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    CONSTITUTIONAL COURT‚ GAUTENG (REPULIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) CASE NUMBER: 10/2012 In the Appeal between: HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT‚ FREE STATE APPELLANT And JOLENE PAKKIES Acting on behalf of Dineo Tau Zozo Tau Lulu Tau RESPONDENT ___________________________________________________________________________ HEADS OF ARGUMENT OF APPELLANT ___________________________________________________________________________ In an Appeal to the Constitutional Court the Appellant‚ the

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    given a life sentence. This man described‚ who was once a child delinquent‚ is like many other children in America who faced the same fate. Since the very first court case of a child murderer‚ the debate of whether children should be tried as adults has been a raging discussion. Joshua Phillips’ story is one that stands out among many cases of children tried as adults. It was November 3rd‚ 1998‚ in Jacksonville‚ Florida when 14-year-old Phillips was out in his front

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    As Federal law states: It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess a controlled substance unless such substance was obtained directly‚ or pursuant to a valid prescription or order‚ from a practitioner‚ while acting in the course of his professional practice‚ or except as otherwise authorized by this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter. What is Possession of a Controlled Substance? Possession of a controlled substance occurs whenever a person owns or otherwise

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    see the court take the country? And secondly‚ what’s your view on how the constitution should be interpreted? Do the founders’ words mean what they say or is it a living document to be applied flexibly‚ according to changing circumstances? Who won: Clinton won because she wants to have more of a living document that can change when it needs to be changed. Question:Do you want the court‚ including the justices that you will name‚ to overturn Roe v. Wade‚ which includes‚ in fact‚ states a woman’s

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    On a volleyball court‚ there are six key positions that are necessary in order to carry out a correct play and gain a point against the opposing team. The wide belief that the setter is the most important position due to all of their responsibilities is in fact true. Being a setter means that you have to make a decision about what play to go through with in a split second. As another player is passing the ball‚ you start to set it and that’s when your decision of what play you picked is shown.

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    about the jury courts in Spain and United States and the diference between both systems. In United States‚ the protection of rights and liberties in federal courts is achieved through the teamwork of judge and jury. The people don´t need any knowledge (ˈnɒlɪdʒ) of the legal system to be a juror. There are two types of juries in the federal trial courts: trial juries (also known as petit juries)‚ and grand juries. A civil petit jury is typically made up of 6 to 12 persons. In a civil case‚ the role

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    Even though suspending habeas corpus during the period of War on Terror is acceptable and is the Presidents way of protecting and preserving the United States Constitution during the War on Terror were civil liberties violated‚ and should habeas corpus been suspended. Detaining individuals for a suspected crime and not giving them their day in court is in violation of the Constitution. Habeas corpus was implemented in the Constitution to ensure that individual would not be unlawfully imprisoned.

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    existing court rules. Some jurors may have a hardship or family emergency that may prevent them from serving; this would qualify under the court rules as a reason for dismissal for cause.

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    can be couchsurfers‚ live in cars‚ in shelters and in any situation where they do not have a permanent residence. Whether the people are only homeless for a night or homeless for a year‚ they are still considered homeless. There are three different types of homelessness which are chronically homeless‚ transitional homeless and episodic homeless. Chronically homeless people are people who

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    Winona Ryder: Public Relations Case Study By the mid-1990s‚ Winona Ryder‚ a fresh-faced young actress‚ was one of the most prominent screen starlets of the time. She had many hit movies under her belt‚ including “Heathers”‚ “Edward Scissorhands”‚ “Beetle Juice”‚ and “Reality Bites”. Ryder‚ a native of Minnesota‚ was on top of the world. However‚ a few years down the line‚ Ryder had a brush with the law that was widely publicized. Both negative and positive outcomes stemmed from this situation

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