This was followed in Knuller v DPP [1973] AC 435 (Case summary). In order for the doctrine of judicial precedent to work‚ it is necessary to be able to determine what a point of law is. In the course of delivering a judgment‚ the judge will set out their reasons for reaching a decision. The reasons which are necessary for them to reach their decision amount to the ratio decidendi of the case. The ratio decidendi forms the legal principle which is a binding precedent meaning it must
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Should voters elect judges or should they be appointed? It would be better if a chief executive like a governor‚ mayor or county executive nominated judges vetted for their professional qualifications and judicial outlook. When it was first introduced‚ the idea of electing judges was meant as a way to avoid corruption‚ but it seems to have the opposite effect today. Holding judicial elections requires judges to campaign for their seats‚ which can adversely impact their ability to make independent
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Power of One Interesting movie filled with racial discrimination‚ class warfare‚ poverty and social justice. Interpretation of the movie appeared to be honest without demonstrating bias or favoring a particular class or race. This movie was set in South Africa. It was about a young white British boy named PK. PK was the son of a British born woman and a father that recently passed away. They lived on a farm and had black workers and a nanny to care for PK. The movie demonstrated that the
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The judge is always right. What court system is better: adversarial or inquisitorial? It is‚ indeed‚ a very good question. Most of the countries in the world use inquisitorial court system; Others‚ USA for example‚ use adversarial system. Both are great but personally I think that inquisitorial court system is better. It over goes the adversarial court system because it actually relies on true facts and witnesses rather than victims words and lawyers. As stated above the court system in the
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The Influential Power of One Person How can one person‚ whom most people have never met‚ influence the lives of people in the world today in such positive ways? Oprah Winfrey has been able to persuade and inspire many people around the world today because she has simply believed in herself and the good of the people. Oprah once said‚ "Create the highest‚ grandest vision possible for your life because you become what you believe" (Lowe 170). The Oprah Winfrey Show‚ The Angel Network‚ and Oprah
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The Struggles Of Success Quitting should never be an option! Many people quit because it’s the easiest thing to do‚ but what they don’t know is‚ they could be as close to success as they want to be but never know because quitting was their first option. I went through a time in my life where I thought quitting would be the best choice I could ever make. Playing basketball is not an easy thing to do if you want to be successful and go far‚ well I accomplished a lot
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They may looks fancy than their original but they are still what they are. But some think that they lose their initial nutrition after they are transferred to genetically modified foods. So‚ it must be a question that whether the citizens should support the appearances of the genetically modified foods in nowadays society. The first thing you may concern is that whether the genetically modified foods are safety. Walking through the super market or any other markets around you‚ you can see many nutritious
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terrorism arose in light of the 11 September attacks‚ when actually terrorism did not begin in 2001; nor is it restricted to extremists in the Middle East. Here is where much of the difficulty lies in defining terrorism; thus the now famous quotation‚ “One person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter’. This essay will look at both the way this phrase can be beneficial and inversely cause issues in the objective to define terrorism. It is apparent that there are objective distinctions that can
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Does the world belong to one person or one group? No‚ it does not‚ why because we are all human‚ we all have the same capability. The planet earth is split up into different regions yet they are all connected through the ocean‚ clouds‚ gravity‚ and currents. If something happens to the earth it not only affects that place‚ but the rest of the planet. That appears to be the same for the human race we live in these regions. Just because something may happen in different country‚ does not mean it would
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inclination‚ esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.” This essentially means that everyone has formed their own prejudice beliefs from life experience. Everyone has their own bias‚ whether it is towards a certain race‚ gender‚ music genre‚ what a person wears‚ and so forth. Biases are formed for almost everything you could possibly think of. So can someone truly understand a person by making quick judgments? Must we not first analyze and truly understand a person before
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