International Criminal Court

legal action in court (Collins Dictionaries 2011). The process of taking legal action involves the usage of language. Ordinary everyday language is adapted in many ways to form a sublanguage of legal language (Tiersma 2008). This is also known as legalese (Post 2015). Legalese is used in all aspects regarding the law and thus is used in court and by all court participants (Conley and O'Barr 2005). More often than not, some participants are not fluent in legalese and…

One of the main topics that was displayed in the movie was conformity. Conformity can be described as the act of changing one’s behavior to fit in with a group (Crutchfield, 1955). After the closing arguments of the trial, deliberations by the jurors begin on whether the boy is guilty or not. As the jurors make themselves comfortable in the jury room, casual exchanges are made between the jurors. This is where the first step of conformity takes place. It is seen that juror #2 talks about how…

contempt of court to publish, without a court’s permission, a report of a private hearing which is under the Children Act 1989 or the Adoption and Children Act 2002 or which otherwise relate wholly or mainly to the maintenance or upbringing of a child. Relevantly, an example of a controversial case about reporting restrictions is the Re P (a child) case where, an Italian mother, who was pregnant was a resident in the UK and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983. The Court of…

In the two texts ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘Twelve Angry Men’, the protagonists face conflicts through standing up for what is right and standing alone by telling others what is right. In ‘On the Waterfront’, Terry Malloy faces the conflict of whether to or not to testify against Johnny Friendly. Terry has an inner conflict with Edie when he isn’t sure if he should stay ‘Deaf & Dumb’ or testify. Father Barry and Edie continually challenge Terry which then gives him the courage to testify against…

The room was extremely quiet as my team and I walked in. Everyone in the room turned their eyes to look at us. I was terrified of what this trial would entail, but I didn’t let my face show it. My team and I were about to face the defending champions of Empire Atlanta and I didn’t know if we could pull off the win. These were the people standing in the way of my team getting to the finals of the competition. As the trial went on I grew the confidence my team and my abilities. I took a shaky…

Most people will choose to go with the flow rather than against it, even if it means being untruthful to others or themselves. This is shown in the way the twelve jurors in Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. When the jurors first voted they all voted guilty except for juror eight, who believed that there was reasonable doubt. The jurors go against the defendant ,in order to leave quickly and get back to their own families, without any doubt of them doing the right thing. That is, when juror…

The Apology: Letters From a Terrorist, written by Laura Blumenfeld, details the her pursuit of Omar Khatib, the man who shot her father. Laura, thirteen years after her father was shot by Omar, writes of her encounter with the Khatib family as well as establishing a correspondence with Omar, who at the time was in prison, via an exchange of letters. Laura primarily uses juxtaposition, as well as pathos, to identify, and at times even to argue for or rationalize, the differing perspectives in the…

Adolescence are in a unique time in their lives. They have characteristics of children and characteristics of adults. So, when evaluating whether or not an adolescent should remain in juvenile court or move to adult court, it can be a very difficult decision. Look at adolescents and crime, we know that adolescents are still developing. They have weaker impulse control and are less likely to think ahead than adults. Furthermore, we know that as adolescents have less knowledge and experience, they…

characters in “The Physician’s Tale” to expose the corruption of the court system, emphasize the absurdity of a Knight’s Code of Chivalry, and exemplify the manner in which such corruption preys on the virtuous. The story’s…

My report on courtroom observation focuses on observation of Family Court of Australia. This is the first time of my life visiting to court and I went to Federal Circuit Court of Australia in Parramatta around 09:30 am. I walked into the building, not knowing where to go, what to say or do, or even how to dress. I asked questions what times and what cases would be best to observe? They could not answer any of those questions. I ended up taking the lift to the second floor to the Courtroom 1.…