vociferous media and a newly independent judiciary all by themselves stand as a guarantee to the success of any future programme of accountability. I. INTRODUCTION Corruption defined as misuse of entrusted power for private benefit is unfortunately endemic in Pakistan. No structure‚ no tier and no office of public sector is immune from it. Its spread is enormous. It has reached every organ of state — beyond executive it has put its claws on judiciary and legislature even. It would be no exaggeration
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Garlyn Ngirchemat PAIS 101 October 4‚ 2013 As defined by Wikipedia‚ a government is the system by which a state or community is governed. In 1979‚ Palauans voted against joining the Federate States of Micronesia (FSM)‚ Marshall Islands‚ and the Marianas because of differences in culture and language. During this period‚ Palau experienced extreme violence‚ resulting in bombings that led to the death of two presidents. This struggle had reached its peak and so high chief Ibedul of Koror city
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While standing before 250‚000 civil rights activists in front of the Lincoln Memorial‚ and televised live to the nation on television‚ Martin Luther King Jr. called for the end of racism in the United States. With racism at its peak throughout the 1960’s‚ the movement and desire to end racism and discrimination in the United States was imminent. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a civil rights legislation that outlawed discrimination on the basis of race‚ color‚ sex‚ religion‚ or national origin.
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"[The Judicial Branch] may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL‚ but merely judgment” Hamilton explained when analyzing the Judiciary’s initial intent. Article 3 section 1 of the Constitution grants the Supreme court “The judicial Power of the United States.” this power can be given to inferior courts such as circuit and district courts as “Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.” Later‚ in article 3 section 2‚ the Judicial branch is granted power that “extend[s] to all Cases
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INTRODUCTION Public Interest Litigation: The term "Public Interest" means the larger interests of the public‚ general welfare and interest of the masses ((Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Edn.) Vol.Xll) and the Word “Litigation” means "a legal action including all proceedings therein‚ initiated in a court of Law with the purpose of enforcing a right or seeking a remedy." Thus‚ the expression `Public Interest Litigation’ means "any litigation conducted for the benefit of public or for removal of some
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who helped bring cannon to Washington during the American Revolution who became a friend of Washington‚ and he was selected to be secretary of war. Over the years the cabinet expanded and acquired new positions to fulfill the nation demands. The Judiciary act of 1789 was one of the biggest things that took place during Washington’s administration. The Constitution stated that there will be three branches of government‚ and one of the branches should be the judicial branch. One of the things that Washington
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Article III of the Constitution‚ "The judicial Power of the United States‚ shall be vested in one supreme Court‚ and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." In accordance with this directive‚ the federal judiciary is divided into three main levels. At the bottom are the federal district courts‚ which have original jurisdiction in most cases of federal law. Made up of 92 districts‚ the federal district court system has at least one bench in each of the 50
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system of preventive detention in India. HYPOTHESIS Judiciary review on exercise of discretion in the case of preventive detention CHAPTER -I INTRODUCTION Administrative has to function according to the law and the constitution. It is a fundamental duty laid down against every administrative action that it should not violate the fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution. For this purpose‚ the judiciary has an important role to play in protecting the citizen
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Mauritius turned into a sovereign democratic state. Mauritius became a Republic on 12 March 1992. The Constitution of Mauritius provides for separation of powers through the three organs available to the State: the Legislature‚ the Executive and the Judiciary. The Legislature The Parliament of Mauritius is modeled after the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy‚ where Members of Parliament are voted in at regular general elections on the basis of a first past the post system. The Parliament
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General discussion on the draft Constitution continued from 19 October to 30 October of 1972. The Constituent Assembly taking to sittings in 8 working days and about 32 hours. A total of 48 MCA’s (Members of Constituent Assembly) in the 404 members Assembly participated in the debate. Of them 45 belongs to the rulling Awami League‚ one to the opposition NAP and two were independents. Of the 45 Awami Leagues 9 weres ministers. Out of 48 participants 16 were the members of the Committee which drafted
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