Advantages and Disadvantages of the jury system Advantages of the Jury System Long established trial by peers which has public confidence Lord Devlin‚ a famous House of Lords judge‚ has said that trial by jury is the “lamp that shows that freedom lives”‚ arguing that a defendant has the right to be tried by his peers. Supporters of this view maintain that a jury will exercise common sense rather than slavishly follow the law. For example the case of R v Wang W was charged with having an article
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1988 Judicial Crisis In 1988‚on the ground of misconduct‚ Tun Salleh Abas by then Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad was brought before a tribunal and this tribunal was chaired by Tun Hamid Omar. Due to the constitutionality of the tribunal‚ Tun Salleh Abas filed a suit in the High Court of Kuala Lumpur and while proceeding‚ interim stay against the tribunal was applied by Tun Salleh Abas until July 4‚ 1988 but the request then denied. Later‚however‚ an interlocutory order was granted to Tun
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Judicial Precedent Judicial precedent means the decisions of the higher courts automatically binds the lower courts according to the hierarchy of the courts. This refers to the doctrine of stare decisis. For example‚ the Supreme Court decision binds the Court of Appeal‚ Divisional Courts‚ High Court and County Court. Ratio decidendi is the principle of the case or reasons for the decision and it is binding. In London Street Tramways v. London County Council‚ it said that certainty in the
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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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2013 The Execution of Salem Witches In Salem during the year 1962‚ nineteen people were executed due to witchcraft. During this period‚ 188 people were accused of practicing witchcraft. Out of these 188 people‚ 59 were tried‚ 31 of them were convicted and nineteen of the 31 that were convicted were then all hung at Gallows Hill. In the seventeenth century it was normal procedures to have people corrected or even execute people who were a threat to the town of Salem because everyone thought
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Reforming Oregon Judicial Selection Introduction: As a member of this committee it has been an honor to explore some of the concerns revolving around the judicial selection process in this Great State of Oregon. Oregon’s above average voter participations is an example of just how important democracy is to the individuals of the state. The committee has been asked to examine the nonpartisan judicial election process and to determine whether or not the non-partisan judicial selection has become
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INTRODUCTION This paper is set to advise John Phiri on the best possible action to take in relation to redress in the courts of Law. In due course‚ this paper will attempt to demonstrate why the said action is the best under the prevailing circumstances. This paper will also employ relevant legislation and authorities and draw a conclusion to elucidate this fact. CONTROL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS To fully advise John‚ it is important to note that administrative actions emanate from public authorities
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2003 edition. 2. Sathe‚ S.P.‚ Judicial Activism in India: Transgressing Borders and Enforcing Limits‚ Oxford University Press‚ 2005 edition. 3. Bag‚ R.K.‚ “Judicial Activism vis-à-vis Public Administration”‚ Administrator‚ Vol. XLII‚ April-June‚ p.167. 4. Bhattacharjee‚ G.R.‚ “Judicial Activism: Its Message for Administrators”‚ The Administrator; Vol. XLII‚ April-June 1997‚ p.31. 5. Bhattacharyya‚ R.‚ “Judicial Activism: The Motive Force of Public Administration”‚ Administrator‚ Vol. XLII
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In the 1825 case of Eakin v. Raub‚ Pennsylvania Justice John Bannister Gibson declared that the judicial branch of the government had no right to influence or control the actions of any other branch of the government. Thus‚ Justice Gibson declared the act of judicial review unconstitutional and in disagreement with the proper role of the judiciary as inherently defined by the constitution. The proper roles and powers of the judiciary branch of the government‚ as conveyed to it by the constitution
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Arrogance The Trial by Franz Kafka chronicles the arrest of a worldly‚ young bank official‚ Joseph K. for an unknown crime and traces his struggles and encounters with the invisible Law and untouchable Court. Although the novel is critically acclaimed for satirizing the Austro-Hungarian bureaucracy of Kafka’s time it also seems to be criticizing the arrogance of the common people. Joseph K.’s eventual downfall is not just due to the in comprehensible judicial system but can be attributed to his
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