Discrimination in legal justice system

Since sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination, which violates the Title VII. Gwinnett County and Georgia’s Polices Similarities While Georgia and Gwinnett County’s policies are stated differently, they both protect all citizens right not to be sexually harassed. It is known that a victim…

(Fu, 2013). Corruption was permeating all levels of Chinese society. Government officials typically do not abide by the law and perform their public obligation in unlawful and brutal ways: the owner of a local kindergarten were forced “to pay extra-legal fees to government institutions in their district including fire fighters, the public health bureau and the police…

While discrimination issues have been a part of American politics for well over a century, in the past decade a highly charged debate has entered into the arena of political subterfuge fueling policy controversies from the state to national level. The issue of transgender access policies addressing the use of public facilities, such as restrooms and locker rooms has caused contradictory laws to be put into place. Bills have been passed at the State level, which some argue violates Civil Rights.…

Justice or Injustice In the criminal justice system there is controversy in law enforcement. Due to the use of searching, detaining, and targeting individual’s criminal actions, the society has struggled with race and gender discrimination. The fourteenth amendment that was approved on July 9, 1868 during the Reconstruction Era was said to have the most difficult, unexpected effects. The fourteenth amendment says “that all persons born in the United States were citizens, and were to be given…

Asian Americans was common in the late 20 century.(Zia 54) However, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is considered the law that ends all discriminations. It protects constitutional rights in aspects such as public facilities, public education and equal employment opportunities of people of all colors. Even though after the anti-racism law passed, there are still discriminations against Asian Americans going on in business, education, and social areas. The bias in local personal businesses and…

The Highest Court and Final Court of Appeal in Canadian justice system build up the Supreme Court of Canada. The Supreme Court offers permission to over 40 litigants of appeal decisions annually that are rendered by the federal, provincial, and territorial appellate courts. The court gives the ultimate expression of the decision and application of the Canadian law. Besides, the lower courts abide by these decisions. The Supreme Court was created by an act of parliament in 1875. There are cases,…

inspired Shirley Chisholm to give her 1969 address to Congress, Equal Rights For Women. The speech expressed the irritations of women from the last century. Women were constantly discriminated against, being treated as the less superior gender. This discrimination was most prominent in the workplace, where sexual harassment and the wage gap were still acceptable. Society’s expectations were for women to be housewives who’s only job was to care for their husbands and children, which put pressure…

“Race plays a prominent role in several areas of criminal justice functioning today, ranging racial profiling by police officers prior to arrest to racial disparities in the likelihood of being sentenced to prison” ( Hallet 2006, p. 61). Race today has always been an issue in our society and our justice system. In the media, we see different responses to white and colored crimes. Most white criminals get away scot free, while someone, who is colored, is likely to be punished harshly for their…

In August of this year, a coalition of over 50 black-led organizations joined together to create a platform and an agenda, that summarized the tactics and collective needs to end the war on black people. Not only do the platform of The Movement for Black Lives (MFBL) and Black Lives Matter (BLM) promote intersectionality and inclusion, it also addresses the issues of categorized citizenship in regards to hegemonic power, without adopting dominant structures in their appeals. Intersectional…

importance of social values. Laws constantly need to be modified to suit the needs of the society, they cannot remain static. An essential feature of the legal system is to adapt and solve uprising problems. The reforming of law is needed for it to remain relevant and have the support of the general public. Some issues that the Australian legal system has to take into account are; to promote equality, resolve issues, balancing the rights of victims and defendants, and also rehabilitating…