Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila THIRD DIVISION G.R. No. 81262 August 25‚ 1989 GLOBE MACKAY CABLE AND RADIO CORP.‚ and HERBERT C. HENDRY‚ Petitioners‚ vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and RESTITUTO M. TOBIAS‚ Respondents. CORTES‚ J.: Private respondent Restituto M. Tobias was employed by petitioner Globe Mackay Cable and Radio Corporation (GLOBE MACKAY) in a dual capacity as a purchasing agent and administrative assistant to the engineering operations manager. In 1972
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The Viability of the International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice is the main judicial branch of the United Nations. This organ is open to all members of the United Nations and its establishment has been dictated by the UN Charter since its inception in 1945 in San Francisco. The ICJ for all intents and purposes is an ideal that has come into being‚ a precursor of a branch of a future world government. Governments who wish to settle legal disputes may submit jurisdiction
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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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Joy Fearon October 24‚ 2013 GENDER VS. THE COURT SYSTEM Is there gender bias in our Court System? The United States of America is acclaimed for having one of the most sophisticated judicial systems in the world. Almost every day thousands of people‚ including law enforcement officers‚ lawyers‚ judges‚ government officials and even accused criminals‚ take part in this system‚ hoping to settle disputes and work for justice. A court is place to settle arguments and impose penalties for
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Katie Roxxx Criminal Justice Mr. Ward 1/25/13 Is the American criminal justice system fair to all citizens? If asked this question‚ many people would go both ways. Some people would say it’s fair‚ while others would accuse it of being unfair. There are many reasons to why it would be fair but there are also many reasons to why it would be unfair. Many people would say that the American criminal justice system is fair is for many reasons. One reason is that every single person has certain
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There is no such thing as justice in or out of court. There is no justice in court. Decisions in court are made by judge and even though he’s supposed to be impartial he’s just human and he makes mistakes too. As shown in Devil’s Advocate the outcome of a case often depends on lawyer’s ability to influence the judge and juries. Lawyers try to persuade people to believe that a criminal is not guilty‚ although they know he is. Leopold and Loeb case is a good example of that. Clarence Darrow took
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Summary The American court system is overflowed with people that suffer from substance abuse. For example drug and/or alcohol related crimes have been implicated in violent crimes‚ instances of domestic violence‚ child abuse and neglect cases. Therefore‚ drug court has come in to offer people arrested for substances abuse related crimes and opportunity to receive community-based treatment with judicial supervision to avoid potential incarceration. For this reason drug court has changed people’s lives
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American courts have carefully expanded mandatory disclosure by the prosecutor‚ especially with respect to disclosures of exculpatory evidence and impeachment material. Exculpatory evidence is any evidence that might exonerate the defendant at trial by either tending to cast doubt on defendant’s guilt or by tending to mitigate the defendant’s culpability‚ thereby potentially reducing the defendant’s sentence (David W. Neubauer & Henry F. Fradella). In Brady v. Maryland‚ he U.S Supreme Court held that
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JAMAICA runs to make CCJ final court of appeal! Rate: 1Flag ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Click "Submit Abuse" if you feel this post is inappropriate. Explain why below if you wish. Cancel Bottom of Form Should the Caribbean Court of Justice become the final court of appeal for Jamaica? The ongoing lobby for the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to become the final court of appeal for Jamaica has become a conflict of great interest to many Jamaicans and members of
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different form what it is today. The very first jury had acted as witness and provides information to the court. Later‚ Henry II changed the function of jury to one who deliberates on evidence. Slowly‚ the jury system mold into the system we have today. [1] The system by which we are familiar with today‚ i.e. juries giving verdicts on the basis of what is related to them by witnesses at the court hearing was coming into prominence in trials of serious offences as early as the fifteenth centur The main
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