leaving the European Union. Triggering Article 50 without Parliament’s consent is considered…
the people of Venice valued justice and upheld it in their society. The scene begins with the entrance of the different characters – the Duke, the leading noblemen and citizens, the officers of the court, Antonio and his friends and other attendants. They are dressed in formal and dignified attire for the solemn occasion. This grand entourage highlights the importance of court trials and as such justice in the city of Venice. The obligation to uphold and serve justice is further reinforced…
How the information gathering works puts a shadow on it because when there are innocent civilians dead, including children, because of the information gathered, the CIA is doing it wrong. The Pakistan Court is one that ruled CIA drone strikes as an illegal war crime. Before the Peshawar High Court ruled the illegality of the CIA drone strikes , the United Nations fact found that such drone strikes are in the violation of…
Colonization by Europeans is not a new story and is often told by the voice of the conqueror. Experiencing the direct effect it has on a certain group and how the influence of western culture can create complete turmoil in foreign lands from the victim 's perspective, exposes another side to this age old tale. The Igbo people of lower Niger experience direct contact with Europeans and their start of colonization: conversion to Christianity. This simple religious outreach deeply altered customary…
throughout the land, even if would only last for a brief period of time. This was a process was slow since many of the European states were forced to reconstruct their states infrastructure literally from the ground up because it was severely damaged or completely destroyed. Finally in 1956 following a great deal of encouragement pressure from the American government six European states agreed to form a one large economic unit with an open free market as a means to rebuild their devastated…
The court and the Dynamics of Integration Jana Forstova 1. Introdution Driving question: No typical driving question. The aim of the article is to point out that the ECJ does not have solely legal role, but it also acts as a law-maker and policy maker (acting as a catalyst towards integration process, single market, harmonization etc) Notion: ECJ – seated in Luxembourg 1. The Court of Justice (ECJ): Created in 1952 as a court of ECSC (under Treaty of Paris), in 1958 renamed: Court of Justice…
controversial topic, leading to the question ‘Are juries needed in the English legal system?’. This essay aims to argue this question from different perspectives. It will first describe the evolution of the jury system and their current role in UK justice. Then, it will go through to analyse the advantages and disadvantages of having such a system using relevant cases. Lastly, it will mention the alternatives for the jury system and conclude by providing an answer to the question mentioned…
I agree with this claim because through assertion of their “superiority” over others, Europeans have exploited entire races of people ranging from Africa to China. Noting the importance of the buffalo, they hunted it to extinction, hindering the chances of survival for Aboriginal, forcing them into signing Treaties. This continues even today…
Supreme Court case, Roper v Simmons, the justices argued at what age does a person become culpable for their crimes and should receive adult punishments. The respondent, Christopher Simmons, was 17 years old when he and a friend broke into a woman’s home, robbed and tortured her, then killed her by throwing her off a bridge. After being convicted of the crime, Simmons was sentenced to the death penalty, which he eventually revoked. When the case made it to the Supreme Court in 2004, the court…
essay the main focus is the European Union. Total continental unity was always an idea in the minds of the great leaders of Europe but they could never follow through due to the fact they would use force to enforce cooperation. This all changed after World War II, unity was easier to enforce due to the fact that many of the European nations were very vulnerable at this point in time. While the Marshall Plan was taking care of the postwar recovery efforts, the European nations still needed a…