turned them all down because she was saving herself for Jesus. One of the men she turned down had a very powerful father and this man was upset with her for refusing him. Saint Agnes was then thrown into a brothel‚ she was unscathed. The son was the only person who attempted to violate her and he was immediately struck down blind. Saint Agnes then prayed for him to be healed. The powerful father then sent someone to kill Saint Agnes by using a fire. She came out unscathed. He then killed her
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that there is nothing constant in this world except change. The only difference could be the speed at which the wheels of transformation may spin. The idea of justice and the manner of its implementation are no exception to this universal rule. Judicial reforms should‚ therefore‚ be at the centre stage in the fast transforming world in which we live. It is imperative for enhancing the quality of justice that is at the core of human existence and welfare of any society. It is simply the fundamental
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Judicial activism is gaining prominence in the present days. In the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL)‚ citizens are getting access to justice. Judiciary has become the centre of controversy‚ in the recent past‚ on account of the sudden (Me in the level of judicial intervention. The area of judicial intervention has been steadily expanding through the device of public interest litigation. The judiciary has shed its pro-status-quo approach and taken upon itself the duty to enforce the basic
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The Most Powerful Non-verbal Language－Eye Contact Language is more than just words. According to Albert Mehrabian’s 7%- 38%- 55% communication rule‚ 55% of communication is attributable to non-verbal behaviors‚ 38% of communication is attributable to voice‚ and only 7% of communication is attributable to the words used. The non-verbal behaviors include the body language‚ the eye contact‚ the facial expressions‚ and so on. Among all these kinds of communication signals‚ eye contact holds a quite
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PRECEDENT: Stare Decisis - Stand by the Decision The doctrine of judicial precedent is based on the principle of stare decisis‚ this means that like cases should be treated alike. Once a point of law has been decided in a particular case‚ that law must be applied in all future cases containing the same material facts. For example in the case “Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)‚ The House of Lords held that the manufacturer owed the duty of care to the ultimate consumer of the product. This set a binding
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Judicial notice is a rule in the law of evidence that allows a fact to be introduced into evidence if the truth of that fact is so well known or established that it cannot be refuted. This is done upon the request of the party seeking to have the fact at issue determined by the court. Matters admitted under judicial notice are accepted without being formally introduced by a witness or any other rule of evidence‚ and even if one party wishes to lead evidence to the contrary. In India the concept
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I have expressed my views about the Pakistan Supreme Court and its need to maintain judicial self restraint in articles published in this newspaper and elsewhere. However‚ in view of the turmoil currently prevailing in Pakistan‚ a clear elaborate enunciation of the philosophy of judicial restraint is called for. In a recent statement‚ the Chief Justice has said that it is the Constitution‚ not Parliament‚ which is supreme in the country. There is no controversy about this legal position‚ and indeed
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Judicial Discretion Judicial discretion refers to the authority that judges have for making and interpreting certain laws. Within the United States‚ judicial discretion is one of the fundamental tenants of the system of law‚ and is guaranteed in the United States Constitution. Both state and federal judges can exercise judicial discretion‚ although their discretion is not unlimited. This study focuses on a series of legal‚ extralegal‚ and systemic variables presumed to affect the workings of criminal-justice
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نشاته judicial precedent Kulliyyathu Dhirasaathil Islamiyya Shariah and law Degree Year two Thaareekhul Qaanoon Semester one J u d i c i a l Pr e c e d e n t Lecturer: Abdul Jaleel Hussain Ali Didi(2009202) 27 March 2011 Ali didi Sharia and law degree year two 1 تاريخ القانون و نشاته judicial precedent Contents 1- Introduction………………………………………………………………………………01 2- Introduction of judicial precedent………………………………………..………………02 3- History of judicial precedent…………………………………………………
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The area of law in which this question is concerned is judicial review. Judicial review can be defined as ‘… the means by which the Courts control the exercise of Governmental powers.’ The Courts will look at the way in which a decision was made‚ not the decision itself‚ to find out if any powers have been abused. Judicial review is an application to the Courts to assess an action or decision made by a public body on a point of public law. A particular decision may be found to be in breach of natural
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