Name: BTEC Level 3 Applied Law (Unit 2) Judicial Precedent P1: explain the application of judicial precedent in the courts You will need to know: What is judicial precedent? The development of the system The hierarchy of the courts The difference between ratio decidendi and obiter dicta The difference between binding and persuasive precedent How law reports are used What is judicial precedent? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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CHAPTER 14 NOTES Article II Article II‚ the Constitution’s Executive Article‚ begins this way: “The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” With these few words‚ the Framers established the presidency. Why Presidential Power Has Grown * Over the course of American history‚ the champions of a stronger presidency have almost always prevailed. * The nation’s increasingly complex social and economic life has also influenced the growth of presidential
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Government is broken down into three branches. Legislative‚ Executive‚ and Judicial. Think about it! The Legislative branch is grouped into Congress‚ The Senate‚ and The House of Representatives‚ this branch is responsible for writing laws. The Executive Branch contains the President of the United States‚ the Secretary of State‚ and the Attorney General. This branch is responsible for making the laws official. Also the Judicial Branch is the United States Supreme Court. This branch is in charge of addressing
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system promotes equal access to justice for all (Vines 2013‚ p. 319). As significant figures of the judicial system‚ judges must ensure that courts are independent‚ impartial‚ open and transparent and provides a fair and prompt trial (Rule of Law Institute of Australia 2015). This could be an issue with indeterminate sentencing
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Introduction: Judicial precedent means the process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts are of sufficient similarity. The doctrine of judicial precedent involves an application of the principle of stare decisis ie‚ to stand by the decided. In practice‚ this means that inferior courts are bound to apply the legal principles set down by superior courts in earlier cases. This provides consistency and predictability in the law.
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Regional Trial Court and other lower courts Regional Trial Courts (RTC) Highest “trial courts” in the Philippines. It was formerly called as the Court of First instance (CFI) before 1980. It was established in each of the 13 regions in the Philippines. Qualifications: Natural-born citizen at least thirty-five years of age and for at least ten years‚ has been engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines or has held a public office in the Philippines requiring admission to the practice
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Judicial Process and Politics Interest Groups - Lawyers‚ Litigants‚ Trade Associations and Bar Associations Week 5 Case Western Reserve University Department of Political Science POSC 323/423 Spring 2012 Expository Essays Expository essay requires the writer to investigate an idea‚ evaluate evidence‚ expound on the idea‚ and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner. Tools for expository writing: • comparison and contrast; • definition; • example; or • analysis
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elements of the constitution derives from Aristotle there are three elements in each constitution in respect of which every serious lawgiver must look for what is advantageous to it; the three elements are the deliberative‚ the officials and the judicial element. * Montesquieu stressed the importance of the independence of the judiciary when the legislative and executive powers are united‚ there can be no liberty. There will be no liberty if the power of judging is not separated from the legislative
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Judicial Election Process You May Know the Law But I Own the Judge: Why Congress Can and Should Get Involved in State Judicial Election Reform This article helped me to better understand the American judicial system and the election process of judges. The commission needs to know that whoever is selected is truly qualified to hold the position. The selection commission usually meets twice in the selection process‚ and the public is encouraged to attend both of the meetings. The commission
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Recruitment and selection of a sales and marketing manager ABC biscuit company is a very profitable company which has achieved a remarkable growth during the last two years. They had 55 local customers and 5 foreign customers. One of their objectives were to increase their sales turnover in 20%.in order to do this they were focusing to expand their international customer base. This company has 60 employees and mr.de Silva the finance manager is handling all recruitments. Most of the employees whom
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