Book of Judges

From the reading in the book of first Samuel, chapter 8 describes a time after Samuel retires and passes on the responsibilities to his two sons of overseeing Israel; however, they are corrupt in their ways and so the elders of Israel gather and request to have a king. Samuel brings their request before God who declares that they are merely doing as their ancestors have done in the past and rejecting God’s dominion over them. God then has Samuel explain what life will be like if they have a king…

prescribes the manner in which the examination of an accused person is to be recorded. Confession is not defined in Qanun-e-Shahadat 1984 or even in Indian Evidence Act 1872. In a landmark case Aghnoo Nagesia versus State of Bihar , the honorable judge observed that for a long time, the Courts in India adopted the definition of confession given in Art. 22 of Stephen's…

Introduction This paper is based on varied literature including journal articles, research papers, online resources, edited books, etc. The main focus of this paper is to examine the UK courts procedure in relation to the concept of deference with regards section 3 and section 4 of the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998, it’s limitations and the essence of judicial deference to legislation and the interference of Parliamentary supremacy. In addition, it would be potent to highlight ‘the judicial…

Recently, I watched the movie Philadelphia, which was directed by Jonathan Demme in 1993. Mr. Demme has won an oscar, directed over fifty films, including Silence of the Lambs. He also was/is a big proponent of informing citizens about gay rights and the effects of HIV/AIDS. This movie is about a lawyer (named Andrew Beckett), who is gay and has HIV. In the beginning of the storyline he does all that he can to hide these aspects about himself, but a colleague of his notices the one symptom of…

The Chief Judge of the case was Sara Doyle and her sidekick was Judge William M, Ray II. Ms. Doyle started with a joke telling both lawyer not to waste her time and that she hoped what they had to argue was exciting because she went to bed fairly late and she hadn’t had her coffee. The courtroom…

It is imperative to speak with professionals in the criminal justice department as it is one of the avenues of learning. Learning is not always from books, but sometimes from observation and even questionings. For this purpose an interview was conducted between myself and an attorney who deals with domestic violence. Although it is a difficult subject, listening to them speak allowed me to realize another importance. That was being present in a courtroom to help filter any other information…

only possible way to have a true opinion in a court case would be to use your knowledge to guide oneself to find their own true opinion, proving how true opinion cannot be knowledge because you need knowledge to make a true opinion. In Frank A. Lewis’ book, “Knowledge and the Eyewitness: Plato "Theaetetus” he shows in detail how different true opinion and knowledge are within a court case. Lewis states, “He has been correctly persuaded, assuming that he has judged well. But if Knowledge and true…

discourse, which governs everything effectively. Classical Gap study states that there is a gap between laws in action versus law in books; this is a theory that arises from legal realists. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was one of the legal realists who believed that the focus should be on law in action and not just on the law in books (Hartog: 1985). The realists believe that judges are not impartial when it comes to making decisions and can make and amend the law whenever they want. Hence the…

which has made me the person I am today started in the summer after my freshman year of high school. No matter how I try to break down this turning point in my life unravels into a string of events which could fill a book. I had been raised to accept people for who they are and not judge them on the way they appear. I never completely practiced these beliefs mainly due to ignorance of the moral. I would occasionally act stuck up depending on the company present, always changing my pretense to…

their battles. Samuel sons was not worthy to rule the Israelites, they were drunkards, dishonest, and a no nonsense type of judgement. (“1 Samuel 8:5 5 and said unto him, behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations)” KJV. This shows they rejected God as their king. God let them appoint themselves a king, someone one they could see and maybe follow the teachings of God. “As Samuel aged, the people of Israel insisted they select a…