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defined as the judiciary, in the exercise of its own independence, checking and cross checking the working of the other organs of the government, while trying to uphold the ideal of ‘the rule of law’. Judicial activism more reformist in character is often confused with judicial review. According to Black’s Law Dictionary, judicial activism is “a philosophy of judicial decision-making whereby judges allow their personal views about public policy, among other factors, to guide their decisions, usually

T he discretionary powers of the Criminal Justice system of the United States By Jonell Fergsuon “In the Criminal justice system the police, the prosecutors and corrections are afforded discretion with regard to enforcing and interpreting the law.” Here I will discuss both pros and cons with regards to the fair administration of justice in the United States. The Police The police are afforded a wide range of discretional powers, covering things from deciding whether or to arrest someone to

day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part”(Callaway). Marriage is defined as two people bond together legally under the protection of laws. Couples are able to express and establish their life long relationships officially, publicly, and permanently. Due to the fact that homosexual relationships are increasingly more accepted by the public, gay marriage has become one of the most controversial

Name: Supervisor: Subject: Date: In U.S., the bill of rights protects civil liberties. People in the United States, hold civil rights, which are those privileges, immunities and rights held by all Americans and political rights, which are the rights that are restricted to those who are entitled to participate in elections, as candidates or voters. The distinction is important since not all are eligible to vote though they all should enjoy their freedoms. This may no longer be feasible as majority

In the State Constitution, matters like Islamic law, agricultural land and forestry, local government and services, state public works and water, state government machinery, state public holidays, state laws, aquatic life, libraries, museums, monuments, ancient records and history are taken into account. However for Sabah and Sarawak there are additional matters such as laws and customs of indigenous communities, boards or institutions of the authorities, ports

Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere Sabeen Ijaz Ahmed B.B.I.T. (Hons) 4th Year, GIFT University This article won the first prize (Rs. 25,000 cash) in the 2nd Annual All Pakistan Essay Writing Competition held by Quaid-e-Azam Law College. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." These powerful words were penned in a letter from a prison cell of Birmingham Jail in 1963, by one of America's best known advocate of equal rights - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. According

Constitutional law The Mauritian Parliament has inherited much from the Westminster Model. The Westminster Model is characterised by: * Parliamentary Sovereignty * Separation of Powers between the organs of the State. A. Parliamentary Sovereignty In any state you will find one ultimate source of legal authority. In countries with a written constitution, it will be the constitution which has ultimate authority as in Mauritius. In the United Kingdom, with its uncodified constitution, ultimate law-making

CURRENTS AFFAIRS |Course Tutor – Ali Calthorpe |Year – 2012/2013 | |Unit – Unit 3 Citizenship and Diversity |Tutor – Ali Calthorpe | |Assignment Title – The media, current affairs and support within the public services | |Handout date – w/c 20/05/2013 |Submission date – w/c 03/06/2013

the legislature of the States. Article 245 of the Constitution provides that the Parliament may make laws for the whole or any part of the territory of India, and the legislature of a State may make laws for the whole or any part of the State. The legislative field of the Parliament and the State Legislatures has been specified in Article 246 of the Constitution Article 246, reads as follows: - Subject-matter of laws made by Parliament and by the legislature of States. (1) Notwithstanding anything in clauses

the right of free speech are aspects that, as citizens, we posses. Being born in America automatically gives you these rights and many more, and most importantly, you become a citizen. Now, with citizenship comes responsibility such as obeying the law and paying taxes. So if you follow these simple rules does this make you an effective citizen? This question, in my opinion, is almost impossible to answer for a number of reasons, which will be addressed in the following paper. It was extremely hard