The Judicial System Donna Sarvis CRJ 201 – Introduction to Criminal Justice Instructor – Michael Pozesny July 29‚ 2013 The Judicial System In the United States the criminal justice system consists of three branches‚ Judicial‚ Executive and Legislative. Each of these branches has its own individual duties that they have to perform. For this paper I have chosen the Judicial Branch and its differences from the other two branches‚ this paper will discuss and clarify exactly what the Judicial Branch
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The Mauritian Economy: 2012 Outlook Executive Summary Bracing for another storm While the Mauritian economy has been resilient thus far‚ the flip-flops in select Government policies have sent mixed signals to both the private sector and potential investors. Nonetheless‚ the economy grew at an estimated 4% in 2011 driven by a resurgent textile industry‚ and a strong performance by the financial sector. A year ago we had believed that the worst was behind; however‚ the issues surrounding the
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LAW" TEAM CODE: T34 JUDICIAL ACCOUNABILITY: A FACET OF REALITY ABSTRACT: “Judiciary unlimited” is an unelected judiciary which is not accountable to anyone except itself. Today Judiciary has marginalised the Indian Government. The Supreme Court has its own laws and ways of interpretation with implementation. The issue is not whether something justifiable has come out of all this but whether the Courts have arrogated vast and uncontrolled powers to themselves. Courts are important element of
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ARTICLE VIII JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT Section 1. The judicial power shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be established by law. Judicial power includes the duty of the courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable‚ and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government. Section
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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 goal of all societies. This is the reason why the human civilization has been locked in a constant struggle to achieve higher standards of fairness and equity
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Professor and Class‚ The Supreme Court is the law of the land‚ bound by the Constitution‚ but it has certain checks on its authority. For example‚ if Congress does not agree with a certain decision of the Court it can amend the decision or statute. The power of the Supreme Court comes from Judicial Review‚ the purpose is to review the constitutionality of law. Marbury vs Madison is probably the most important Supreme Court case in United States history‚ this is where Judicial Review was originated
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The British Constitution and Judicial Independence One of the basic principles of the British Constitution is judicial independence . Simply explained‚ this means that judges‚ in making their decisions‚ must not be influenced or coerced by outside forces (History Learning Site). This independence is assured by several safeguards which include fiscal autonomy‚ independent selection‚ and security of tenure. The purpose of these is to ensure that judges will render fair and impartial decisions without
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PRECEDENT: Stare Decisis - Stand by the Decision The doctrine of judicial precedent is based on the principle of stare decisis‚ this means that like cases should be treated alike. Once a point of law has been decided in a particular case‚ that law must be applied in all future cases containing the same material facts. For example in the case “Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)‚ The House of Lords held that the manufacturer owed the duty of care to the ultimate consumer of the product. This set a binding
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In view of the operations by the courts on a wider 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
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“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 corruption
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