Essays on Judiciary

Chapter III

This chapter will review the background of Real Property Law in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In order to lay the foundation for comparisons in subsequent chapters, the elements of the Saudi judicial system and real property law will be reviewed. The background information pertaining to Saudi Arabia will feature the judicial court system, the property rights and real property ownership. A review of the current mortgage law in Saudi Arabia will be analyzed as well as possible reform to include the application of anti-deficiency laws.

Introduction

Saudi Arabia is governed by a monarchy. Its current legal system under the ...

Introduction

As described in Fordham.edu, the given men desired a society where no one in society, state, or the world at large should let their personal ambitions infringe on the freedoms and well-being of the other.

What Is Best For Society According To These Men?

Montesquieu in describing what is best for the society he stated that there are three types of power in every government. The three types of power include the executive, the judiciary, and lastly the legislative power. He described an ideal society as one where there is political liberty. According to him, liberty involves a tranquility of mind of the subject. In particular, Voltaire: Patrie ...

Foremost, in the views of the Federalists, the only means through which the Constitution could maintain the partition of powers into the executive, legislative, and judiciary departments was through instructions incorporated into the structure of government. Accordingly, as Madison explains in Federalist #51, the Constitution gives each department “a will of its own” by ensuring that factors such as appointments are devoid of the other two’s influence. However, the new government gives more power to the “fountain of authority,” the citizens. By that logic, in the strictest sense, the people reserve the right to select the Head of ...

CHAPTER II

This chapter will seek to conduct an absolute inquiry into what makes up security interest laws in the United States. In order to lay the foundation for comparisons in subsequent chapters, the three main elements of the study of the Saudi system will be reviewed here in the context of U.S laws with an emphasis on California state law. The features of the California legal system will include the assessment of foreclosure rules and patterns in California. This will include a detailed fact-based evaluation of CCP580 (b), CCP580 (d) and CCP726 (a). The different components will enable the study ...

The rule of law requires a fair access to justice for England and Wales as well as any other sovereign country with a governing constitution. The route towards delivering equitable access to justice to all citizens requires enrolment of all justice department stakeholders as well as other interested parties. For instance, each of the arms of the government has their own responsibilities that need execution to the best of their ability in order to ensure equal justice to all. In this case, each arm of the government is it the legislature, executive, or judiciary should not intimidate or influence ...

Courts of Law and Criminal Justice

The Judiciary forms the third arm of government in United Sates. In its quest to dispense justice, the jury plays independent roles of enabling fair trials and earning the trust of Americans by judging impartially while court officers are crucial in the effective administration of the courts and assumption of the challenges that confront people. In mutually interdependent ways, the jury and court officers are charged with the responsibility of establishing the legal and organizational framework and controlling the day-to-day court operations. This calls for balancing the delicate internal relationships to divide administrative duties among court officers and the ...

Analysis of Strategic Options and Recommended Action

This report will analyze the strategic positioning of Comcast Corporation, an American based multinational company that offers television, cable TV and Internet services to its consumers, and come up with the best way of making the company as competitive and productive as possible. This paper will focus on the company’s internet service provision branch and analyze how well the company can do in the US market as well as on the global scale when compared to its rivals. The macroeconomic and microeconomic aspects of the company’s operation will be taken into consideration during this process of analysis.

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Abstract

The United States tops the list of the country with the highest number of incarcerated individuals. According to statistics released by the U.S Department of Justice, more than two million Americans were censored to be incarcerated with the local jail or prison. In late 1960, the United States realized the pressure overcrowding was impacting on the taxpayers. The government was spending a lot of money to take care of an individual in prison. Overcrowding led to the demand for better ways to deal with lawbreakers without necessarily taking them to prison, hence community-based correctional program. This paper analyses the ...

In American politics, the association between Congress and the President has been, as one would expect where there is a division of powers, challenging. The Founding Fathers developed a system of checks and balances as the foundation on which the States ratified the American Constitution. As a result, and with one branch of the government writing laws and determining budgets that another branch has to execute and spend respectively, an inherent tension has defined the American government. Now, every President seeks to influence policies. After elections, a country’s President is at liberty to bring his or her goals ...

