a conclusion to the case
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Courtroom Workgroup Paper Eileen Ritter CJA/204 July 7‚ 2014 Carlos Zuniga Courtroom Workgroup Paper One of the important roles a judge‚ a criminal prosecutor‚ and a criminal defense attorney will carry out is called‚ a “courtroom work group”. The courtroom work group interact on a daily basis by these three entities joining together to converse over matters such as if the case has probable cause to convict the offender or whether or not if there is enough evidence to go forward with a criminal
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A Malay person can be a Malay by race‚ but not by ethnicity. Ethnicity and race are often used together and and hence they are always confused. There is a major difference between both of them. Ethnicity is a group of people that has a shared common culture - the practices‚ values‚ and beliefs in groups; and also language‚ religion and traditions; amongst others. Race‚ on the other hand‚ artificially divides people into distinct groups based on characteristics such as physical appearance (particularly
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