Courts) County courts or circuit courts are trial courts of limited jurisdiction. There is 30 judicial circuits in the state of Puerto Rico. Each circuit has the same divisions: small claims‚ juvenile‚ criminal‚ family‚ and probate. The trial courts of limited jurisdiction hear those specific types of cases. The trial courts of general jurisdiction can hear all types of civil and criminal cases. Circuit Courts have exclusive jurisdiction over probate matters‚ domestic cases‚ juvenile matters‚ and criminal
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allowing those who violate laws with criminal penalties rehabilitation efforts. There is no single criminal justice system in the United States but many similar‚ individual systems. How the criminal justice system works in each area depends on the jurisdiction that is in charge: city‚ county‚ state‚ federal or tribal government or military connection. Diverse authorities have different laws‚ agencies‚ and ways of running criminal justice procedures. The core systems are: State: State criminal justice
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“The reputation of a man is like his shadow‚ gigantic when it precedes him‚ and pigmy in its proportions when it follows” ----Alexander de Talleyrand- Perigord INTRODUCTION The term ‘cyber crime’ is a misnomer. This term has nowhere been defined in any statute /Act passed or enacted by the Indian Parliament. The concept of cyber crime is not radically different from the concept of conventional crime. Both include conduct whether act or omission‚ which cause breach of rules of law and counterbalanced
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V. United States Regarded as the first major juvenile rights case to preface further juvenile court reforms‚ Kent v. United States established the universal precedents of requiring waiver hearings before juveniles could be transferred to the jurisdiction of a criminal court and juveniles being entitled to consult with counsel prior to and during such hearings. Morris A. Kent‚ Jr.‚ first came under the authority of the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia in 1959. He was then aged 14. He
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does also exhibit Judiciary bodies but portrays different function to one another where it can be noted that:- In United Kingdom: - “…Their jurisdiction over civil cases extended to the United Kingdom as a whole but only for England‚ Wales and Northern Island in criminal…” (Barrington‚ 2010‚ p. 285) Meaning to say that “Law of Lords” have jurisdiction in for the whole states in United Kingdom‚ but in England‚ Wales‚ and Northern Island the Law of Lord are function in decision making of criminal
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violate the law. What is Jurisdiction? Jurisdiction is the power to hear and determine cases. The courts have several types of jurisdiction‚ and they all relate to the power-either power over persons or power to hear and decide particular kinds of cases. Local‚ state‚ and federal are the most common jurisdictions. The location‚ and the class of crime committed are the main factors that will determine which department has jurisdiction of the crime. All jurisdictions should try and work well
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which were approved by the Security Council. However‚ there was the different story for International Criminal Court (ICC). In fact‚ the United States did not ratify the Rome Statute of ICC nor participating in the Court which exercised their jurisdiction as a permanent international
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United Kingdom does not have a single unified judicial system—England and Wales have one system‚ Scotland another‚ and Northern Ireland a third. There are exceptions to this rule; for example in immigration law‚ the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal’s jurisdiction covers the whole of the United Kingdom‚ while in employment law there is a single system of Employment Tribunals for England‚ Wales‚ and Scotland (but not Northern Ireland). The Court of Appeal‚ the High Court‚ the Crown Court‚ the Magistrates’
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court has authority to preside over a given case. The jurisdictional question may be broken down into three components: is jurisdiction over the person‚ is jurisdiction over the subject matter‚ and is jurisdiction to render the particular judgment sought. Then there is different courts that have jurisdiction depending on the case. State courts have general jurisdiction‚ meaning that they can hear any controversy except those prohibited by their specific state laws. Federal courts have
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3 Pillars of Indian Democracy Legislature Executive Judiciary Legislature * The national legislature is the ultimate administrative body of India. * The legislature of the States is described as State legislature. * Indian legislature is Bicameral in nature‚ so called because of the two houses- Lok Sabha (House of the People) and Rajya Sabha (Council of States). The Constitution of India came into force on January 26‚ 1950 and India became a Republic. Parliament arose in April
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