Courts of England and Wales

feats and most gruesome cessations of social justice have come as we, the people, strive for an ideal life for ourselves and those closest to us. Sir Thomas More, through Utopia, and Friedrich Engels, through The Condition of the Working Class in England, give us firsthand perspectives into the inception and development of the capitalist society we know today. Our graduation from communal property to private property has torn through the Cottage Industry, the need for factory workers in the…

particular crime such as experts. In this regard, the government of UK developed the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 which combat crime in England and Wales and provides codes of practices to exercise the power of police1. The act was formulated to build the balance between rights and freedom of the public and the powers of the police in England and Wales. This involves the wide range of legislation. In this context, the present report is prepared to analyze the criminal evidence in the…

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain is the story of Edward Tudor, Prince of Wales, who lives a prestigious and comfortable life in the shelter of the palace. In unequivocal contrast, the world outside his peaceful refuge is one of discord and unspeakable poverty. Edward is naively unaware of this dark reality, as he is blinded by his fantasies of living freely from princely responsibilities and royal obligations. Though his selfishness seems at first only a minor flaw, it soon becomes his…

really exist in the prison system. The aims of this essay are to consider the effects of the prison system and evaluate the comparative merit of alternatives to imprisonment. First part of this essay will introduce basic information of the prison in England briefly and criticizes evaluate the influence of the prison system. The second part of this essay will discuss some alternatives to imprisonment. After that, the essay will talk the positive…

review is the power of the Supreme Court to declare the acts of Congress or the actions of the executive or the state governments, which is null and void due to the power is not mentioned in the Constitution. The first case the Supreme Court declared and act of Congress is Marbury v. Madison in 1803 where the Court asserted its authority for judicial review to strike down a law as unconstitutional. As laid out in Articles I and II of the Constitution, the Supreme Court does not only rule the…

Australia, these beliefs were neglected and the Church of England became the predominant religion. These early influences of governing Christian based beliefs are evident in modern Australian society as Christian based holidays like Easter and Christmas continue to be celebrated on the official calendar. Furthermore, religion influences the political system when enforcing laws and also in legal practises like swearing on religious texts in court. While…

Magistrate courts are lower courts in the hierarchy of courts in England and Wales where all criminal proceedings starts. Some civil matters such as family proceedings are also dealt with by the Magistrates court. While the Magistrate court has limited sentencing powers, more serious crimes such as rape and murder cases are passed on to the Crown court which has more sentencing powers and wide range of punishments. Appeals on cases decided by the crown courts usually go to a high court, court of…

Before the age of discovery and colonization, England was an "underdeveloped" country in relation to the standards of the developed countries of the period such as Germany, Italy and Low Countries. While the population of France and Italy were respectively over 15 and 11 million, the number of inhabitants in England and Wales were fewer than 4 million. Also, Carlo Cipolla points out that England was more backward than that of most of the Europe continent in terms of the technology and economy.…

Official crime statistics constitute of the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), as well as crimes recorded by the police. Crime statistics are compiled and presented by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The CSEW invites 50000 people, aged 16 and over, to partake in the survey; a separate survey is taken for young people aged 10 to 15. Survey results are used by the government in conjunction with statistics from police recorded crime (CSEW, 2015:online). Although these figures are…

founded by government bodies in order to deter criminal activity in society and enforce punishments on those who offend (Gov.uk, 2013). Once an individual has violated a law, the individual will have a sentence imposed on them. A sentence is ‘a court order specifying the punishment to be imposed on a person who has been convicted of an offence’ (Cavadino and Dignan, 2007: p, 411). The aims of sentencing as set out in section 142 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 are as follows; the punishment…