Introduction

In criminal justice, law enforcement agencies are institutions mandated to ensure that law and order is put into effect in a certain area of jurisdiction. They include police officers, patrol officers and prosecutors. Discretion in law enforcement refers to the capability of implementation agencies such as the police to point out and file incidents that are criminal in nature (Boivin and Cordeau, 2011). In criminal justice, discretion is also seen as the action by officers based on the opinion about the appropriate course in an encountered situation. In the process of enforcing the law, these agencies face different situations ...

Basis of opinions

The presented case was argued on 13th October, 2004 where the constitutionality of capital punishments for juveniles was challenged through an appeal. The basis of the argument of the Eighth Amendment as it is related to unusual and cruel punishments for crimes committed by individuals (Lane, 2005). The decision of the Supreme Court in 1988 under Thompson v. Oklahoma was to bar the execution of offenders who are below 16 years. Another case was heard in 1989; Stanford v. Kentucky, which indicated the possibility of having capital punishments rendered to individuals below 17 years. Based on the evolving standards ...

Introduction

The distinction between how the West and the East control their local affairs, and how they organize their institutions is enormous. In a normal context, though, even two states in similar vicinity exhibit major differences in individual economic policies, religious inclination, and political systems. Notwithstanding that, it is important to appreciate the similarities and dissimilarities that manifest due to the location in certain regions. The case of Saudi Arabia and France is a good one to understand how regional influences affect, the systems of government, political institutions, faith and economic policies of a state. For instance, the Saudi Arabia ...

Different countries have various legislation that governs their citizens. Comparing jurisdiction in the various countries is, therefore, is possible and declares how various offenses are dealt with for justice. According to Rhode (2013), the law is the tool that ensures justice in any society. When people commit offenses, they are subjected to law for correction measures. The law in England that is useful for foreign jurisdiction is readily available by statutes, the common law, and treaties. The court that is enforcing the jurisdiction is the one to dictate how a particular law would apply. The report has three distinct ...

Part One

Chapter 1: After the WWII, the United States experienced industrialization, population boom, and the “America First” pride that pushed the country forward, while Indianness symbolized past. As the result, the nation and the government wanted to assimilate Indians as soon as possible, and the BIA took the leading role in this process. Furthermore, the BIA managed all Indian issues. The absence of exclusive rights on the tribes’ territories, the consequences of the 1887 General Allotment Act, and the new harden policies that aimed to cause the rapid assimilation of Indians led to lack of food, health and education services, ...

The government has three branches, namely the executive, legislative and judiciary, each with distinct powers and authority. Each of these branches are independent from one another but the principle of check and balance allows each branch to intrude within the sphere of authority of another branch. The legislative branch of the government is mainly responsible for the allocation of budget and mainly framing governmental policies, laws and regulations. This is one of the authorities and powers that are mainly lodged within the legislative body of the government. While the law making power of the government is within the exclusive ...

Leadership in Action

The judiciary is one of the most important arms in a free and democratic society and in many states, its duties are well outlined in the constitutions. By structure, almost all constitutions design it as an independent body and operate within the requirements of the principle of separation of powers (Forsyth, 2015). A strong public image and reputation are crucial in the dispensation of its duty, and the decisions made culminate into a lasting effect on individuals and society. For instance, it could define public policy. Considering its significance, an incompetent and misleading system could produce far-reaching implications in ...

In ancient societies, people believed that the hierarchy of human society was based on the divine right of certain people to lead and the divine permission to keep others as lower class members of society. This shamed the parameters of social order until the Age of Enlightenment and Reformation in the 16th and 17th Centuries. The American and French Revolutions laid the foundation for the creation of a system of civil liberties and human rights which required some basic rights to be accorded to all human beings without exception. Human rights is defined as “a set of freedoms guaranteed ...

Questions: The US Government

Questions: The US Government

Question One

The US chain of command does not provide a clear structure of control over bureaucracies. Some government agencies such as Internal Revenue Collection enjoy a substantial level of autonomy than other bureaucracies. The functions of a certain body have much say on the level of oversight control needed. Often, for impartiality and efficiency, it is important that a body is left alone to dispense its duties, and the defining line between demand for accountability and over interference is important. The principle of separations of powers is especially difficult to reconcile with the need to hold ...

