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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Federal v. State Courts The United States is at the forefront of modern democracy. Its unique three branched system allows the government to operate under a quasi-idealistic form of checks and balances. As outlined by the U.S. Constitution‚ the judicial branch of government serves as the interpreter of the law and is “one of the most sophisticated judicial systems in the world.”1 This complexity is a product of balance and structure in the form of a judicial hierarchy‚ with the Supreme Court at the top
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Civil Religion is the deep values that the nation has all together. Although there are many other religious denominations‚ civil religion is a nonsectarian quasi-religious faith in the United States. The common principles within this come from historical passages where coexistence between everyone is key. The leading force behind civil religion is Robert Bellah‚ who believed this was a phenomenon among American sociology‚ because there wasn’t a denomination you had to claim to have these views. Civil
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Harriet Tubman: One of the most influential and essential woman of the civil war era. Not only was she a conductor of the underground railroad‚ but she was a Union spymaster. What is a union spymaster you may ask ? Well a Union spymaster is the leading spy‚ or one of the leading spies of the Union. She demonstrated intelligence that could be considered advanced for the era‚ although espionage could have existed long before the civil war. Along with helping slaves through the underground railroad‚
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British leaders knew that Gandhi’s followers held him in such high esteem that they would engage in mass civil disobedience because of political and personal influence. They had no choice‚ over the course of many years‚ to negotiate with Mahatma and the Indian National Congress‚ which resulted in the alleviation of poverty‚ enshrined rights for women‚ status
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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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Security vs. Liberty: The Battle for America In the wake of September 11th‚ the country was in turmoil. Fear and confusion were rampant; direction was required. President George Bush‚ in a famous address‚ acknowledged the severity of the attacks‚ and called for a newly invigorated sense of nationalism. His plan for preventing future attacks called for the creation of the Department of Homeland Security‚ and expanded powers to intelligence agencies (Bush). During this time‚ one of the most provocative
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and investigate the potential acts of terrorists was not balanced with civil liberties. These rights were guaranteed by the First Amendment “[to allow] the individuals to speak‚ think‚ assemble‚ worship‚ or petition without ‘government’ (or even private) inferences or restraints” (thefreedictionary‚ 2005). Rehnquist‚ Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court‚ concludes in his book‚ All the Laws but One: Civil Liberties in Wartime‚ "in any civilized society the most important task is achieving
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street-wear scene? For the boys over at Supreme it is possible‚ and it has been done. James Jebbia‚ the founder and owner of Supreme‚ opened the doors of his little skate shop in downtown Manhattan in April 1994. The shop attracted the rebellious skaters and artists of New York but never exploded the way James wanted it to. He decided to establish his own brand within the store with the original red box logo‚ by printing it onto t-shirts and sweaters. Supreme boomed into the must have street wear
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1012CCJ Court Report: 1. Which court did you attend and what was the date of your attendance? Attended The Southport Magistrates Court‚ 22nd of April 2013. 2. What kind of hearing did you attend? (e.g. sentence‚ summary trial‚ committal hearing‚ jury trial‚ mention‚ call-over etc) I attended a sentencing of an arrest (custody) at The Southport Magistrates Court‚ before the sentencing there were a string of mentions that I also watched to further my understanding of the courtroom
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