CROATIA I. Historical Background Croatia first appeared as a duchy in the late 8th century and then as a kingdom in the 10th century. From the 12th century it remained a distinct state with its ruler (ban) and parliament‚ but it obeyed the kings and emperors of various neighboring powers‚ primarily Hungary and Austria. The period from the 15th to the 17th centuries was marked by bitter struggles with the Ottoman Empire. After being incorporated in Yugoslavia for most of the 20th century‚ Croatia
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case to answer‚ but the learned trial Judge held that there was‚ and called on the accused to enter his defence; whereupon his counsel announced that the defence did not wish to call any witness. b. On the application by the defence‚ the judge in High Court referred the matter to Federal Court. The case was stated as a special case and remitted to Federal Court under sections 48 and 49 of the Courts of Judicature Act 7 of 1964 (Revised 1972)‚ Act 91. c. The judge in High Court had stated three questions
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11-11-11 By Huang Jie MOOT COURT TRAINING 1 HOW TO LAWYERING IN FRONT OF JURY AND JUDGES? 11-11-11 ¢ 1. Know your audience: age‚ gender‚ occupation‚ what will appeal to them‚ what will offend them‚ put yourself into your audience’s shoes to consider what they will want to hear ¢ 2. A strong opening statement: summarize the case in a compelling way 2 By Huang Jie CALDER V. JONES SIFT Law Jie Huang 3 ¢ 3. Have a theme: Simple‚ easy-to-understand‚ and
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Introduction to Legal Principles and Systems (A)What are the sources of English law? Discuss the relationship between legislation and judicial precedent. (B)Using appropriate cases‚ explain three judicial rule of statutory interpretation. Introduction The English law system is one of the major European legal systems which strictly formulated by different procedures. At present‚ it has spread and implement in many other countries such as Canada‚ Australia‚ and New Zealand. This essay
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them. They form a strict hierarchy of importance‚ in line with the order of the courts in which they sit‚ with the Supreme Court of India at the top‚ followed by High Courts of respective states with district judges sitting in District Courts and Magistrates of Second Class and Civil Judge (Junior Division) at the bottom. Courts hear criminal and civil cases‚ including disputes between individuals and the government. The Indian judiciary is independent of the executive and legislative branches of
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Why was the Supreme Court built in 2010 and how effective has it been at upholding civil liberties? The Supreme Court was introduced in 2010 as a replacement for the House of Lords as the top law court of justice in the UK‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. This court has cost approximately 59 million pounds to build and was officially open on 1st October 2009. The enactment of the Supreme Court came about under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (The Supreme Court [Online]‚ 2010) and currently stands
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COURSE CJS/200 INSTRUCTOR Trevor Vengard Samad Qazi submission date 10/25/2013 There group consider to be courtroom work group Judge Prosecutor Defense . The other group is part to the court process is clerk‚ administrator‚ jurors. Seven Characteristics that define the courtroom work group that their influence exhibit Authority and relationship are held together by common goals engage in a variety of tasks and different degrees of stability in a variety of
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Sherita Gooden April 30‚ 2014 CJA 224: Reflection about the learning modules and simulation Chapter 8 This module was very informative. The module provided detail information in regards to the history and the organizations of the courts. Looking back on the primitive days leading up to modern day court system the same elements still exist. The best module I liked was the courtroom rules. In this module‚ it showed the key player and their roles. Now I have a better understand as to what each
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defendant pleads guilty during their arraignment the judge may sentence them at that time or schedule them for sentencing. If they plead not guilty than their case is scheduled for a trial‚ depending on what charges are filed by the Prosecuting Attorney or District Attorney. During a trial officers‚ medical specialist‚ forensic experts‚ and witnesses may be subpoenaed. At this time the judge will hear both sides of the opposing counsel. The judge and jury are the fact finders. The jury will deliberate
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lower that is in that hierarchy. In general terms this means that when judges try cases they will check to see if a similar situation has come before a court previously. If the precedent was set by a court of equal or higher status to the court deciding the new case‚ then the judge in the present case should follow the rule of law established in the earlier case. Where the precedent is from a lower court in the hierarchy‚ the judge in the new case may not follow but will certainly consider it. It is
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