The court system has faced problems due to different changes and resolutions in the state of Georgia. The criminal justice system has changed with as the social setup changed, and the trend of victims’ rights has emerged in the courts. The system has handled various issues related to the victims and perpetrator. The state has ensured and supported the justice for all human wellbeing. Georgia’s judiciary system has faced some issues in court monitoring. The judges have considered on high profile cases instead of routine cases. Different violations have occurred in the courts during a hearing of the ...

Summary

A number of national policies are discussed and aired daily on mass media platforms and newspapers. The three national policy issues that I found interesting are sourced from these three newspaper articles:- The Associated Press. (2016, May 14). Reyes banned through May under MLB domestic violence policy. USA Today. Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/05/13/reyes-banned-thru-may-31-under-mlb-domestic-violence-policy/84344426/ Reuters. (2016, June 11). California Governor Signs Bill Letting Undocumented Immigrants Buy Insurance. New York Times [New York]. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/06/11/us/11reuters-california-insurance.html?_r=0 Shear, M. D., & Lichtblau, E. (2016, January 4). Obama to Expand Gun Background Checks and Tighten Enforcement. New York Times [New York]. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/05/us/politics/obama-says-he-will-act-on-gun-control-in-coming-days.html

Gun Violence Research Act

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In the 4th Century BC, Aristotle clearly stated that for a government to have an effective constitution, it must have in place three basic elements. These are a public assembly, various officers of the state and lastly a judicial department. One of the most famous quotes of John Adams is ‘power must never be trusted without a check’. This may be said to mean that in instances that an individual or an institution which is tasked with the authority to rule over a people should never be given the absolute authority to have the absolute authority. Institutions checking on ...

Question 1

Essential roles of trial judges are to establish privileges in courtrooms and qualifying privileges, while promoting fairness, morality and justice in the society. Judges are to uphold the constitution and the law of the jurisdiction that they occupy in the judiciary system. The judge assists claimants in solving issues amongst themselves by getting rid of the emotions and providing guidance to the claimants. The judge can achieve this on their own or with the help of a jury.

Question 2

Various states are accepting the use of non-unanimous verdicts due to the complex nature of certain cases. In some instances, the ...

The US Constitution was born amidst the uncertainty and the instability that the Articles of Confederation could not correct. In crafting the set of “institutional arrangements of government” (Lowi et al 2015, p. 40), which was believed to result in the strengthening the union of the various states that the Articles were not able to do, the framers had to tread a delicate balance between state independence and federal government power. Their deliberation of the document was largely underpinned by lessons from past historic experiences that underscored the weaknesses of the Articles. In crafting the Constitution, there were several ...

There are various differences between the examined countries in the area of the court system. The first most visible derives from the sole political system of the country and the division of power. The structural independence of courts and judiciary exists in both countries. The differences in the two countries court system can be found in the fact that the United States Supreme Court does and Iran’s Supreme Court does not “make” a law. Iran operates under the Code without an accepted principle of judicial review with the procedures set by the law. The Supreme Court decisions in ...

The United States is regarded as the largest national economy of the world in its nominal terms, and in accordance with its purchasing power parity, it is the second largest (Henderson, 2014). The GDP of the country in the year 2015 was 17,947.0 billion dollars (Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2016). Whereas China is regarded as second largest economy of the world in terms of nominal GDP, and the largest economy of the world in terms of purchasing power parity (Lei & Yao, 2008) . Further, according to Tse (2010), China is the fastest growing economy in the world. The industries ...

Almost US, but still Latin America. This is the brief definition one can give to Puerto Rico. US is actively engaged in cooperation with the archipelago, but the chances that this area ever really become an integral part of the United States are still unclear. More so, it is a unique habitat with its own unique development system, including the judiciary. Puerto Rico is a dependent territory of the United States and has the status of "unincorporated organized territory”, which means that the area is under the control of the United States (and is not an integral part thereof), ...

Analysis of the Documentary Food, Inc. through the Lens of Ethical Theories and Ideas

Some may wonder whether the food choice is an ethical issue. After all, we make these choices at least three times a day and our individual decisions influence the global industry of food growth, production and processing. As Jones, Cardinal and Hayward remind us, we exist in society and are connected to other people. This is why our choices, in our case, the food choices, affect other people, and their decisions influence us as well (2006, p. 3). Various theories of ethics propose different ways of viewing the problems of food production and consumption and seek solutions in distinct ...

