------------------------------------------------- Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Kimberly Leed 2Y / History The CCJ is the first proposed court of final jurisdiction for the Anglophone Caribbean‚ all other courts had to answer to the English court. The supremacy of the English courts was laid down in the Colonial Laws Validity Act of 1865‚ which formally conferred the power to make laws on colonial legislatures‚ but at the same time it declared that colonial laws inconsistent
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asylum for a client persecuted in her home country for her religious beliefs‚ authoring all submissions to the Department of Homeland Security and representing her before the Hearing Officer. In a second case‚ I successfully represented a client facing eviction from public housing‚ including the examination and cross-examination of witnesses at the Housing Court hearing. I am currently representing an indigent criminal defendant in the appeal of his state court conviction. In addition to authoring the
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called an appeal‚ in the county court. These appeals‚ along with royal writs ordering (or exacting) the appearance of the defendant‚ they were recorded by the coroner on his rolls‚ the process of outlawry had expanded considerably to include both civil and criminal actions. Although the county court remained the institution in which outlaws were declared‚ the process of outlawry by appeal had been largely replaced by the issuing of writs of exigent from the central courts‚ either at Westminster or on
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In 1973‚ the Supreme Court declared that‚ except under certain conditions‚ states may not prohibit a woman’s right to have an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy. This decision affected thirty-one states’ antiabortion laws. It all began in 1970 when a Texan waitress challenged a state law that made abortion a criminal offense. A woman calling herself "Jane Roe"‚ the plaintiff‚ was denied an abortion under the law and she sued Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade‚ the defendant
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of the written sources of American criminal law are the US Constitution‚ and the Bill of Rights. The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to inform us of what our rights are under democracy. The definition of the US Constitution is the power of the court. Everything that I have just talked about breaks down to be really simple. Across the United States of America there are laws‚ and you break them‚ you will then be punished and it is the courts decision on what your punishment will be. “Break the law
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Thus‚ a complaint was initiated against them in the Lupong Tagapamayapa of Barangay Respondent‚ as punong barangay‚ summoned the parties to conciliation meetings. Hence‚ respondent issued a certification for the filing of the appropriate action in court for failure of the parties to arrive at an amicable settlement Thereafter‚ Regina and Antonio filed a complaint for ejectment against Elizabeth and Pastor in the MTC of Manila. Respondent entered his appearance as counsel for the defendants in that
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General Outline of a Moot Court Argument INTRO May it please the court‚ my name is _____ and I represent the Petitioner/Respondent __(name)___. [REBUTTAL REQUEST & PROCEDURAL BLURB (for Petitioner ONLY)] With the court’s permission‚ I would like to reserve 2 minutes for rebuttal. Thank you. This case is on appeal from the District/Circuit Court (name of court). The District/Circuit Court denied Petitioner’s request for _____‚ holding _____. ROADMAP Your honors‚ _______ is a
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Date(s) of Court Observation: October 6‚ 2016 Court: 89th District Court – Judge Charles Barnard Case (Parties/Attorneys): The State of Texas vs. Courtney Nicole Lee State representative Starla Jones and defense attorney Rebecca Ruddy Motion to find bond insufficient due to incompetence Observations/Impressions: Courtney Lee‚ a 20-year-old woman‚ the defendant in this case‚ was charged with first degree felony for two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy
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1. I think some of the work of the Supreme Court is constrained by institutional roles and procedures but the vast majority of work done by the Supreme Court is autonomous. One of the first examples of constraint by an institutional role and longstanding tradition in the book “A Wild Justice” is “In the early 1960s‚ the notion that executions were cruel and unusual punishment seemed fanciful. When the Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution‚ the death penalty was mandatory for most felonies and
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at the grocery store in question. After we filed our complaint with the courts; the store alleges that Ms. Smith had a duty to avoid the spillage‚ but was too distracted by her son to notice. The store feels that Ms. Smith is just as much responsible as they are. Issue: Is it equal responsibility on both parties as involved? Rule: (a) In an action based on fault that is brought against: (1) one (1) defendant; or (2) two (2) or more defendants who may be treated as a single party; the claimant is
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