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    Judicial Crisis

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    1988 Judicial Crisis In 1988‚on the ground of misconduct‚ Tun Salleh Abas by then Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad was brought before a tribunal and this tribunal was chaired by Tun Hamid Omar. Due to the constitutionality of the tribunal‚ Tun Salleh Abas filed a suit in the High Court of Kuala Lumpur and while proceeding‚ interim stay against the tribunal was applied by Tun Salleh Abas until July 4‚ 1988 but the request then denied. Later‚however‚ an interlocutory order was granted to Tun

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    Judicial Precedent

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    Judicial Precedent Judicial precedent means the decisions of the higher courts automatically binds the lower courts according to the hierarchy of the courts. This refers to the doctrine of stare decisis. For example‚ the Supreme Court decision binds the Court of Appeal‚ Divisional Courts‚ High Court and County Court. Ratio decidendi is the principle of the case or reasons for the decision and it is binding. In London Street Tramways v. London County Council‚ it said that certainty in the

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    judicial review

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    INTRODUCTION This paper is set to advise John Phiri on the best possible action to take in relation to redress in the courts of Law. In due course‚ this paper will attempt to demonstrate why the said action is the best under the prevailing circumstances. This paper will also employ relevant legislation and authorities and draw a conclusion to elucidate this fact. CONTROL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS To fully advise John‚ it is important to note that administrative actions emanate from public authorities

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    Texas constitution.

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    Texas‚ like most other states‚ has functioned under a series of Constitutions‚ each of which has contributed to the state’s constitutional legacy. Each is appropriately understood from the perspective of the period in which it was adopted. The current Constitution was written in 1876 after the termination of Reconstruction policies. Because reconstruction policies were oppressive‚ the Constitution was designed to put strong restraints on government to guard against future abuses of power. Today‚

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    Judicial Activism

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    2003 edition. 2. Sathe‚ S.P.‚ Judicial Activism in India: Transgressing Borders and Enforcing Limits‚ Oxford University Press‚ 2005 edition. 3. Bag‚ R.K.‚ “Judicial Activism vis-à-vis Public Administration”‚ Administrator‚ Vol. XLII‚ April-June‚ p.167. 4. Bhattacharjee‚ G.R.‚ “Judicial Activism: Its Message for Administrators”‚ The Administrator; Vol. XLII‚ April-June 1997‚ p.31. 5. Bhattacharyya‚ R.‚ “Judicial Activism: The Motive Force of Public Administration”‚ Administrator‚ Vol. XLII

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    Judicial Review

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    In the 1825 case of Eakin v. Raub‚ Pennsylvania Justice John Bannister Gibson declared that the judicial branch of the government had no right to influence or control the actions of any other branch of the government. Thus‚ Justice Gibson declared the act of judicial review unconstitutional and in disagreement with the proper role of the judiciary as inherently defined by the constitution. The proper roles and powers of the judiciary branch of the government‚ as conveyed to it by the constitution

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    Judicial Precedent

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    Introduction: Judicial precedent means the process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts are of sufficient similarity. The doctrine of judicial precedent involves an application of the principle of stare decisis ie‚ to stand by the decided. In practice‚ this means that inferior courts are bound to apply the legal principles set down by superior courts in earlier cases. This provides consistency and predictability in the law.

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    Texas Government

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    Trinescia Boyd Texas Government Essay 1 09/17/2013 Federalism There was a little bit of a controversy between state powers and federal powers. The state powers were more limited as to oppose the federal‚ being that an actual Civil War broke out. There needed to be a common ground made on the quality of having independent authority over territory whether it could be found in the power to rule or make laws. U.S Supreme Government‚ Federal Powers vs. State Powers and how federal government

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    Judicial Redress

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    canvas of judicial review‚ a potent weapon was forged by the Supreme Court by way of public interest litigation (PIL) also known as social action litigation. The Supreme Court has ruled that where judicial redress is sought in respect of a legal injury or a legal wrong suffered by persons‚ who by reason of their poverty or disability are unable to approach the court for enforcement of their fundamental rights‚ any member of the public‚ acting bona fide can maintain an action for judicial redress.

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    Voting In Texas

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    Texas Voting‚ Campaigns‚ and Elections Voter turnout in Texas is below the national average in the United States when it comes to national elections. Statewide elections have an even lower voter turnout in Texas. In order to vote in Texas‚ a person must be registered to vote. The registration process has been improved throughout the years after the reconstruction period. The current system is fair and is in compliance with the United States Constitution‚ specifically‚ the Fourteenth

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