Company kept judicial and executive functions separate since year 1793. But this system was not perfect; the appointment procedure of judges was faulty. Executive became judge and judge became executive vice versa because of lack of experience judiciary suffered as executive failed to do justice to judiciary. In 1868‚ company officers pointed out that native judges and pleaders who had received a regular legal education at the Calcutta University had a better knowledge than the civilian‚ executive
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JUDICIAL REVIEW AND THE INDIAN COURTS Literally the notion of judicial review means the revision of the decree or sentence of an inferior court by a superior court. Judicial review has a more technical significance in pubic law‚ particularly in countries having a written constitution which are founded on the concept of limited government. Judicial review in this case means that Courts of law have the power of testing the validity of legislative as well as other governmental action with reference
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Supreme Court of the United States ____________ FALLWELL‚ GERRY JR. PETITIONER V. CHURCH OF THE VIRTUAL VIRGIN MADONNA‚ RESPONDENT ____________ Opinion presented by Chief Justice Marcella E. Lawrence Syllabus Facts: The Church of the Virgin Virtual Madonna (C.V.V.M.) was founded in 2003‚ following the death of singer/ songwriter Madonna. Although you can trace the roots of this institution back to the 1980’s‚ it was not until Madonna died from a gunshot wound that the religious
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Observation paper Magistrate& District court Karen Rivera Cj 205 The first court that I attend was district court‚ the judge was Fernando r. macias I went to the court on October 13‚ around 10:30. When I first walked in there were a lot of people there I wasn’t expecting that at all. Security was higher than at the magistrate court. There were attorneys there but they stand next to there defendants at all times since it was still assembly justice so the trials didn’t go on for days
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Judicial Branch of the United States is network of courts that interprets and applies laws. Though they generally do not create laws‚ they decipher them and apply them to a certain case. One of the powers of the judiciary is the power to declare laws unconstitutional. Under the system of Checks and Balances‚ this main check that the judiciary has on both the legislative and executive branch is the power of judicial review. This power allows the Supreme Court to examine and compare acts undertaken by Congress
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE Crown Court was established on 1 January 1972 by Courts Act 1971 to replace the Assize Courts and quarter sessions. Court of England and Wales Crown is‚ with the High Court and Court of Appeal‚ one aspect of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. It is the superior court of first instance in criminal cases; However‚ for some purposes Crown Court is hierarchically subordinate to the High Court and its divisional courts. Crown Court performs four main types of activity:
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Court Issues and Victims’ Rights Kimberly Smith CJA/394 Instructor: Roy Diaz April 6‚ 2015 Court Issues Analysis According to Muraskin and Roberts (2009)‚ one strong current that arose throughout the concluding part of the twentieth century was the mission for individual protection‚ stability‚ and hazard lessening in a then randomly unsafe biosphere. Crime deterrence curriculums on a social level challenge the communal origins or communal circumstances that breed chaos. Victimization deterrence
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Celebrities will less likely be convicted for a crime compared to the average person? Do you think that there is equality in our court system? There is no such thing as justice in our court‚ a celebrity is more likely not to be convicted for a crime compared to the average person. That may be but what about when there is a celebrity on the trial. That why I’m writing this paper‚ when a celebrity is on the stand they are less likely to be convicted of crime; but on the other hand compared the average
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either the magistrates court or the crown court depending on the severity of the crime. Jonas ’s attacker could be charged with a number of non fatal offences ranging from the lowest non fatal offences which are common assault and battery under the Criminal Justice Act 1988‚ to the higher offences assault causing actual bodily harm and grievous bodily harm under the Offence Against the Person Act (1861). In order for the attacker to be charged within the criminal courts‚ the prosecution must prove
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CHAPTER – IV THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT‚ 1971: A CRITIQUE 1.1 INTRODUCTION After discussing concept‚ historical background and constitutional aspect in the proceeding chapters‚ an attempt has been made in this chapter to discuss in detail the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act‚ 1971. Rule of Law is the basic principle of governance of any civilized and democratic society. The principle asserts supremacy of law bringing under its purview everyone‚ individuals and institutions at par
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