Biblical judges

public humiliation. Prosecutors can also use their discretion to build their relationships within the criminal justice system. Or they can use their discretion to benefit other members of the criminal justice system which, include police officers, Judges, and defense attorneys. And perhaps most importantly, they can use their discretion to the benefit of the…

The quotes “you know my name not my story” and “treat others as you want to be treated” are quotes that will change how people see each other. Prejudice exist in almost everyone’s life and almost everyone has practiced it once or twice. What people don’t think about is how it will affect the other person’s future. In the past, this cruel act lead to catastrophic events. Prejudice impacts individual’s lives tremendously and can lead to various outcomes. Standing up for injustice is one outcome…

The United Nation’s “Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary states that, “The National Judiciary shall be independent of the Legislature and the Executive, with the necessary financial and administrative independence…and promotion of judges should be based on objective factors, particularly ability, integrity and experience”. Sudan is in clear violation of these regulation that clearly enables the Constitutional Court to be able to perform its duties of providing justice…

FINAL JOURNAL ENTRY LAW IN SOCIETY I have learnt that the law is multifaceted, unpredictable, and its technical nature can lead to outcomes that we, as society, may initially perceive as perverse. I refer to the main pillar of criminal defence is legal guilt versus factual guilt. That is to say, a person may have committed the crime, but will be found not guilty if the state cannot prove it beyond reasonable doubt. The balance hangs, then, in whether defence counsel can demonstrate failures or…

The supreme court of Canada exists to provide an unbiased body ensuring that the laws of the land uphold the rights and freedoms of the Charter. Though the Supreme Court acts as a system of checks and balances on the executive power of Canada, at what point does the system of the court give the judiciary too great a level of power? When acknowledging the constitutions and legislature in which the Supreme Court justices gain and hold their power, s. 1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and…

Little Kids in Big Adult Trouble The way that we treat children in America when it comes to crime has been change as much with the times as any other subject. From our start as a nation just breaking away from England to today as a world super power, we are constantly changing our position on whether or not children know right from wrong, or have the capacity to look into the long term consequences of their actions. One thing that is for certain we have been getting tougher and tougher on…

III The Impact of Domestic Violence Protection Orders on the Presumption of Equal Shared Parental Responsibility and Family Dispute Resolution A Definitions 1 Domestic Violence Protection Orders For clarity amongst the state and territories and for the purpose of this paper, under the Family Law Act, a protection order is referred to as a ‘Family Violence Order’ with a subsequent definition of ‘family violence’ located in s 4 of the Act. A protection order or family violence order will be…

have the responsibility to assure that the perpetrator is no longer a danger to society. He demanded that the perpetrator get the protection of the laws and that he is released to the authorities. In conclusion, the criminals had no right to play judge, jury, and executioner and the perpetrator deserves a fair trial under the full extent of the law by the…

On Thursday, September 22nd at 4:00 p.m., I witnessed the Beebe v. Bozeman Deaconess Health Service, Inc. court case. The judge for this case was Judge Holly Brown. I walked into the court room while they were on recess, so I was a little confused about what was going on at first. It was interesting to be a part of the “please rise” standing ritual when the judge walked in. It makes a person wonder why the benches in the public’s seating area are so noisy, it seemed very disruptive. When I…

Andrew Napolitano is a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, is the senior judicial analyst at Fox News Channel. Judge Napolitano has written nine books on the U.S. Constitution. His background asserts that he is a reputable individual who is qualified to speak on this topic. Though his background in law and the judicial…