ancient Chinese courts of law where the judge is settling a dispute or crime. He assumes every suspect on trial is guilty and the suspects have to prove their innocence‚ or else they may face severe punishment like beatings or decapitation. The job of the judge is usually taken up by a prefect or a magistrate‚ who is also responsible for nearly all the other issues in the local district‚ such as civil administration and tax collection. A fair and wise judge resolves conflicts‚ settles the neighborhood’s
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PAKISTAN LEGAL SYSTEM General 1. The expression ‘Pakistan legal system’ contains the entire framework of the law of Pakistan‚ the manner of its legislation‚ the procedure of applying it‚ the court structure‚ the method of interpreting it‚ procedure of amending the law‚ and many other matters. The knowledge of Pakistan legal system provides a general understanding needed by an effective accountant‚ businessmen and other individuals. Aim 2. To briefly discuss the Legal Frame Work of Pakistan
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Question 1 Lord Radcliffe considers the role of judges should be on the declaration of the law instead of creating law. According to the declaratory theory which is a classical notion: judges discover and declare law rather than invent or to create it. 1 It is different from the role of a legislator and should not be creative. Precedents are not declared only when they are incorrect. However in reality judges do involve in creative roles in the adjudication‚ in common law development
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functions of judges‚ lawyers and lay people in the English legal courts. Judges There are two types of judges‚ superior judges and inferior judges in the UK. The superior judges are entitled to work in the higher courts such as‚ the court of Appeal‚ and the House of Lords. Whereas‚ inferior judges work in the lower courts in the hierarchy such as crown courts and supreme courts. Superior judges are called district judges and inferior judges are called circuit judges. District judges are full-time
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THE ABILITY OF JUDGES AND COURTS TO MAKE LAW LAW-MAKING THROUGH COURTS: • Common law was established in England by King Henry II and adopted by the Australian legal system. • It is law developed through the courts. It is also known as judge-made law and case law. • It can only be created when a case is brought to the courts. • It develops through the doctrine of precedent where the reasons for decisions of courts are followed by future courts. COURTS MAKE LAW BY: • Deciding on a new
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1st National Law & Governance Essay Competition Judicial Accountability Bill – Needs “Power tends to corrupt a man‚ and absolute power corrupts man absolutely.” -Lord Acton In India Government has basically three organs with itself that is the Legislative‚ Executive and Judiciary at its both State and the Centre level and there is a separation of power among the three which means the functions of the Government bodies
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(plaintiff and defendant). With only two judges things are going to take time and the process of the filling paperwork is going to be in abundance for the judges and the clerks. What can also cause another conflict is‚ if there is going to two judges hearing criminal cases and at the end of the one month period‚ what will happen when one of the judges doesn’t get done and reach their deposition until three months ? Meaning one of the criminal case judges is going to have to wait for two month in
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conscionable campaign of the judges by the judges for the judges". One of the suggestions and effective measures for the disposal of pending cases is to increase the judge-strength when the case docket becomes over loaded and the increase in judge-strength must be at an appropriate time so that the increased strength can cope up with the overloaded cases. To put an end to the huge pendency of cases at all levels it is desirable to appoint more judges‚ adhoc judges and retired judges and also drafting senior
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Judicial Precedent (Case Law) The nature of judicial precedent In examining the development of our law reference was made to the role played by the judges in its evolution‚ the common law and equity being the product of judicial reasoning in that they have both evolved through the system of case law whereby law is made for the purpose of the decision of the specific case before the court. It is natural that if a similar dispute should arise again then the previous decisions should be used as
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References: to the various Judges. Petty Sessions Court- Your Worship Resident Magistrate’s Court-Your Honour Supreme Court and above –Your Lordship/Ladyship Legal Officers (a) The Attorney-General Section 79(1) of the Constitution of Jamaica provides that “there shall be an Attorney
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