Once the facts are determined‚ the judge will then make the application of law to the facts to determine which party would succeed. The doctrine of judicial precedent is important because it is the ratio decidendi of a previously decided similar case‚ decided by a higher court to the current facts that will decide the solution of the case. 1 JUDICIAL PRECEDENT The weight or authority of rules of law derived from cases may vary. These relative weights are determined by the doctrine
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the materials we went over in the You make the Call: Discretion in Criminal Justice Courtroom Workgroup simulation. You are the new assistance prosecutor for the DA Office. You are faced with problem solving and what action are taking to the choices you make in your new position as the assistance prosecutor. In this paper it will describe the problem you faced in the simulation. Also this paper will explain the approaches used for resolving the problem. Last it will discuss how critical or
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Using material from Item B and elsewhere‚ assess sociological explanations of ethnic differences both in offending and in victimisation. According to official statistics‚ there are significant ethnic differences in the likelihood of being involved in the criminal justice system. Specifically‚ black people are over-represented in the system. In this essay I will talk about the reasons for these differences. One of the reasons for the differences in crime statistics is put forward but left realists
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Whether College is Worth the Cost rewrite #4 Sara Ellis AP Language 2014 Emily Gill Is college worth the cost? High school students and their families consider this question constantly. Their decision effects them for the rest of their lives. College is expensive and many students spend their adult lives paying off their debts. How are teenagers supposed to decide whether college is the right choice for them? If a student is not studying to get a job that requires a college education‚ then it
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Judicial Appointments For Fast Track Courts 2002 Under Article 139 - A of the Constitution of India 06.05.2002 Brij Mohan Lal Vs. Union of India and Other s With T.C. (C) No. 23 / 2001. SLP (C) No. 7870.10645 of 2001 and T.P. (C) No. 407 - 410 of 2001 Case Summary A case relating to the establishment and functioning of Fast Track Courts‚ which came into existence for the speedy disposal of long pending Sessions cases. The Eleventh Finance Commission allocated Rs.502.90 crores under the
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BTEC National in Level 3 Health and Social Care Unit 8: Psychological Perspectives for Health and Social Care P2: Explain different psychological approaches to health practice Psychologists uses a range of perspectives and approaches when studying how individuals think‚ feel and behave. Some researchers may focus on one specific perspective‚ whilst other researchers study a more diverse approach that may incorporate multiple points of views. Each perspective aims to offer explanations for different
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İlayda Doğu 38000717 Communication as a Social Force Assignment 1 12.02.2013 Media Reprentations on Race and Ethnicity What is power? What the word ‘power’ exactly means? Very basically it means make people to do things by not using any force maybe potential of force but not a direct force. According to this definition it can be said that media has a great power on all of us. Because it affects people’s ideas‚ thougths‚ ideologies and even acts by not using any force. This power can be
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August 2012 JUDICIAL REFORM IN THE PHILIPPINES [Speech delivered during the Central Luzon Regional Convention of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines‚ June 29‚ 2012] Antonio T. Carpio Senior Associate Justice‚ Supreme Court President Roan Libarios‚ Central Luzon Governor Olivia Velasco-Jacoba‚ other Governors and Officers of the IBP‚ fellow members of the IBP‚ my co-workers in the Judiciary and in Government‚ friends‚ a pleasant morning to you all. I wish to thank you for inviting me this morning
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Constitution‚ decided along with many other leaders that it is best to have a framework of how the government should work so there would be order and avoid problems in the future. The legislative branch is in change of passing and making laws. The judicial branch is in charge of making sure that the country is being constitutional.. The executive branch is in charge of enforcing the laws. The Constitution guarantees a fair government free from autocracy by creating a checks and balance system. This
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The doctrine of judicial precedent is based on the principle of stare decisis which means ‘to stand by what has been decided’. It is a common law principle whereby judges are bound to follow previous decisions in cases where the material facts are sufficiently similar and the earlier decision was made in a court above the current one in the court hierarchy. This doctrine of precedent is extremely strong in English law as it ensures fairness and consistency and it highlights the importance of case
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