PRE- TRIAL CONFESSION AND RIGHT AGAINST SELF- INCRIMINATION Monalisa Banerjee1 Abstract In the law of criminal evidence‚ a confession is a statement by a suspect in crime which is adverse to that person. The word ‘confession’ is no where defined‚ neither in Evidence Act nor in Criminal Law Procedure‚ however Justice Stephen in his Digest of the Law of Evidence defined confession as “confession is an admission made at any time by a person charged with a crime stating or suggesting the inference
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Diwani Adalat of the district. As the sole judge‚ he had full powers to decide all types of disputes. Appeals lay to the Sadar Diwani Adalat at Calcutta and further to the King-in-Council depending on the value of the suit. In order to assist the Collector in deciding civil cases‚ a Registrar was appointed in each adalat. The Collector was also given some magisterial powers. As a Magistrate‚ he was empowered to arrest‚ try and punish criminals in petty offences. In the case of graver offences‚
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The legislative determines the laws and may assign judicial‚ or magistrates‚ to exercise it. The executive is responsible for enforcing the laws and conducting foreign affairs. There should be a system of checks and balances between the two branches‚ to avoid despotism and illegitimate governments. Since a monarchy puts
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The body and allegory in Coetzee’s early fiction Introduction One can definitely state that the body is one of Coetzee’s big themes‚ for it is omnipresent in his work. In his early fiction the body presents itself in many various ways in both Dusklands‚ In the Heart of the Country‚ Waiting for the Barbarians and Life & Times of Michael K. I will discuss these bodies and place them in a broader context‚ since Coetzee’s early fiction is highly allegorical. I will also show how different themes
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writers and poets who gave us “The Iliad” and “Odyssey”‚ adventures of dutiful men. Religious institutions were dotted thought out the city to conduct marriages‚ worship the gods‚ and religious services to improve their morals. Here‚ the chief magistrate could administer civil affairs. Although the Athenian government was opposed to the aristocratic governments of
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The Decree Abolishing the Feudal System‚ August 11‚ 1789 The abolition of the feudal system‚ which took place during the famous night session of August 4-5‚ 1789‚ was caused by the reading of a report on the misery and disorder which prevailed in the provinces. The National Assembly‚ in a fervor of enthusiasm and excitement‚ straightaway abolished many of the ancient abuses. The document here given is the revised decree‚ completed a week later. ARTICLE I. The National Assembly hereby completely
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SOURCES OF LAW INTRODUCTION TO THE MALAYSIAN LEGAL SYSTEM SOURCES OF LAW The sources of Malaysian law refer to the legal sources i.e. the legal rules that make up the law in Malaysia. The sources of Malaysian law comprise: 1)Written law; and 2)Unwritten law Federal and State Constitutions Written Legislations & Delegated Legislations SOURCES OF MALAYSIAN LAW Judicial Decision English law Unwritten Islamic law Customary Law SOURCES OF LAW: UNWRITTEN LAW Unwritten law
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UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (COS) DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (PSPA). PA 707: ADMINISTRATIVE AND LABOUR LAWS PRESENTATION TOPIC: JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. SUB TOPIC: ULTRA VIRES DOCTRINE. SUPERVISOR: PROF.MOHAMMED A. BAKARI STUDENT NAME: SWALEHE‚ Amani (MPA) This presentation covers the “judicial review of administrative action: The Ultra Vires Doctrine” Judicial Review is essentially a high
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includes every inquiry other than a trial conducted under this Code by a Magistrate or Court. Section 159 of the Code empowers a Magistrate on receipt of a police report under Section 157‚ Cr.P.C. to hold a preliminary inquiry in order to ascertain whether an offence has been committed and‚ if so‚ whether any persons should be put upon their trial. In cases triable by the court of sessions and proceedings take place before a Magistrate‚ which are in the nature of an inquiry preparatory to sending the
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The novels The Stranger by Albert Camus and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky are both murder novels that explores the inner thoughts of the killers. Camus and Dostoevsky wrote novels that portrays a young man committing murder and how the young man faces the consequences and deals with the horrible crime the which he has committed. Albert Camus and Fyodor Dostoevsky uses two different points of view in each of their novels‚ first person point of view and third person point of view‚ respectively
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