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    the role of lay people

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    discussions or involvement by participation. Build in assessments. This will allow you to check and monitor progress of delivery but also allow a check of knowledge. For P4 I’m going to write all about lay people in court. These include the jury and magistrates. I will explain their role/ purpose and all the qualifications needed for these roles. Jury; The jury is a body of people whose purpose is to render an impartial verdict on a

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    torture conducted by Colonel Joll and secluded in the outpost. In this passage‚ she is obsessively examined by the magistrate‚ portraying the Empire’s hysteria over the possibility of their downfall. The magistrate’s perplexion concerning his relationship with the barbarian girl comments on the intricacy of torture which can be practiced beyond a physical plane. Through the magistrate and Empire officials the author distinguishes the universal wickedness in human curiosity revealed by panic and the

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    CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION In this chapter a researcher presents the background of the study‚ statement of the problem‚ objectives of the study‚ research questions‚ scope of the study‚ and importance of the study‚ research methodology and related literature review. 1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Due to linkage between environmental rights and human rights the beginning of 1990’s witnessed the entrenchment of environment rights in constitutions of states in Africa. For instance

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    BARBARIANS

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    with observing the characters as targets of the Empire‚ which symbolizes the imperialist system. The first object is the barbarian girl‚ one in which will be studied in relation to her individualism as an outsider and as an enemy of the Empire. The Magistrate as the second victim and his self-journey will be perceived in relative to his calculation to come to be the other. Then in the next section‚ the Empire as the prey of itself and its self-destructive power will be recognized. At the conclusion‚

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    Sentencing Offenders

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    in sentencing offenders by using one example of a summary offence and indictable offence. There are two main courts - Magistrates and Crown Court. Magistrates have less power than Crown. magistrates can sentence up to six months in custody. Crown Courts can sentence longer up to life in prison. An indictable offence is one tried by a jury in the Crown court. When a magistrates court feels that the offence is so serious they cannot sentence accordingly i/e give a harsher punishment‚ as the crime

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    Adjournment

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    adjournment. The application must be made in writing with the cogent reason stated comply with the application. Then the court will look into the reason stated and determine whether the application should be granted or not. Whatever the decision made the magistrate shall be in writing and be signed and also states the reason of his decision. Thus‚ an adjournment may be applied at any stage of trial if in the

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    inflexible sequence of positions in the senatorial career of a Roman magistrate. The basic pattern was: military service‚ quaestor‚ praetor‚ consul‚ and censor. Each office had a minimum age for election. There were minimum intervals between holding successive offices and laws forbade repeating an office. These rules were altered and flagrantly ignored in the course of the last century of the Republic Magistrates: 2 consuls—chief magistrates who convened and presided over the Senate and assemblies‚ initiated

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    criminal procedure

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    courts.” With the aid of authorities discuss the veracity of the above statement. With reference to the Black’s Law Dictionary a judicial officer is a person who holds an office of trust‚ authority or command. Judicial officers such as judges and magistrates have discretion to decide on cases they wish to handle however they are limited to Jurisdiction. There are three types of jurisdictions and they are; Territorial jurisdiction‚ Local jurisdiction and power to try cases. Firstly‚ in accordance to

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    is the lowest court in the hierarchy and deals with minor criminal and summary offences. It will also hear minor civil disputes with monetary value up to $60 000. The Local Court holds committal hearings‚ which are preliminary hearings where the magistrate determines if there is sufficient evidence against the defendant to warrant a trial in a higher court. The High Court of Australia is the highest court in Australia and was established in 1901. It deals with appeals from the Federal Courts‚

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    sentencing

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    corner shop‚ all of the way up to stealing the crown jewels. It is important that courts across England and Wales are consistent in their approach to sentencing. Sentencing guidelines‚ which set out a decision-making process for all judges and magistrates to follow‚ play an essential role in this. The guidelines are created by the Sentencing Council. The Sentencing Council is responsible for preparing and monitoring sentencing guidelines with the aim of ensuring greater consistency in sentencing

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