the criminal justice system. Yet the marking criteria requires candidates to “Comprehensively and accurately evaluate how sentencing and punishment attempts to balance the rights of victims‚ offenders and society”. Poor question. This question starts after an offender has been found guilty and is to be sentenced. This is the key part of the Legal Studies syllabus that pertains to the question: 4. Sentencing and punishment • statutory and judicial guidelines • the purposes of punishment: deterrence
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CIVIL COURTS It is important to understand the differences between civil cases and criminal cases. Since civil cases cover a wide range there cannot be a very specific definition which will cover all of them‚ but a basic definition for civil claims is to say that these arise when an individual or a business believes that their rights have been infringed in some way. Some of the main areas of civil law are: * contract law‚ * law of tort‚ * family law‚ * employment law‚ * company
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insufficient evidence of recent history of traditional ownership of the land. This was a problem faced by many other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. As well as that the High Court had ruled that the Yorta Yorta were required to pay for the legal costs of the
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THE IMPACT OF THE EU ON THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM & THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE DOCTRINE OF JUDICIAL PRECEDENT Module: Business Law Module tutor: G Arruda Group presentation: Annette Warner‚ Kelley-Ann Lamey‚ Kevin Gyamera 12th November 2012 CONTENTS PAGE • Introduction 3 • What is the EU? 4 • Types of EU legislation 5 • Legislation of the European Union 6-7 • The Supremacy of EU Law 8 • Treaty of Rome – direct effect Case example 9
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extent to which the law reflects moral and ethical standards.” As societies morals and ethics constantly change the law must adapt to meet the needs and standards that society holds valuable. To ensure that the wider community is content with the legal system it is important for individuals to investigate how the law deals with certain categories of crime‚ as well as how well the law is dealing with the prominent issue. Societies changing values influence the process of law making and the implementation
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1.1 1. Explain the difference between a legal and non-legal rule A legal rule is a rule created by the government of Australia and applies to the entire population‚ while a non-legal rule is created by an individual or organisation and only applies to a specific group. 2. Rules are applied in each of the circumstances listed below. Sort them into legal and non-legal Legal rules Non-legal rules Having to wait until you are 18 years old before you can vote at a federal election Wearing school uniform
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Penal System Name: Shenthuran Vijayananthan Teacher: Mrs. Merenda Due Date: Wed. Oct. 26‚ 2005 Topic: #1 Comparative Legal Systems (Canada vs. USA) Thesis: Canada’s criminal justice system‚ specifically laws dealing with punishment‚ is far superior to that of the United States Canada and the United States of America are two neighboring countries who besides the border share numerous other key aspects. Though similar in beliefs and culture the two countries are far from alike. Their legal structure
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Lenient sentencing‚ religious accommodations‚ and major biases in the legal system all prevent the rule of law from being upheld when it comes to prosecuting parents who withhold access to medical care from their children. Lenient sentencing puts rights of the parents over the rights of the child‚ which takes away the rights of the child. For example‚ in the Criminal Code of Canada‚ homicide is defined as “A person commits homicide when‚ directly or indirectly‚ by any means‚ he causes the death of
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MEXICO’S CRIMINAL JUSTIICE SYSTEM A GUIDE FOR U.S. CITIZENS ARRESTED IN MEXICO (Please Note-The information provided herein is meant as general guidance only and may not apply fully to your particular situation. Specific questions about interpreting Mexican law should be addressed to competent Mexican lawyers.) INTRODUCTION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MEXICO Mexico’s legal system differs from that of the U.S. in a number of important ways that any U.S. citizen accused of a crime
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process in which a third party (mediator) assist parties to a dispute to negotiate over the issue that divides them. It is a major form of Alternate Dispute Resolution(ADR) and is informal. BACKGROUND Mediation is a very old member of the Indian legal system . Traditional mediation continues to be utilized even today in villages which is actually being practiced from the pre-British India. It was very popular among rich businessmen called mahajans and at the panchayat level. But till date‚ Indian
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