Law and Justice Abstract Justice is the quality of being fair or just. This is not an exhaustive definition of justice. Different philosophers have defined justice in different ways. Justice is a concept that provides balance between law and morality. Rawls proposition for law and justice has been accepted by world judicial fraternity as a landmark vision to understand the system. Similarly it has earned a good amount of criticism which shows the basic strength of the thought. As such: Rawls theories
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CRIMINAL LAW THREE TYPES: Infractions- (like traffic tickets)‚ which are minor violations and‚ usually‚ the punishment is having to pay a fine. Felonies- are serious crimes like armed robbery‚ arson‚ carjacking‚ rape‚ assault with intent to do great bodily harm‚ drug dealing‚ and murder. This is only a partial list but the thing to remember about felonies is that you will have over one year in prison if convicted. Misdemeanors- are lesser offenses like assault‚ reckless driving‚ drug possession
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Introduction Criminal law is much better known to laymen than civil law‚ as a result of journalists’ reports of famous criminal trials. In talking with people about law‚ I find that they often misapply principles from criminal law to situations in civil (e.g.‚ tort) law‚ which results in their misunderstanding. They are surprised when they learn the actual legal principles that apply to a problem. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast criminal afnd civil law. In civil law‚ a private
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Criminal Law Paper Your Name CJA/354 March 26‚ 2012 Beverly Spencer An interesting case that was currently brought before the Supreme Court was Missouri vs. Frye. I found this case interesting due to the injustice that was provided by Frye’s counsel‚ and that Frye insisted on committing the same crime over and over again even though he knew he had an open case concerning driving under a suspended license. There were many sources and jurisdictions related to criminal law that also
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Justice is defined as putting something at its place ‚ fairness indistribution of resources . A good law must be universal ‚ must be public and must be final besides being decided between competing interest . But ‚ still there is no relation or equation between law and justice . The term law and justice always be used to reflect the law purpose . Although it reflect the law purpose ‚ but not all people view law as just . For example in homosexual group view ‚ they view law as unjust as homosexual
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“The Law of Intention‚ following the cases of Woolin (1999) 1 AC 82 and Matthews (2003) 2 Cr App R 30‚ is now satisfactorily defined in the criminal law”. Discuss. Mens Rea refers to the guilty mind required for criminal liability. Intention and recklessness are the two forms of Mens Rea that are part of most offences and have been the subject of judicial scrutiny. There is a vast volume of case law on intention and recklessness which demonstrates the problems that courts have had in perfecting
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meaning behind mens rea lies within the mental element of the defendant in a crime. H.L.A. Hart states that “what is crucial is that those whom we punish should have had‚ when they acted‚ the normal capacities‚ physical and mental‚ for doing what the law requires and abstaining form what it forbids‚ and a fair opportunity to exercise these capacities. Where these capacities and opportunities are absent‚ … the moral protest is that it is morally wrong to punish because ‘he could not have helped it’ or
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Introduction: International law has been regarded throughout history as the main system of rules regulating players of the international community‚ it applies to all states and imposes specific obligations and rights on nations‚ just as domestic law imposes them on individuals. Its purpose is similar to that of domestic law that is to eliminate chaos in the International community and set standards of behavior which states must follow in their dealings with each other. Many controversies have
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Form THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY‚ JAMAICA THE FACULTY OF LAW CRIMINAL LAW I CAUSATION ______________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION Where the actus reus of a crime includes specific consequences e.g. the crime of Murder - the consequence being death‚ it must be shown that the Defendant caused the victim’s death (although the defendant’s act need not be the sole or the main cause of death). A common approach of the courts has been to assert that causation is
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Business Management Chennai - 020 SECOND SEMESTER EMBA/MBA Subject: International Law (answer should be of minimum 2 pages / of 300 words) 1. Explain the origin & nature of International Law its legal powers . International law has developed historically and philosophically over many centuries‚ in many cultures and a rudimentary system of international law existed even in ancient societies. Persons from even the most diverse historical
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