Subject-matter jurisdiction

There have been many influences on Canadian law including Hammurabi, Mosaic, and Roman. Britain has had the most influence on Canadian law. Although there have been many influences on Canada 's legal system, Britain has had the most impact for reasons such as Trial by Combat and Ordeal, Common Law, Rule of Law and the British North American Act of 1867. The impact that the Hammurabi laws have had on Canada 's legal system today is that the laws are known, along with the hierarchy of laws.…

the victims of crime and to prevent reoffending by reintegrating offenders back into the community” (Griffiths, 2014 pg. 308). The traditional justice system is preoccupied with prosecuting crimes “… will make decisions solely on the evidence, not subject to any other influence” (Griffiths, 2014 pg. 28) instead of attempting to recognize the importance of the rehabilitation of offenders. The use of restorative justice can be used at many different points during the criminal justice system.…

Reconstruction (1865-1877) refers to the efforts made by the government to not only unify and rebuild relations between the North and the South but to also polish the depressing status of Black Americans. However the lack of political and social effort along with untreated economic wounds, halted Reconstruction, subsequently causing it to be unsuccessful for several reasons. The Freedmen’s Bureau was not only underfunded, but it was discontinued, leaving a massive number of Black Americans…

The Bill of Rights is an invaluable component to the American way of life. Reevaluated in order to protect individual rights neglected in the Constitution, it is composed of the first ten amendments, the first of which establishes religious freedom. The first amendment states then, that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” This means that American citizens hold the right to practice any religious belief and rituals. In…

led an extraordinary life. Elizabeth Tudor was born on September 7, 1533, in Greenwich, England, a daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (“Elizabeth” and"Elizabeth I." ). Prior to Elizabeth’s conception, her parents courting violated the jurisdiction of Pope Pius V, but it proceeded due to the urgency of obtaining a prince to inherit…

Federal systems of government are generally characterized by government powers being divided or shared between a national government and smaller administrative units such as states, cantons, and provinces among others. These systems’ primary aim is to combine the unitary system’s myriad advantages with those of the confederate system. The U.S. has a federal system of government, which is secured in the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution defines the relationship between the two principal federal…

Part One: Current State of Juvenile Delinquents in Haiti Disappointing, that William O’Neill, a human rights lawyer who ran the legal department of the first United Nations mission in 1993 said pretrial detention has never been a priority of the Haitian government. (Juevinille Justice, Accessed 7/28/2016) This is a flaw in the overall justice system in Haiti. However, for Haitian youth affected by this bad judgment, it can prove to have longer lasting negative effects on Haitians in the future…

ended. After the war, the thirteenth amendment declared that “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction”. Because of the Civil war, slavery was finally abolished. Otherwise, slaves would have endured torture for many more decades.The results of this war started the journey of giving black people rights that they deserve as humans…

corrupt policemen, as they are under oath to carry out their duties justly yet they purge society of what justice they are entitled to. The judges are beginning to take a role in fighting against this, but just like the policemen it is up to their jurisdiction to decide what is good and what is bad. Perhaps another branch of power is in order. An unbiased branch that would be able to overthrow decisions based on sheer number and not authoritative processes in power. The branch that could save…

The current CEO and Chairman, Jeffrey P. Bezos launched Amazon.com in 1994 to serve the people as an online bookstore. Today, Amazon is the most customer-centric company and the world’s highest-earning online retailers with the projection of $107 billion in revenue in 2015 (Amazon’s report 2015). With the workforce of more than 230,800 employees, the company headquarters in Seattle, Washington, and is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol “AMZN” (Amazon’s report 2015). Initially,…