Jurisdiction

due to death caused by a police officer. A majority of cases heard regarding probable cause often lead to a dismissal of charges, but the penalty is usually in monetary form as an end result of a lawsuit. The 11th amendment granted diversity jurisdiction to the federal courts, allowed lawsuits between a State and Citizens of another State called, Sovereign Immunity. The law is ethical and morally correct, but not successful in assuring police are charged…

The court system in our country was created under the influences from the Justinian Code, after the Roman Emperor Justinian I, Napoleonic Code, and the common law of Great Britain. Federal and States courts have separate political jurisdictions and procedures, nonetheless, both were established to solve conflicts. However, court systems are different than police departments, in that courts are in a hierarchy order. When a case is seen at a court, the loosing party can appeal to court with more…

Alabama has many different types of courts, judges, districts, and responsibilities inside its jurisdictions. The state is divided into three areas for which its district courts are responsible, which are then further split into divisions. The northern region consists of seven divisions the eastern division, jasper division, middle division, northeastern division, northwestern division, southern division, western division. The middle district includes three divisions eastern division,…

112). Universal Jurisdiction can be problematic because it could lead to the practice of anarchic justice if granted enough multilateral endorsements. Also, Universal Jurisdiction could lead to politically motivated prosecutions, expose individuals to foreign courts without adequate due process protections, lead to the perception of unfairness and…

The legal definition of forum shopping given in the online version of the Merriam-Webster law dictionary is “the practice of choosing the court in which to bring an action from among those courts that could properly exercise jurisdiction based on a determination of which court is likely to provide the most favorable outcome” (2018). Although torn on my view of the practice of forum shopping, for this discussion I chose to view forum shopping as ethical based on the articles I read citing the…

history of the British. Malaysian Judicial System set for the cases like criminal and civil litigation. Litigation is a court process of starting and sustain or protecting a legal action. The Malaysian court system have both criminal and civil jurisdiction. They have power and have to be responsibility to hear certain cases. The court was constituted by statute under Part IX of the Constitution. The higher court will hear and make decision on the more important or serious cases. The Malaysia…

When analyzing the role of an individual within society, one must consider whether the individual retains sovereignty and autonomy under the weight of the society 's jurisdiction and power. John Stuart Mill and John Locke developed philosophies concerning the balance between society 's right to govern and regulate its people, and the right of the individual to access and express their human liberties fully. Mill 's philosophy emphasizes the importance of individualism and nonconformity in a…

understanding of potential threats and also terminate national and transnational networks that could and hold a desire to harm the nation. The primary investigative jurisdiction for the FBI is covering all federal criminal laws except cases in which the responsibility is assigned to another agency specifically. They have special investigative jurisdiction for violations of state law under limited circumstances, specifically felonies, murders of state law enforcement officers, violent crimes, and…

constitutional decisions in understanding the workings of Peace, order and good governments in relation to a power struggle of jurisdiction. The whole case surrounds the question on whether the Attorney General, or the Attorney General of Canada should have the power to control the prosecution under the Federal Narcotics Control Act. It is a battle for powers of jurisdiction in regards to the criminal code, and more so the Narcotics Control Act; (NCA), 1961. The Narcotics Act was once Canada’s…

in keeping the constitution up to date, responding to the changes of societal attitudes, community standards and technology. The High Court also governs the states and commonwealth parliaments to ensure the laws that they make are inside their jurisdiction and not abusing their powers. This notion was demonstrated with the high court throwing out the Australian Capital Territories same-sex marriage laws on the basis that laws governing marriage were under the federal power (Marriage Act 1961),…