qualified; they are volunteer’s‚ lay people in the law are the magistrate and the jury and I will be explaining their role and the advantages and disadvantages of having lay people get involved with the legal system. The Magistrate A magistrate is some one who is not paid or is qualified and is only seen in the magistrate’s court which oversees summary criminal cases (magistrate hears about 96% of all criminal cases). To become a magistrate you must apply however not everyone can apply‚ you can
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The Criminal Justice System of UK Law of United Kingdom #The United Kingdom has three legal systems. English law‚ which applies in England and Wales‚ and Northern Ireland law‚ which applies in Northern Ireland‚ are based on common-law principles. Scots law‚ which applies in Scotland‚ is a pluralistic system based on civil-law principles‚ with common law elements dating back to the High Middle Ages. The Treaty of Union‚ put into effect by the Acts of Union in 1707‚ guaranteed the continued
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transition to the Empire in the last century BC (Robinson‚ “The Sources of Roman Law” 3). The constitution consisted of three major elements: Magistrates‚ the senate and the legislative assemblies of the Roman people. The senate was the prevailing element. The approval and support of the senate was required to carry out the functions of both the magistrates and the legislative assemblies (Mousourakis‚ “The Historical and Institutional Context of Roman Law” 70). The senate began with approximately
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TOPIC 5 MODERN COURT STRUCTURE IN USP COUNTRIES Topic 5: Concept Map Topic 5: Modern Court Structure in USP Countries 5.2 Topic Overview In the previous topic 4‚ we examined the concept of ‘court structures’ and identified the three basic tiers of courts‚ namely‚ ‘appellate’‚ ‘superior’ and ‘subordinate courts’. We explained that the courts in any legal system basically fall within these categories or within the other category that we called ‘special’ courts. We explained these
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The protagonist/antagonist dynamic in Fiela’s Child and So Long a Letter Women’s struggle for equality is about as common in society as the belief in their inferiority; it is no stretch of the imagination to figure why. The novels Fiela’s Child and So Long a Letter chronicle a woman’s fight for freedom and in so doing maneuver to criticize the patriarchal societies that elicit this struggle. This indictment is communicated by no shortage of means. One method applies the protagonist/antagonist
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While High Court judges enjoy security oftenure‚ judicial commissioners are appointed for a term of twoyears‚ and do not enjoy similar protection under the Constitution.An application for a judicial review is applied in this court. 20 The Magistrates’ Courts and Sessions Courts in Malaysiahave jurisdiction in both criminal and civil matters Sessions Courts Somewhat like the former Quarter Sessions in England‚ theSessions Courts have jurisdiction to try offences which arenot punishable by death
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VOL 18 NO -301 REGD NO DA 1589 | Dhaka‚ Saturday September 3 2011 Mobile courts and independence of judiciary M S Siddiqui In a democratic country it is a prerequisite that all citizens get economic and social justice. The economically deprived people need either free or state sponsored legal assistance to get justice and fair trial. This will uphold human rights and equality. This is a component of rule of law for any society. It is not a charity‚ but a civil right of the citizens. It ensures
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discussions or involvement by participation. Build in assessments. This will allow you to check and monitor progress of delivery but also allow a check of knowledge. For P4 I’m going to write all about lay people in court. These include the jury and magistrates. I will explain their role/ purpose and all the qualifications needed for these roles. Jury; The jury is a body of people whose purpose is to render an impartial verdict on a
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CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION In this chapter a researcher presents the background of the study‚ statement of the problem‚ objectives of the study‚ research questions‚ scope of the study‚ and importance of the study‚ research methodology and related literature review. 1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Due to linkage between environmental rights and human rights the beginning of 1990’s witnessed the entrenchment of environment rights in constitutions of states in Africa. For instance
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atmosphere and the surrounding of the courts were nearly the same as both had magistrate seat and desk‚ advocate seat and desk‚ benches‚ microphones‚ speakers‚ air conditioning system‚ witness box‚ bright lighting system and smoke detector. The differences between the courts were that in the intermediate court there was a computer and in the district court there was an accused box. In the court of appeal‚ the magistrate; in a black gown behind his desk on the podium‚ was facing the people. There
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