For this comparative research, we selected Spain and Germany, two countries of the European Union with similar political parliamentarian systems. Personification is a distinctive feature of presidentialism and it seems reasonable to examine to what extent this trend occurs in European parliamentary systems today.

The position of political leaders in parliamentary systems is different from the position occupied by them in the presidential republics. Lijphart identifies three characteristics that distinguish essentially presidentialism and parliamentarianism (Lijphart, 2000). Firstly, in a presidential system the executive chief is elected directly by the electors by popular vote and therefore without legislative intervention, so ...

1. Citing class discussion and course readings, please critique the following passage: Our analysis suggests that democracies are more likely to be sensitive to the costs of terrorist attacks, to grant concessions to terrorists so as to limit future attacks, to be constrained in the ability to pursue a lengthy attritional campaign against an organization, but also to be under a greater pressure to do something Terrorism as we know it is a tactic, a tactic used by marginalized and disenfranchised groups to attempt to claw back some of the rights that they have lost or to try and ...

The American political system as it was formulated by the Founding Fathers and written down in the Constitution was based on a particularly eighteenth century vision of liberal government based on Enlightenment ideals. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights as a document is a great example of what the priorities and values of the Framers of the Constitution were. The values of the Framers which they fought a war against Great Britain over basically centered around the belief in limited government, the decentralization of power and the separation of powers combined with a system of checks and balances. ...

The principle of separation of powers is one of the oldest at common law, having been enunciated by John Locke in his Constitutional theory. In his treatise, Civil Government, he argued that it would be a wrong for the same person to have law making powers and the powers to execute the same law. According to him, such powers were vested in the same institution or group of persons, there would be a great temptation of such individuals to use such powers to their own benefit and also to exempt themselves from their application. This principle was later modified ...

Introduction

American founding fathers were brave, noble and great as they pioneered the drafting of the America Constitution. America government has over the years suffered from a series of problems that proves the need for a new constitution. There is the urgent need for amending the constitution while maintaining its legal, ethical, and moral structure. Over 224 years since the ratification of the America Constitution, several amendments have emerged, and only 27 of these changes were approved and included in the constitution. Depending on the challenges faced in the 21st century ranging from corruption and poor leadership the constitution should ...

Ethical oil: Choose your poison

Oil from both the Canadian sand fields and from the Middle East is tainted one way or another. Oil from the Middle East is tainted in the essence that not only do these countries have poor human right standards, also some are known to be outright supporters of terrorist activities. Oil from the Canadian sand fields on the hand pollutes the environment and changes the ecosystem hence making climate change a reality in addition to destroying livelihoods that are dependent on the environment. From an ethical standpoint, these two are both unethical. As far as consumers are concerned, oil ...

Any crime in the society will flourish if the deterrence or punishment for that particular crime is not strong and effective. Crimes always boom in the face of less harsh punishments and penalties which provide the initiative to criminals to continue their work. Child trafficking and abduction have been carried out in almost all countries and regions of the world, especially those where poverty and high population rates have existed. Even though there is ample awareness on the matter today, a large number of babies and children are abducted and sold off to various people in lieu of a ...

1. Marbury v. Madison Marbury v. Madison was a significant case in the history of the United States. It was an important case because the Supreme Court affirmed its position as the only state organ charged with the responsibility of reviewing decisions made by the executive and the judiciary. The judgement was delivered by Chief Justice John Marshal in 1803.The case had a vital role in ensuring that the Judiciary was a respected arm of government, just as the legislature and the executive. William Marbury was voted and declared as the peace justice of the country’s capital at ...

The Table

Cover page. Abstract History Contradictions Opinion Policy Recommendation References Abstract Corruption is a social, political, and economic vice that causes economic problems due to mismanagement of public resources (Girling, 2002, p.81). Corruption in Venezuela rates among the highest standards in the world due to its prevalence in the society. The country ranks among the top 20 most corrupt nations in the world; it is position eight in the ranking. Seventy-five percent of the Venezuelans believe that corruption is widespread in the government hence difficult to eliminate. Protests witnessed in 2014 cited corruption as the main reason for their discontentment ...

