Discrimination in legal justice system

right to fight their own conflict, however, due to the current social structure in places such as Canada, that right can be taken away or even stolen by professionals. Nils Christie further proves his thesis by comparing two different legal systems. There is the system of local neighborhood courts, which are represented in Tanzania, and there are complex courts in Scandinavia, similar to those in Canada. The author outlines that the Tanzanian…

history of English law. A set of national legal institutions bringing the law and justice to the whole of England, and a body of legal rules applicable over the whole of England. P.215 Reasons for legal reform To determine whether Henry II was the ‘founder’ of the English common law or not, we must first decipher his reasons for involvement in the law. The title ‘founder’ suggests that Henry II had a personal, academic interest to revolutionise justice in England. However, when analysing the…

unknown and the players move simultaneously. When applied to the integration of Sharia law in Britain, if both sides cooperate then there would be a seamless integration of Sharia councils into the secular framework, which would most likely result in a system reflecting Tanzania. If Sharia cooperates, but Britain defects from any agreement then the Sharia courts remain subservient to the secular, national framework, as is the current situation. If Britain cooperates but Sharia councils defect…

Mischief rule is the oldest approach among others. Mischief rule is one of the principles used to interpret the statute. This rule is applied by the courts to read through the whole statute in order to seek the truly intention that the law makers have. In other words, the courts will look at the “mischief” that was intended by the legislatures when the words in the statute are not unambiguous and plain. Hence, the purpose of using this rule is to identify the mischief and defect in statute and…

Culture influences our society with every decision we make, it is passed on from generation to generation. Those norms, values, and beliefs give some insight into how different aspects of society have an impact on personal lives as well as accounting. Environment does have an effect on accounting (Cerne, 2009). There are of course differences that do occur because of the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP.…

applying the social justice aspect of human rights to my life, not the legal aspect I was learning in my law classes. I started to realize that my drive for social change, especially in Canada, could be best achieved through studying law. As previously stated, coming from an immigrant and middle-eastern background I have firsthand experience in witnessing the outlook many immigrants, particularly of Middle-eastern decent, have towards Canadian society, and the Canadian legal system. Many…

Legal transplants, according to legal scholar W.A.J ‘Alan’ Watson occurs when a country’s legal system is adopted or moved to some other country. The transfer of the dominion of law often happens through the diffusion of law during colonization and globalization 's. However the possibility of legal transplant is often argued by scholars sparking debates. In Legrand’s the impossibility of legal transplant he mentioned that “for the transplant to be completely viable; it cannot just be an…

Our Canadian legal system is based on equality regardless of any demographic affliction and due to this our legal elements should reflect this as well. Nonetheless, the Aboriginal people of Canada don't enjoy this right because some of the elements reflect systemic discrimination towards them and due to this unfortunate occurrence; legal justness doesn't apply and therefore contributes to an overrepresentation of Aboriginals in our justice system. Systemic discrimination refers to enforcing…

Racial discrimination is a when minorities have been going through for many years. In the US, minorities being racially discriminated in the criminal justice system shows different things that changes the lives of the African American and Hispanic groups. Since January 2013 2.3 million living in America were incarcerated. Out of that number, most people in prisons were mainly African-American or Latino(PRESS TV, 2012).Since the Independence of those people many people criticize US criminal…

colonisation of Australia was problematic due to the British lack of acknowledgement of indigenous people’s proprietorship of the land for thousands of years. When English settlers colonised Australia, their actions suggested the land was terra nullius; a legal doctrine claiming land to be ‘occupied by no one’ (Bailey, 1997). Under this principle the British government colonised Australia establishing British sovereignty and imposing their laws to govern the land under the Crown (Indigenous…