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basis (The Courts, 2016). Ireland’s current courts were set up by the Courts Act of 1961 and include “a court of final appeal (the Supreme Court), a Court of Appeal, and courts of first instance, which include a High Court with full jurisdiction in all criminal and civil matters, and courts of limited jurisdiction, the Circuit Court and the District Court” (The Courts, 2016). The Supreme Court or court of final appeal is composed of the Chief Justice of Ireland and nine normal judges along with…

Supreme Court justices do have personal views. They are appointed through a political process. Observers naturally must ask how great a role their political views actually play. Some scholars argue that the justices’ political preferences play a large role, essentially dictating their decisions in many cases. They point to the fact that justices appointed by conservative presidents tend to vote in a conservative fashion and those appointed by liberal presidents vote the opposite way. The…

a jury’s right to disbelieve (some or all of) the State’s evidence is a basis in the evidence for acquitting the accused of one offense and convicting of another offense. Since Missouri and federal case law…

In his paper, “Beyond Autonomy and Beneficence: The Moral Basis of Euthanasia in the Netherlands”, Guy A.M. Widdershoven touches upon the controversial issue of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, as seen from a medical ethics and a medical law standpoint. Although there are both pro-arguments and counter-arguments prevalent in today’s society regarding the morality of this issue; through the practices observed in the country of Netherlands, Widdershoven attempts to break-down and…

Sane Enough to Die Imagine a state of paranoia so great that it starts to seem as if one’s own thoughts are not their own, or auditory and visual hallucinations that continuously speak of the inferiority of the masses, creating an intense sense of superiority in oneself. Such experiences are just a few of the possible symptoms of schizophrenia, a fairly well recognized psychological disorder present in today’s society. Psychological disorders are an incredibly real issue in the modern world…

cause negative inferences from the jury. He believes that allowing the defendant not to speak as well as…

Introduction Henry II built the foundations of law as it sits today. Assize of Clarendon was an act that came in 1166 that transformed the English law. As trial jury was a way where evidence and inspection came before the punishment. Inquiry was my under oath by freemen. This shaped the new way of law in England. This act would be eventually known as common law. Why did Henry need a new way of dealing with crime? The Assize addressed many problems. When Henry II inherited the throne, he had…

the state’s timeline, making it untrustworthy. However, Chris wasn’t interviewed by the police, even though the cops knew Jay had told Chris about Hae’s murder. If the police had interviewed Chris about what Jay had told him about Hae’s murder, the jury would have seen how inconsistent Jay’s…

Sheppard then decided to sue the trial judge for his lack of containing the media and in turn not protecting Sheppard’s right to a fair trial by an impartial jury. This case all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States decided on the question of when is time for the trial judge to step in and protect the rights guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment ensuring a fair trial. In an eight to one decision the Supreme…

The darkest times in the city of Atlanta was the Atlanta Public School system cheating scandal. Mayor Kasim Reed stated “The cheating scandal marked one of the darkest periods in the life of our city.” (WXIA-TV, 2015) The cheating scandal was brought about due to pressure by administrators by fear and intimidation due to the No Child Left Behind Act. 178 different educators in 44 different elementary and middle schools were involved with the scandal. The educators used various methods to cheat.…