1. INTRODUCTION The purpose of any criminal justice system is to punish the offender and protect the innocent. Offenders are the threat to the society. State machinery is operative to prevent the crime and penalize the offender. But it is a matter of concern for all that innocent must not suffer in the name of justice. There seem two models in general‚ which provides different measures to deal with the offender to bring him to justice. They may be broadly termed as inquisitorial model and
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anything too interesting. During the recess I had some time to take in what was going on around me. The judge was not in the court room. I assumed he was probably in his chambers going over information from the trial that called for the recess to begin with. The prosecutor and the defense attorney were both present in the courtroom‚ occasionally talking to one another while they waited for the judge to return. The defendant was in the room as well‚ sitting next to his lawyer waiting for things to resume
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General Civil procedure law‚for example‚ the provision of appointment of Hakam. In religious Court‚ for the divorce filed based on the reason of syiqaq‚itneeds an additional step in trial‚ which is the judge may appoint a third party from the family of husband or wife‚ for being a hakam‚ to assist the judge finding an internal solution to defend marriage from divorce. This additional procedure is actually the implementation of basic principle in islamic marriage law‚ which sometimeslacks the understanding
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Tennessee. High school football coach and substitute science teacher‚ John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating the Butler Act. The jury did not hear the defense testimony‚ as the judge declared that all of the defense testimony on the Bible was irrelevant‚ and the jury should not be allowed to hear it. The judge declared that the Bible in question was the official Bible of the State of Tennessee‚ and that this was the King James Version. The defense attorney‚ Clarence Darrow‚ asked where were
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the human rights of the defendants. He does this by representing the judge Justice Argyle as prejudice and out of touch with the time. This is shown by his careful selection of anecdotal evidence including the Judge’s motto‚ “We just don’t do this kind of thing in Birmingham”. Through this we understand Robertson’s attempt to show the narrow-mindedness of the judge in this way. He mocks him through his description of the judges verdict on the Oz Case with the metaphor “with the relief of a man making
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A study in 2012 found that people of colour make up a small percentage of federal judges‚ provincial judges and practising lawyers (Nicholas Keung‚ 2012). Judges and lawyers hold very important positions in the judicial system and the underrepresentation of minorities among them should not be so evident. Among police officers in Canada there is a lack of diversity‚ with
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this is necessary in order for progression and a fair society. Inaction (restraint) may actually be only looking after the interests of Conservatives) Many Conservatives argue that the FF never intended the SC to yield so much power.They believe judges should have adjudicative role only.They believe policy decisions should only be made by democratically elected representatives of the people.They believe the prestige of the court system would be diminished by involvement in political decisions Stare
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to think that the Just system is perfect and does what is best for the people. In some cases it’s true however that is not always the case; Judges‚ Prosecutors‚ and Defense Attorneys are held at a high standard and help to determine the futures of people that commit crimes and provide justice for victims. It is important for everyone to understand that Judges‚ Prosecutors‚ and Attorneys are human and make mistakes and bad choices as we all do. I will talk about articles I’ve researched that show Prosecutorial
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1. Magistrates’ courts All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court. Cases are heard by either 2 or 3 magistrates and a district judge There isn’t a jury in a magistrates’ court. A magistrates’ court normally handles cases known as ‘summary offences’‚ eg: most motoring offences minor criminal damage being drunk and disorderly It can also deal with some of the more serious offences‚ eg: burglary drugs offences These are called ‘either way’ offences and can be heard either in a magistrates’ court
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against the defendant are read before a judge. At an arraignment‚ a lawyer is appointed if the defendant cannot afford one‚ and the defendant’s plea (guilty‚ not guilty‚ no contest) is entered. Bail may also be set at the arraignment. Step 2: Preliminary Hearing The arraignment is followed by a preliminary hearing‚ in which a prosecutor presents evidence to a judge in an attempt to show that there is strong suspicion that a person committed a crime. If the judge is convinced that a strong suspicion
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