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    Courts in Malaysia

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    Introduction to Courts in Malaysia Summary There are generally two types of trials‚ criminal and civil. The hierarchy of courts begins from the Magistrates’ Court‚ Sessions Court‚ High CourtCourt of Appeal‚ and finally‚ the Federal Court. The jurisdiction of the courts in civil or criminal matters are contained in theSubordinate Courts Act 1948 and the Courts of Judicature Act 1964. Article 121 of the Constitution provides for two High Courts of coordinate jurisdiction‚ the High Court in Malaya‚ and

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    Court Report

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    LAWS1021: Court research report The basic division in the structure of criminal courts is between the lower criminal courts – the local courts‚ Children’s court and Coroner’s court – and the higher criminal courts – the District Court and the Supreme Court. In observing proceedings at the Local‚ District and Supreme Courts over a period of three days a number of aspects of the criminal justice system were made apparent. The administration‚ processes and practices of the criminal trial are extremely

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    Court Visit

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    aim of the court report is to get you out of the classroom and into the courtroom to see how the law works in practice! We would like you to visit a court to observe proceedings for a couple of hours and then write a report on your visit. Planning your court visit It is important to have an understanding of the court system before you embark on your visit. Therefore‚ please complete the required reading for Week 1 and 2 before visiting a court. Your best chance of seeing a court case from

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    Magistrate Court

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    MAGISTRATES COURT The Magistrates’ Courts have jurisdiction to hear both criminal and civil cases. Magistrates are entrusted with the job of regulating many aspects of social life‚ ranging from keeping the peace (hence the other term for magistrate – Justice of the Peace or JP) to dealing with those accused of breaking the criminal law. Civil A First Class Magistrate has the jurisdiction to hear all actions and suits of a civil nature where the amount in dispute or value of the subject matter does

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    Court Visit

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    Following a brief investigation of the court listings for the 21st November 2013‚ I viewed the Court & Tribunal Services website that can be seen at the following URL‚ http://www.courts.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/courtlists/default.aspx Upon review of the daily listings‚ discussions with Court personnel and review of the proceedings in progress at the time of my visit to the District Court of Western Australia (500 Hay Street‚ Perth 6000)‚ I attended the following Criminal Proceedings which is

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    The Purposes of Punishment

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    The purposes of punishment. What are the purposes of punishment? Which do you consider to be the most important and why? Student: *********** Student number: ******* Tutor name: ************* Hand-in date: 21st of November 2011 To begin with‚ it is necessary to say that punishment is an integral part of modern countries’ legal systems‚ because countries have a duty to protect society from wrongdoers and authorities could reach success in it by punishing offenders. Oxford English

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    Court Unification

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    Court Unification Court Unification is defined as the proposal that seeks to centralize and integrate the diverse functions of all courts of general‚ concurrent‚ and exclusive jurisdiction into a more simplified and uncomplicated scheme. Pros and Cons of Court Unification The New York State Legislature and the voters of New York have an opportunity this year to play important roles in unifying our court system. Last year‚ the Legislature took the first step required to enact an amendment

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    Court Visit

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    I attended a court session at Troy City Court‚ which is the 3rd Judicial District of NY State Courts. The public defender attorney present at court was Christopher T. Maier. I had the opportunity to go in ahead of everyone else and sit up in the jury stands where I was able to clearly see and hear everything that was going on once the court session began. I went to court on Tuesday‚ September 3rd‚ the day after Labor Day‚ which meant that court was closed the previous day. Due to the closure‚

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    Hierarchy Courts

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    Hierarchy Courts of Subordinate Courts in Malaysia *“Subordinate Court” means any inferior court from the decisions of which by reason of any written law‚ there is a right of appeal to the High Court and includes any Court of a Magistrate of the Third Class established under the Subordinate Courts Ordinances of Sabah [Sabah Cap. 29] and Subordinate Courts Ordinance of Sarawak [Swk. Cap. 42]; and means‚ in relation to the High Court‚ any such Court as by any written law has jurisdiction within

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    Visit to court

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    I have got a chance to visit court on 2‚ January 2014 with my group members Biagio Mauri for our law assignment. This is the first time of my life visiting to court and we went to magistrate court around 1pm. That court is located in 363 George Street Brisbane QLD 4001‚ opening and closing hours is 8:30-4:30. When we arrived infront of the court I feel alittle nervous because I have never been to any court. My group members asked me to turn off all of my electronic devices. In entrance there are

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