Golub, Mark. "Plessy as "Passing": Judicial Responses to Ambiguously Raced Bodies in Plessy v. Ferguson." Law & Society Review, 39, no. 3 (2005): 563-600.

Synopsis

Homer Plessy’s decision to purchase a ticket as a white man, and to later confess that he is indeed black, was part of “a test case” conducted by the Creole community of New Orleans. As per the terms of the Louisiana Separate Car Act of 1890, Caucasians and persons of African descent were subject to traveling in different railway cars to serve the purposes of racial segregation. In the article, Golub quotes Plessy’ ...

The Fair Sentencing Act

On August 3, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, for the first time in the History of the U.S (Grindle, 2010). This law was a response to the then claims of racial biases of the law in convicting drug dealers. This Act established new quantity thresholds, which were meant to trigger statutory mandatory minimum and maximum penalties for offenses related to cocaine. By so doing, this law amended the Controlled Substance Act and the controlled import and export of substance. This new law saw to it that the quantities of cocaine that ...

Introduction

Lush is an organic cosmetic providing business that started its operations in 1994. The primary products of the company are directed at young women, and the core area of expertise is skin care products. Lush is a British company headquartered in Poole. The motivation behind the formation of the company was to use natural ingredients and organic materials for the production of handmade skin care products and essential oils. The company has thrived with this idea and now maintains a global presence in more than forty countries around the world. The firm has more than 650 stores and distributes ...

The issue of privacy is important and is even protected by the constitution. The government doesn't have any right to curtail or interfere with an individual’s privacy, unless in exceptional circumstances when the privacy has information relating to national security (Cate & H, F. 818). The primary objective of the government is the protection of its citizens even when at times unconventional methods have to be applied. The privacy of an individual doesn’t hold water when matters of national security come into play. The technological world has made tremendous developments and the technology of encryption is being applied ...

Judicial Philosophy, Activism and Restraint

Judicial philosophy is defined as the way a prosecutor or judge interprets and understands the law. The laws that are followed around the world are considered to be universal but some have reservations when it comes to certain cases under unique circumstances. In scenarios like this, the judge would investigate and determine the real meaning of the written law and find out the real intent of why it is written. There are two main types of philosophy which is essential in decision making – the judicial activism and judicial constraint (The American Prospect n.p). Judicial activism is very much in ...

INTRODUCTION

Ethical violations occur in every business field, and the criminal justice system in no different. News reports are not scant concerning individuals in law enforcement, corrections and the courts who have violated ethical codes. Ethical codes exist in the criminal justice field to not only protect the official, but also to protect the public. When an individual in the field of criminal justice violates an ethical code, typically, many people are affected, and it does not matter if the violation was intentional or unintentional, or real or simply alleged.

FACTS

Judge John P. Contini, a judge in Broward County Florida, ...

The federal court system of the United States has been divided into 94 federal judicial districts in order to efficiently dispense federal justice. The physical extent of the powers of each judiciary is not necessarily bound by state borders or borders of any specific kind, but is decided by Congress (“Court Role and Structure”). For example, the District of Wyoming has jurisdiction over all of Yellowstone National Park, including the areas of the park that are located in Montana and Idaho. Another example is that of New Jersey, where the physical extent of the jurisdiction includes Camden, Newark, and ...

The constitution emerged to create a structured society through the creation of a stable system of government and protection of individuals’ powers. It creates three branches of government with different responsibilities and mandates that complement each other in achieving the government objectives. The legislature has a responsibility of making laws, the executive implements the laws, while the judiciary undertakes their interpretation (Cox, 1987, p.42). The Constitution regulates the powers of these branches so that none is superior to the other, but rather work in harmony. It also outlines the powers of the federal government such as printing money, controlling ...

Article Critique

2010 State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section. The Advocate Winter 2010 The article relates to the First Amendment of the Constitution in regards to religion and liberty. The main purpose of this defense debate is to explain how you cannot have liberty without justice. Justice cannot be complete without the liberty of society. These two go together to form a just legal system. If you eliminate one factor, then the other factor will not hold up or succeed. An ideal judiciary in the U.S. would consist of the judges who are elected stay in their positions because they reflect ...

