Judicial activism

have all become vehicles in ascertaining claim to immigrant, women, indigenous and minority identity. The articulated agendas for social justice can be observed in Joanne Barker’s, “Gender, Sovereignty, and the Discourse of Rights in Native Women 's Activism”, Janine Brodie’s, “We Are All Equal Now: Contemporary Gender Politics in Canada”, and Jill Vickers’, “Is Federalism Gendered? Incorporating Gender into Studies of Federalism”. Vickers set out to conceptualize questions, concepts, and…

Judicial review Def: This is the power of the court to rule on the constitutionality of laws. This power was established in the case of Marbury vs. Madison Sig: This allows the court to declare a law constitutional or unconstitutional, this gives the court more power Appellate courts Def: These courts are responsible for hearing and reviewing appeals that have been tried in other or lower-level courts Sig: They will determine if a trial or lower court correctly applied the law. Jurisdiction…

The starting point for my inspiration to work on this piece derived from week 2’s lesson on Politics, Activism, and Performance and the reading ‘Making a Performance’ (2007). In particular I found the activity in which, as a class, we had to collaboratively discuss a controversial issue inspired by one of the examples we have been looking at. As a stem for my creative proposal, I can originate some inspiration from the ‘Lush Campaign’. The use of shock and awe to spread message, I believes,…

Recommendations and Conclusion Overall, the feminist movement is an important part of history where women and men campaigned for reforms on issues, such as reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, women 's suffrage, sexual harassment, and sexual violence. These issues created a foundation for a feminist student culture where student can come together to advocate for gender equality. However, feminist student culture constantly challenged in a collegial environment with…

Landmark judicial decisions and a now famous bus boycott resulted in the civil rights movement gaining unprecedented strength and momentum in southern states in the 1950s. In 1954, with Thurgood Marshall of the NAACP arguing on behalf of the plaintiffs, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that the segregation of public facilities was unconstitutional. In 1955, the Court ordered the desegregation of public schools, though it did not set a deadline for this…

In Hippies, Indians, and the Fight for Red Power, Sherry L. Smith examined Native American activism during the 1960s and 1970s. In the Introduction, Smith argued that Native American activism sporadically accumulated success over time leading to "meaningful reform of Indian affairs," without one specific polarizing event. In a somewhat contradiction to the idea of a steady build up of popular support and legislative action, Smith indicated that activists employed sensational efforts to…

law, the subjectivity of case-by-case situations to be reviewed is better implemented. Fuller does show a slight regard for thick law in this sense, as he aims to protect citizen rights. However this can be done with thin law, by having a proper judicial system govern a democracy and giving judges the ability to act under their discretion. Fuller alludes to the idea that a legal system should have subjectivity and that people should have control over their democracy, however, by having a proper…

real-world effects of the Miranda decision on police enforcement procedures. Justice Harlan stated that the majority's ruling could obstruct efficient criminal investigations and placed needless demands on law enforcement officers. He warned against judicial overreach in directing police practices, arguing that the Fifth Amendment already offered sufficient protections against forced confessions. Justice Harlan worries about how the majority's decision will affect law enforcement procedures in…

1. Fascist/totalitarian governments use propaganda for the sole purpose of promoting the view of the party in power. Propaganda is a method to control the media (newspaper, television, internet...) into a publication of biased information that would benefit a certain group/party. Examples of propaganda can be seen throughout history, it can be traced back to as early as the First World War. Opposing forces (the Allies and the Axis) put up countless propaganda posters across Europe and North…

Judges practice judicial restraint if they wish to bring an end to laws that are not unconstitutionally obvious. In contrast, if it is declared unconstitutional, further action may be taken and a debate may be called for. They aim to keep the existing law, and improvise rather than constructing a whole nother law with influence from the Advocates of Activism. Advocates of Activism are court rulings closely found on particular belief with it be personal…