Roman Senate The Roman Senate was political institution in ancient Rome. It was one of the most enduring institutions in Roman history‚ being established in the first days of the city. The Roman Senate functioned as an advisory body to Rome’s magistrates and‚ composed as it was of the city’s most experienced public servants and society’s elite‚ its decisions carried great weight‚ even if they were not always converted into laws in practice. The Senate continued to exert influence on government in
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Sessions Courts‚ each of which is headed by a Sessions Court Judge. Below the Sessions Courts are the Magistrates’ Courts‚ each of which is presided over by a magistrate. Parallel to the Magistrates’ Court is the Juvenile Court (Court For Children) which is also presided over by a magistrate. In Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) there are provisions for Penghulu’s Courts below the Magistrates’ Courts. These are headed by a penghulu or village headman. He has very limited jurisdiction and usually
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it is an adversarial approach in attempting to resolve legal issues between two opposing sides. There are five features of the adversary system in Australia; contest; party control; strict rules of evidence and procedures; role of the judge or magistrate and single event trials. The strengths and weaknesses of the adversary system‚ which has evolved through out history are varied‚ and as a result the question of whether this system provides justice is often challenged. Unlike the inquisitorial
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“barbarian” is not universally agreed upon‚ as reflected through the Magistrate who states that “We are at peace here…we have no enemies…Unless I make a mistake…Unless we are the enemy” (77). Similarly‚ this ambiguity is reflected through our understanding of the Empire. Initially‚ the Empire (with Colonel Joll as its representative) is seen as “important”‚ and worthy of the “best” (2). As the story progresses however‚ the Magistrate provides us with an epiphanic realization that the Empire is‚ in reality
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c) Would you‚ if you were the magistrate‚ grant the application for the joint trial of Apek and Tok. The issue is whether the application for the joint trial of Apek and Tok can be granted. The general rule is as stipulated in Section 163 of the CPC which requires that every charge against the accused person shall be tried separately. The purpose of this section is to prevent embarassment and unfairness to the accused as stated in the case of R v Sakandar Khan1. However‚ there are several exception
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Georgian Britain”‚ he mentions that every parish‚ which is a small district that has both a church and a pastor‚ required to have at least two constables.If a crime has been committed‚ the constables would report their findings to their pashish’s magistrate.
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The Magistrate orders his Scythian policeman to arrest the rioting women but the women band together and threaten the guards where it would hurt them most. The power is invested in the women as the guards defecate in terror. Finally‚ the Magistrate listens to Lysistrata. She explains how women never get to speak about matters such as war with their husbands. The Magistrate is impatient but Lysistrata remains firm with her acquisition.
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Local Court‚ It was a wide range of cases dealt with by the Magistrate that were the most impressive and surprising. The Magistrate sat on the top seat without juries and decided all questions of laws and facts. The Magistrate‚ even though so busy‚ treated a large number of documents given by clerks calmly as if finishing such many cases in a day‚ consisting of mainly minor crimes‚ was natural. At a glance‚ it was definite that the Magistrate worked in pursuit of efficiency‚ which includes speed and
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The task was to accept or reject the bill‚ not debate. Comitia centuriata was the most important of the assemblies. It elected high-ranking magistrates and was organized the Roman people in military array. Comitia curiata was the oldest assembly but had a minor role in legislation‚ its main function being formally to confer powers on superior magistrates. Comitia tribute was based on a geographical division of the populace into tribes‚ handled routine
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contests the judgment rendered in favor of defendant Texaco‚ Inc.‚ dismissing with prejudice Vaughn’s race and sex discrimination suit filed pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended‚ 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e et seq. Because the magistrate clearly erred in finding no racial discrimination‚ we reverse. I Procedural History Vaughn filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission‚ which determined that the evidence did not establish a
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