The research problem will be to investigate whether the patrimonial political systems of Singapore and South Korea are democracies that surpass their liberal Western analogues in terms of national growth and even democratization in some ways. It appears that, contrary to the popular misperception, democracy is not necessarily a lack of restraint and complete discretion or at least a range of freedom like the right to media. Sometimes, states like Singapore being low on resources and facing external threats decide on less liberal norms and behaviors bordering on authoritarianism in specific aspects. Regulated merit-based selection practices and disciplining norms ...

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Introduction

Neoliberalism is both an economic and political ideology which proposes a new way in which states are restricted from interfering with the economic affairs and general day to day dealings of their private citizens. This concept was developed by Adam Smith in 1770 when he posited that government should not be allowed to be involved in the economy of the country and initially it was called liberalism. This stance borrowed heavily from the laissez faire principle which required that traders should be let free to negotiate their own terms of engagement. Adam’s conception was challenged in ...

Constitutions define principles guarding a society or suggest a political goal that a society envisions to achieve. Constitutions are more than a platform where structure; authority and responsibility of government institutions are defined (Krasner 87). They also portray essential political, economic and power relations by the culture, values and interest of the group that created it. Also, the events of the period in which the document was written contributed enormously to its content. Definition of the relationship between those in government and the citizens is also available in the Constitution and the limit of their practices clearly defined. This ...

Abstract

One of the most significant milestone that has been done for the United States’ civil rights platform is enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. These rights were enacted on July 2nd, 1964. It is through these rights that the rights of civil servants in the United States were assured of protection against such discriminations based on their sex, race, and religion, place of origin or color of their skin. This paper will in detail examine the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The paper will in detail elaborate on the meaning and significance of the Act as well ...

The 16th century exploits of Christopher Columbus and his men did not only bring about social, cultural and political clashes that created the United States, it also led to the process that resulted in the emergence of the state of Mexico. Mexico is an enigma of a country to the south of the United States border whose recent political, economic and social transformations have been overshadowed by its complex relations with the more prosperous United States. This country profile seeks to examine the history and current state of Mexico. It also explores and analyzes political culture, geography, demography, political ...

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The three arms of government comprise of the legislature, executive, and judiciary. The House of Representatives and the Senate ...

Upon consideration of the facts surround the situation in the country, namely after a period of colonial rule it has gained independence, but as a result of colonial rule the existing tensions between the new nation’s three ethnic minorities were aggravated; the most effective type of constitution would most likely be one based on the U.S. Constitution. After its independence from the United Kingdom was obtained, the U.S. was not unlike the current situation in country. There were a number of independent “states” that had not lived together lived together as a nation before and had developed widely ...

The story “The Jest that leads to disaster” is a Chinese short story that addresses the ways in which people make jokes and the dire impact that these jokes can have on people’s lives. These jokes can leads to a number of disasters. The persons who have made the jokes or who are the recipients of these jokes are often left to face these deadly consequences. This stems from the Huaben or Huapen genre which is a reflection of the Chinese narrative type that features a short and a long story within one story. But, these two stories ...

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Collaborative Governance is never a neophyte concept. Some sectors call it a public and private partnership. Other people term it government and non-government cooperation. Business-oriented people likewise name it as profit and non-profit coordination. Be it a partnership, cooperation, coordination, or the likes, one thing is certain, that it is collaboration. However, if there is one thing in this idea that should be given more emphasis, it would be the governance since this is the primary goal of the collaboration. In Chapter 24 of the book The Oxford Handbook of Public Policies, two economists, John Donahue and ...

I have never found so rich a culture than that of ours, the Navajo Native American culture. I take pride in writing about our own race because it is an opportunity for us to let other people know our history, our beliefs, our culture, our religion, and our government. There are other Native Americans in the State of Arizona and in some other states, but our own tribe is what interests me the most, for obvious reasons.

Our History

Decades back, our ascendants originally occupied considerable segments of the State of Colorado. However, due to progress and constant battles with the ...

Introduction

The Constitution states that due process shall be and should be observed at all times, either in criminal or civil cases. Due process can either be substantive or procedural. Substantive due process is contained in several branches of law and refers to the government’s interference with an individual’s exercise of rights. Usually, it involves acts, matters or issues which society deems controversial. