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    Judicial review is also practised in states that practise the doctrine of parliament sovereignty such as the United Kingdom. However here‚ judicial review can only be executed to challenge the legality of the decisions and conducts by public bodies or authorities. Judicial review cannot be done against the law passed by the parliament as the parliament acts as the highest power and governing organ. Similarly‚ judicial review can be executed on several grounds: 1. When the decision is illegal‚ as

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    Period: Date: AP Government Unit 2 (Judicial Branch) Study Guide Directions: Using your notes and Chapter 16 reading‚ answer the following questions. ������16.2 Outline the structure of the federal court system and the major responsibilities of each component How is the federal judicial system organized? What role does the federal judicial system play in contemporary American government? What limits are there on the interpretation

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    The use of judicial waivers and remand to adult court: Several types of transfer for youths from juvenile court to adult court‚ judicial waiver‚ statutory exclusion‚ and direct file exist and are utilized. According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2010) judicial waiver is the most popular. "47 States and the District of Columbia provide judicial discretion to waive certain juveniles to criminal court. Thirty-seven States and the District of Columbia have one or more

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    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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    A critical analysis of recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgments that have deviated from the stare decisis principle Lizl Pretorius June 2012 Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Higher Diploma in Taxation International Institute for Tax & Finance in association with the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Abstract The decisions and methodology used by the Judges in a higher court‚ such as the Supreme Court of Appeal is binding on the lower courts. It is therefore

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    University of London Common Law Reasoning and Institutions Essay Title: ‘Judicial precedent is best understood as a practice of the courts and not as a set of binding rules. As a practice it could be refined or changed by the courts as they wish.’ Student Number: 090500532 Candidate Number:L8000 The declaratory theory of English common law is that the function of the judge is to declare what has always been the correct legal position at common law. In carrying out this task

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    What is the judicial branch of the criminal justice system? The judicial branch is responsible for overseeing the local‚ state‚ and federal court systems. It explains the meaning of the Constitution and laws passed by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch. Now the Supreme Court is ahead of the judicial branch because it is the highest court of the land. The Supreme Court rules if whether or not the issue itself is constitutional. (Dictionary‚ 2013) What types of jobs are

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    appointment. This process will necessitate for fairness and overall competence in service delivery. The reasons why this system is deemed fit are: • This criterion of judge selection through the relevant commission boosts the independence of the judicial arm of the government through an elimination of the partisan politics‚ political sponsorship as well as the influence of money when compared to the method that is currently in use. • Regarding the decision making‚ the appointed judge under this pretext

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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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    Crystal Jennings Professor S. Bond CRJ 220 9 June 2013 Ethics of Means and Ends It’s an ethical dilemma that stands before every criminal justice professional because we shape‚ restrain‚ and reform the lives of our society’s convicts‚ both inside and outside of prison walls. In this way‚ we impact the lives of every member of our nation. Ethical dilemmas are everyday challenges‚ but how they are handled says a lot about you and the position that you hold as a criminal justice professional. The expectation

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