horrible crime that promotes self-esteem issues‚ trauma‚ and even suicide for the victim. Why should the perpetrator get away with a slap on the wrist? Two main causes lead the judicial system to be inadequate in rape cases; these factors are victim blaming and lack of punishment. Due to these reasons‚ I believe that the judicial systems needs a reformation in order to help rape victims and to better prosecute
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The doctrine of judicial precedent is based on the principle of stare decisis which means ‘to stand by what has been decided’. It is a common law principle whereby judges are bound to follow previous decisions in cases where the material facts are sufficiently similar and the earlier decision was made in a court above the current one in the court hierarchy. This doctrine of precedent is extremely strong in English law as it ensures fairness and consistency and it highlights the importance of case
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Characteristics Identify what you believe are the characteristics of a good judge‚ a good prosecutor‚ and a good defense attorney. How do these characteristics contribute to an effective court system? Of a good judge is being able to be impartial. Good listening skills‚ understanding facts‚ critical thinking‚ interpreting the law and conform to society needs. Of good procesuctor and good defense attorney-good listening skills‚ understanding facts‚ advocating for their client‚ and willingness
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National Competency Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS) Posted by saicebrian on July 5‚ 2009 The Paradigm (from Transmissional to Transactional) Shift of education in the Philippines is the transfer of teaching concepts from the Traditional “bookish and direct learning approach” Teaching into a 21st Century Teaching focused on developing the learners HOTS (higher order thinking skills). These HOTS is the demonstration of the learners critical thinking ability‚ and to go beyond the four walls of
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creation of incentives. In order to understand agency problems and how agency theory explains the form of contracts‚ it is necessary to present the hypothesis of its models and the results provided by the theory. Description: Agency theory is the branch of financial economics that looks at conflicts of interest between people with different interests in the same assets. This most importantly means the conflicts between: • shareholders and managers of companies • shareholders and bond holders
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The executive and the judicial branches of government affect my life daily‚ the Judicial branch explains and analyzes laws‚ making certain that they are not violating the principles for which the Constitution stands for. For example‚ the judicial branch deals with court cases and we as citizens may be asked to be a juror on a case. The executive branch’s job is to put into action and manage laws that Congress passes only after they have been analyses by the judicial branch. The President is the head
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The legislative branch checks over the other two branches by using the system of checks and balances. The system gives all three branches a specific thing that they are in charge of looking over and making sure it is done correctly. For instance‚ the legislative branch is in charge of making the laws that everyone is expected to follow. Then‚ the judicial branch must interpret the laws so that everyone can clearly understand why it is a law. Lastly‚ the executive branch has to enforce the law and
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There is too much stuff found now days about deaths and torture in police and judicial custody in newspapers which diverts us to think that whether basic fundamental rights of an individual are being protected and safeguarded even when he is in police or judicial custody. As a human‚ every individual has certain rights and as these Human Rights are part and parcel of human dignity‚ they need to be protected by either Constitution of a country or by effective legislations in cases of arrest and detentions
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Criminal law is defined as the body of rules that define crime‚ set out their punishments‚ and mandate the procedures for carrying out the criminal justice process. The substantive branch of criminal law is responsible for developing the body of rules that define crimes and the punishments associated with each crime. It handles such issues as the different criteria that constitutes for different crimes‚ criminal defenses‚ and categories of crime. When defining various crimes‚ mental and physical
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preserve the neutrality of judges and govern overt manifestations of judicial preference‚ whilst also protecting the judiciary from condemnation following any decisions they make . In addition to the 2005 Constitutional Reform Act‚ a substantial degree of security of tenure and remuneration‚ for instance‚ reducing a sense of fear within the judiciary. Tenure prevents judges from being removed from office on the basis of their judicial decisions‚ allowing them to perform their duties independently without
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