organisations. They must work in conjunction with courts and tribunals that do have adequate power to enforce their findings although these are often very costly options. Each response has at least some effect on the promotion and enforcement of human rights despite their flaws. The United Nations is perhaps the most prominent organisation to work with human rights. It is the primary source of some of the most vital and fundamental human…
I will be discussing Japan’s criminal justice system. I will be addressing the law enforcement, courts, and correction workings of their criminal justice system. I chose Japan because I believed that it would be interesting to learn more about how their criminal justice system works. It is important to look at other countries criminal justice systems so that we can compare them to our own to see if we need to make improvements or if we can help to improve others. Japan 's legal system is based…
broad and it is very hard to define whether the victims are in fear or not. Because it is really subjective to satisfy the victim is in fear, so maybe some victims that are really need these protection but cannot use it because of the decision of the court. Therefore, some victims cannot enjoy their victims’ rights. Moreover, the Victims Charter said that “The victim's right to information-reporting the crime”. In fact, there are some cases that the police are rejecting and ignoring the…
British authorities refuse to execute the Swedish European Arrest Warrant on the basis that the signature by a prosecutor would be invalid in accordance with British law? • Answer: British authorities cannot refuse to execute the Swedish EAW on the basis that the signature of the prosecutor would be invalid in accordance with British law. As the Supreme Court ruled by a majority in the case Assange v The Swedish Prosecution Authority , a European Arrest Warrant issued by a prosecutor is…
decision stand '. Precedent in law is to follow a previous judgment or decision that has been made in court. This is recorded in a law report, and used as an authority for reaching the same decision in subsequent cases. This makes precedents binding, and therefore they must be followed through the court hierarchy, from the Supreme Court down to the Magistrates. Distinguishing a case means a court decides the holding or legal reasoning of a precedent case will not apply due to materially…
D2 – Evaluate the Impact of European Law on English Law The EU has a big effect on the law in the UK as all laws that are passed must comply with EU laws and regulations. If it doesn’t then the UK will be fined and anyone affected by this law will be able to take the UK to the European Court of Justice. Before we are able to understand the effect the laws made by the EU have on the law in the UK, we must understand what the European Union is, what it consists of and how it delivers its laws. The…
Since witchcraft was a felony offence, that made the crime into a secular matter for the courts of common law to deal with. English courts had a system that, compared to most European countries at the time, probably allowed a higher rate of survival for the crime of witchcraft. Witches were allegedly tried the same as common criminals, and given the full benefit of trial by peers. The English court system is also highly dependent on evidence and witnesses, when determining the outcome of…
As we know, the relevant groups in the Unites States are Asians, African Americans, Latinos, and European Americans. I started to question why certain races have more criminal involvement and victimization. This research paper talks about how heavy African Americans and Latinos are involved in the criminal justice system. There’s theory that are based on racial differentials in the criminal justice system. Did you know that the first juvenile who was tried as an adult was black? and where did…
Racism has had an important significance in court cases against Hispanics and African Americans. In United States there are more than 2.5 million inmates. According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Statistical Report of 2014, there are 150,361 inmates in the state. From this, 52,119 are Blacks, 49,800 Hispanics and 47,676 are Whites. In the criminal justice system, people of color and Latinos are imprisoned disproportionately due to racist laws; furthermore, they do not have access to…
the English legal system, means a fundamental legal principle or decision made in a higher or lower court in hierarchy, the decisions made may usually influence the future occurrences by either becoming binding or persuasive precedents. The doctrine is highly influenced by three Latin legal terminologies which are; obiter Dicta, ratio decided and stare decisis. In the persuasive precedent where court is not obliged to adhere to was decided but may refer to it to make a better decision for…