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    The Federal Court System

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    they are on duty. The Federal Courts are use for impeachment of a Public Official‚ disputes between two or more states‚ and Federal Courts have total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S.. In my opinion‚ having total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S. is most important role of Federal Courts. Many of people go to the Federal Courts to fight for their rights‚ and the Federal Courts has the ability to help them. All federal court judges are nominated by the President

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    American Civil War. The Civil War was a brutal‚ bloody war between states involving men and women. Prior to the American Civil War‚ women devoted their lives to service inside the home. However‚ with the beginning of the Civil War‚ the lives of many women changed forever. The role of women drastically changed when women were put into male positions and succeeded. Many women started to realize what they were capable of and began influencing other women to engage in Civil War efforts. The Civil War challenged

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    From 1790 to 1857‚ the Supreme Court emerged as the most powerful branch of our government. I agree with the above statement. The US Supreme Court started slowly as a branch of our government‚ but by 1857 it emerged as the most powerful branch. The Presidency and the Executive branch certainly can create things‚ implement new ideas and have a large impact on all the citizens’ lives. The Congress as the legislative branch can establish or change laws‚ and declare war. These are both powerful branches

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    Courts in Malaysia

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    Introduction to Courts in Malaysia Summary There are generally two types of trials‚ criminal and civil. The hierarchy of courts begins from the Magistrates’ Court‚ Sessions Court‚ High CourtCourt of Appeal‚ and finally‚ the Federal Court. The jurisdiction of the courts in civil or criminal matters are contained in theSubordinate Courts Act 1948 and the Courts of Judicature Act 1964. Article 121 of the Constitution provides for two High Courts of coordinate jurisdiction‚ the High Court in Malaya‚ and

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    Protecting interest of the minority Shareholders M S Siddiqui Legal Economist and pursuing PhD in Open University‚ Malaysia e-mail: shah@banglachemical.com The over-investment by directors is not good for the stock market and it should be addressed properly to find a way out and safeguard interest of minority shareholders from the experience of other markets‚ writes M S Siddiqui………………. http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2013/11/25/5614 In Asian countries including Bangladesh‚ the

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    contempts of courts

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    The Contempt of Courts Act‚ 1971 The Contempt of Courts Act‚ 1971 has been enacted to define and limit the powers of certain courts in punishing contempt of courts and to regulate their procedure in relation thereto. Punishment for contempt affects two important fundamental rights of the citizens‚ namely‚ the right to personal liberty and the right to freedom of expression. According to the provisions of this Act‚ contempt of court means civil contempt or criminal contempt. Civil contempt means willful

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    The Civil War affected many lives; not only during those years but in future years to come. The war directly affected not only men‚ but women as well by laying the groundwork for a powerful movement demanding equal rights. By examining women’s roles during the Civil War one can conclude that by women defying “proper roles” and by ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment propelled the women’s suffrage movement into legal documents that can be freely exercised. Women abolitionists vying for the end of slavery

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    called to enforce the Supreme Court Decision Brown V. Board of Education. The governor of Arkansas in 1957 decided to challenge the right of the court by preventing students from integrating the schools in Little Rock Arkansas‚ Eisenhower had been silent on the issue up to this point‚ could no longer remain so and decided to act. The president federalized the Arkansas national guard and enforced the Supreme Court decision. Eisenhower did not agree with the decision of the court but felt that his constitutional

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    Liberty and Paternalism

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    LIBERTY AND PATERNALISM John Stuart Mill and Gerald Dworkin have distinctly opposing views on legal paternalism in that Mill is adamantly against any form of paternalism‚ whereas Dworkin believes that there do exist circumstances in which paternalism is justified. Both agree that paternalism is justified when the well being of another person is violated or put at risk. Mill takes on a utilitarian argument‚ explaining that allowing an individual to exercise his freedom of free choice is more beneficial

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    ethics in order to follow their own personal beliefs. For example‚ Ellen Tolsma‚ in her essay Protecting our herd: how a national mandatory vaccination policy protects public health by ensuring herd immunity‚ researched that there are 3 main groups of people who do not vaccinate willingly: “religious groups‚ political libertarians‚ and self-interest maximizers”. Following “religious freedom”‚ “personal liberty”‚ and “the (ability) to make their own rational decisions”‚ these people all infringe on the

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