1.1 The court visit and its general role in the English Legal system. The court visited was ‘Uxbridge Magistrates Court and Uxbridge Youth Court’‚ which is managed by the ministry of justice. The magistrates’ court is one of the courts at the lowest level of court hierarchy. It deals with offences with are regarded as less serious offences. Cases in the magistrates ’ courts are usually heard by a panel of magistrates (Justices of the Peace). This court must normally be composed of not more than
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There are many hoops that a case must jump through in order to reach the federal supreme court‚ and there are different tracks in which it can get there. The Supreme Court can have original jurisdiction‚ it can reach the court via the federal system‚ and it can reach it via the state courts. The Supreme Court receives thousands of cases a year‚ and will only hear from approximately 80. The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in a variety of cases. For instance‚ they have original jurisdiction
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The first drug court was established in Miami-Dade Florida in 1989. Drug courts were established because of the “revolving door of drug use” and recidivism. Recidivism is defined as criminals being prone to revert back to criminal behavior after being released from jail. Recidivism is very significant ito the Criminal Justice System because it shows the number of offenders that return to prison within a certain amount of time. Data shows that drug court participants are less likely to be arrested
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The European Court of Auditors Introduction The European Court of Auditors is the fifth institution of the European Union (EU). It was established in 1975 in Luxembourg to audit the accounts of EU institutions. This report will cover 3 aspects which are history‚ organization and president. Then it will give some criticism about the declaration of assurance and the size of the court. History The Court of Auditors was created by the 1975 Budgetary Treaty and was formerly established on 1977-10-18
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The Court System Structure – Kentucky State Courts The Kentucky State courts consist of 5 levels of jurisdiction beginning at the District level. At this level there are 116 Judges and commissioners who conduct jury trials in most cases (The National Center for State Courts‚ 2001). The types of cases handled by them are exclusive traffic‚ juvenile‚ misdemeanors‚ domestic‚ and real property up to $4‚000 and small claims up to $1500. The next level is the Circuit Court having 95 judges
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they have risen to be considered for the bench is a political one‚ and indeed makes them a part of the political game outside which you consider them. I will concede that you are correct in part‚ at least on some level. It is obvious that the Court‚ as conceived by the Framers‚ is designed to be separate from the vagaries of regular political office. For example‚ in Article I of the Constitution‚ the Senate and the House of Representatives are subject to proscribed terms and limitations. In Article
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The Warren Court The 1960’s was an evolution of change in American history. When Earl Warren became Chief Justice of Supreme Court in 1953 it made the most dramatic changes and held a far more liberal view than any other Supreme Court before. Some of its most important rulings were on African-American civil liberties. The Supreme Court changed American law on segregation in schools‚ criminal procedure‚ and privacy rights. Before the Warren Court the American law treated blacks as second class citizens
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THE REVISED RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (RULES 110 - 127‚ RULES OF COURT) [Effective December 1‚ 2000] RULE 110 - PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES Section 1. Institution of criminal actions.– Criminal actions shall be instituted as follows: (a) For offenses where a preliminary investigation is required pursuant to section 1 of Rule 112‚ by filing the complaint with the proper officer for the purpose of conducting the requisite preliminary investigation. (b) For all other offenses‚ by filing
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Court Reporting Throughout History Court Reporting dates all the way back to 1600 B.C. Court Reporters still play an important part in society today‚ just as they did hundreds of years ago. They help with everything from correctly transcribing testimony to the closed captioning on television. Yet‚ court reporting is a job that requires lots of dedication‚ time‚ and money. The cost of court reporting school today for a three-year program cost about $16‚381 with tuition and books. "It cost
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Small Claims Courts in the Philippines Going to court for a small sum of money has just become cheaper and faster with the establishment of small claims courts. A simple procedure makes it easy for everyone. According to former Court Administrator‚ now Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose P. Perez‚ 70% of cases before Metropolitan Trial Courts in Metro Manila are small claims (involving small amounts of money) and many of the litigants in these cases are poor. The same thing is true‚ if not more
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