a circuit judge and two magistrates. The Crown Court also sentences defendants who have been committed for sentencing by magistrates‚ after having been summarily convicted of an either-way offence. There are 77 Crown Court centres of three types: first tier centres are visited by High Court judges for serious Crown Court work and High Court civil business. High court judges deal with the most serious offences here. Second tier centres are visited by High Court judges‚ circuit judges and recorders
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Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 CHAPTER 20 CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 Protection against forced marriage: England and Wales Protection against forced marriage: Northern Ireland Consequential amendments etc. Short title‚ commencement and extent Schedule 1 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Schedule 2 Part 1 Part 2 — — — — — — — — Protection against forced marriage: Northern Ireland Forced marriage protection orders Enforcement Jurisdiction and procedure Supplementary Consequential amendments
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Jessup moot court oral argument‚ the following is a useful guide. For further guidance‚ you may view a video recording of past Jessup moot court competition. Structure & Sequence 1. Opening Competitors may be seated after the judges sit down. When the judges indicate that they are ready‚ the student should rise and approach the podium or lectern. 2. Introduction The very first statement out of moot court competitors’ mouths should always be‚ "May it please the Court‚ my name is _____
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shall be from SC/ST/OBCs‚ minorities and women Selection of chairperson and members of Lokpal through a selection committee consisting of PM‚ Speaker of Lok Sabha‚ leader of opposition in Lok Sabha‚ Chief Justice of India or a sitting Supreme Court judge nominated by CJI Eminent jurist to be nominated by President of India on
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guilty. This can help a prosecutor obtain a conviction if‚ for example‚ a defendant is facing serious charges and is afraid of being hit with the "maximum" sentence. Typically‚ sentence bargains can only be granted if they are approved by the trial judge. Many jurisdictions severely limit sentence bargaining. Sentence bargaining sometimes occurs in high profile cases where the prosecutor does not want to reduce the charges against the defendant‚ usually for fear of how the newspapers will react
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voters get to choose the judges and justices. This form of judicial selection has many advantages as well as some disadvantages. One advantage of judicial selection by election is that it gives the voters the power in the selection. This allows Texans to be sure that the selection process is kept “…out of the hands of an elitist entity that would choose political cronies or donors.” In merit based selection‚ for example‚ even if the people vote not to retain the judge‚ the people of power in government
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Judicial Review of Class Action Settlements Jonathan R. Macey Deputy Dean and Samuel Harris Professor of Corporate Law‚ Corporate Finance and Securities Law‚ Yale Law School. Geoffrey P. Miller Stuyvesant P. Comfort Professor‚ New York University Law School. We thank Richard Stewart for helpful comments. Both Macey and Miller have consulted in class action cases‚ and Miller has testified as an expert witness in a number of class action settlements‚ including several of the cases referenced
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courts that I have seen. The judge sat in the center and in the presence of everyone at the front. The interpreter sat in front of the judge and on the right hand side was the witness or victim box and to the left was where the defendant was sat. A police officer was placed on the left side of the defendant to guard the public and those present in the court. There was a divider between where the public sits with those involved with the legal proceedings. As the judge entered the room everybody stood
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“With regards to evidence obtained by entrapment and undercover operations‚ critically discuss the relationship between judicial discretion and the power to stay proceedings as an abuse of power” This essay will critically examine entrapment in the light of judicial discretion and the courts power to stay proceedings. It shall also critically discuss the relationship between the two. The increasing use of entrapment within criminal law may be viewed as part of a global trend in investigations
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28 vs. EEOC GB541: Employment Law Local 28 vs. EEOC 1. Is it clear to you why a court would be able to include in its remedies those who were not directly discriminated against by any employer? Yes‚ it is clear to me how and why the judge was able to include those who were not specificity directed by the company’s actions to be included in the outcome of the ruling. Title VII was put in place to help protect minorities in the workplace and those in search of employment. This Act which
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