“Equal justice under the law is not merely a caption on the façade of the Supreme Court building; it is perhaps the most inspiring idea of our society. It is one of the ends for which our entire legal system existed. It is fundamental that justice should be the same‚ in substance and availability‚ without regard to economic status.” INTRODUCTION For the past few years corruption has been the headline topic in Zambia. There has been a major cry from the general public that the country is full of
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Government is broken down into three branches. Legislative‚ Executive‚ and Judicial. Think about it! The Legislative branch is grouped into Congress‚ The Senate‚ and The House of Representatives‚ this branch is responsible for writing laws. The Executive Branch contains the President of the United States‚ the Secretary of State‚ and the Attorney General. This branch is responsible for making the laws official. Also the Judicial Branch is the United States Supreme Court. This branch is in charge of addressing
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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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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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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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exemplifies the protection of civil right and liberties with judicial activism. When the rights of the American citizen are on the line than the judiciary should utilize the powers invested in them to protect and enforce what is constitutional. However‚ in times of controversy‚ where personal preference or aspects of religious or personal nature are at hand‚ the judiciary should exercise their power with finesse‚ thereby acting out judicial restraint. An example of such is in the case of Engel v.
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6 Judicial Activism in India Chief Justice P.N. Bhagwati Last fall the Law School was honored by a visit (rom Indian Chiefjustice Praiullachand Natwarlal Bhagwati. Justice Bhagwati came as the guest of Prof Marc Galanter‚ himself an expert on Indian law and a consultant to the Indian government in the Bhopal disaster. Bhagwati is the 17th chief justice of the Indian Supreme court‚ and follows his father as a justice of that court. India Today called Bhagwati‚ ’~conscious disciple of Felix Frankfurter
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Judicial Decisions.The effective law making process of modern Malaysia Table of Content Introduction Malaysian Judiciary Judiciary Administration Law Making Process … … Conclusion Introduction History of Malaysian Law Different countries practices difference types of legal system. Some country practices one type of legal system while other practices the mixed legal system which means a combination of two or more legal systems. Malaysia for example‚ practices the mixed legal system which
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practiced. I noticed that the judicial branch usually restrain themselves from involving in critical civil policy‚ but will be active when the time comes when the general public‚ in which the case is decided‚ feels a change is needed. We have enough evidence to see how our judicial branch should act. Should the judicial branch be more active towards shaping American policy or restrain as long as possible before being forced to act upon very critical civil policies? Judicial activism is the view that
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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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