Court History and Purpose Paper Valerie Wilson Court History and Purpose Paper A court is a place where justice is administered. It is a tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases‚ and a session of a judicial assembly. The courts are here to settle disputes between parties. The purpose for the courts is to hear the defendant’s cases and either rule to dismiss or sentence the defendant to some type of punishment. The defendant is given a chance to plead guilty
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of appeals depends on how many courts are "superior" to the court that made the contested decision‚ and sometimes what the next higher court decides the appeal’s basis” (Find Law‚ n.d.). Larger populated states‚ might only have three or even four levels of courts. Less populated states‚ might only have two levels of courts. “There are important differences in the rules‚ time limits‚ costs‚ and procedures depending on whether the case is in Federal court or state court. Also‚ each state has different
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and that was to have a separate system for juveniles. Juveniles were treated as adults before the first juvenile court was established in the 1800’s. According to the book the juvenile system was created to focus on “rehabilitation of youthful offenders” (Lawrence & Hemmens‚ 2008). I think there are two systems for a reason‚ but they are different in a lot of ways. One the big difference is age‚ most juvenile are under the age of 18. People under the age of the 18 are probably are immature and not
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from “Unitary” to that of “Federal” type. The Distribution of powers between the Centre and the Provinces required the balance to avoid the disputes which would be arisen between the constituent units and the Federation. The system of Federation clearly demanded the creation of a Federal Court which would have jurisdiction over the States as well as the Provinces. Federal Court functioned only for 12 years. It was the highest Court in India. Over it‚ there was Privy Council. But to approach the Privy
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State and Federal Courts State Court System: I.)Lower courts or courts of limited jurisdiction: Lower courts first and foremost handle small criminal issues‚ for instance prostitution‚ traffic violations‚ and preliminary phases on felony cases. The parliamentary periods of any felony cases are in charge of arraignments‚ bail hearings‚ and so on. Lower courts can also distribute warrants to the local and state police departments for search and seizure’s. II.) Trial courts of general jurisdiction:
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The Courts biased view of Fathers in Family Court Decisions Fathers in family court decisions are given less rights compared to mothers. Fathers should be allowed the same treatment as mothers in family court decisions and they should not be seen as less worthy of custody of a child. Mothers are favored because of the nurturing stereotype but this is not always true and is an incorrect at times. Women in today’s society are more likely to receive residential custody than fathers
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IN THE COURT OF 1st CLASS CIVIL JUDGE‚ LAHORE The Aga Khan Hospital and Medical College Foundation VERSUS Mr. Bashir Ahmad WRITTEN STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT Respectfully Sheweth: Preliminary Objections 1. That the Plaintiff has not properly authorized Mr. Sherali Razwani S/O Ferozeali Razwani and Mrs. Shagufta Shamsuddin Hassan W/O Shamsuddin Sadruddin Hassan to file this suit. Hence‚ the Plaint is liable to be dismissed. 2. That the plaint is defective on the grounds
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they have risen to be considered for the bench is a political one‚ and indeed makes them a part of the political game outside which you consider them. I will concede that you are correct in part‚ at least on some level. It is obvious that the Court‚ as conceived by the Framers‚ is designed to be separate from the vagaries of regular political office. For example‚ in Article I of the Constitution‚ the Senate and the House of Representatives are subject to proscribed terms and limitations. In Article
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Criminal courts have two different functions‚ the adjudication and sanctioning in the courts. The first function of the criminal courts is adjudicating a criminal complaint. A criminal complaint Is giving a written document‚ an indictment. In this document‚ one citizen is accusing another citizen of violating the law. After this file has been approved by the court‚ the defendant answers the allegations of violating the law. After going to trial‚ the defendant most claim to be guilty or not guilty
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History of the United States Court System Abstract When Congress first met on March 4‚ 1789‚ one of the first items of business was to fulfill the requirements of Article III‚ section 1‚ of the Constitution. Article III‚ section 1‚ provides that the "judicial power of the United States‚ shall be vested in one supreme Court‚ and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." The First Congress responded by enacting the Judiciary Act of 1789‚ which established
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