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    help rule the government they specialize in different places in the government. pharaoh was considered a god wives of pharaohs were the 2 most powerful after the pharaohs the other leader of the government under the pharaoh was the visier the viziers job was overseer of the land About 1000 years after pyramids came out they began to go out of style because of tomb robberies After this the rulers or pharaohs were hidden away in rock tombs if tomb robbers were found guilty they were burnt alive‚

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    Reforming Oregon Judicial Selection Introduction: As a member of this committee it has been an honor to explore some of the concerns revolving around the judicial selection process in this Great State of Oregon. Oregon’s above average voter participations is an example of just how important democracy is to the individuals of the state. The committee has been asked to examine the nonpartisan judicial election process and to determine whether or not the non-partisan judicial selection has become

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    Name: BTEC Level 3 Applied Law (Unit 2) Judicial Precedent P1: explain the application of judicial precedent in the courts You will need to know: What is judicial precedent? The development of the system The hierarchy of the courts The difference between ratio decidendi and obiter dicta The difference between binding and persuasive precedent How law reports are used What is judicial precedent? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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    To what extent were the weaknesses of the provisional government responsible for the October Revolution The provisional government was seen to be very weak during the lead up to the October revolution‚ however other factors such as Lenin and main events such as the Kornilov affair could be said to be the main cause and that the weakness of the provisional government had nothing to do with the fact that the Bolsheviks were gaining such huge amounts of support. To a certain extent the weaknesses

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    Judicial Precedent

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    Judicial Precedent Judicial precedent is the process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts or point of law are sufficiently similar. It involves the following principles: First‚ stare decisis‚ which means to stand by the decided‚ whereby lower courts are bound to apply the legal principles set down by superior courts in earlier cases and appellate courts follow their own previous decisions. For example: The High Court must follow decisions of the Court of Appeal

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    "Apparently a great many people have forgotten that the framers of our Constitution went to such great effort to create an independent judicial branch that would not be subject to retaliation by either the executive branch or the legislative branch because of some decision made by those judges."said by Sandra  Day O’Connor‚ former associate justice of the supreme court. The judicial branch translates the importance of laws‚ applies laws to induvial cases‚ and chooses if laws disregard the constitution

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    Judicial precedent: A judgment of a court of law cited as an authority for deciding a similar set of facts; a case which serves as authority for the legal principle embodied in its decision. The common law has developed by broadening down from precedent to precedent. A judicial precedent is a decision of the court used as a source for future decision making. This is known as stare decisis (to stand upon decisions) and by which precedents are authoritative and binding and must be followed. In giving

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    was of the view that where a statute provides for the procedure of commencing an action‚ a party has no option but to abide by it. It is safe also to assume from the foregoing authority that where a statute provides for an internal procedure‚ as it were‚ for dispute resolution‚ that said procedure must be exhausted before further redress can be sought. Thus‚ various statutes as in the case at hand afford institutions and mechanisms to supervise the administration‚ and ensure that all administrative

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    others’ rights and from hurting one another. Doing so can cause war and havoc. Men should be only governed by reason. The next part of the passage questions why a man would ever want to leave the state of nature of freedom to be controlled by a higher power. Locke makes the argument that without a higher power or form of government man’s life and property could be in danger. A government could help secure freedoms and safety. In the state of nature many things are missing including a common law‚

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    The Supreme Court of the United States Judicial branch of the American Government I decided to write about the judicial branch of American Government. The judicial branch of government is made up of the court system. The Supreme Court is the highest court. Judicial power is one of the three main branches of government and its task is to apply and interpret laws passed by the legislature. The Judicial Branch makes sure that the nation’s laws are fairly applied. So it means that every person

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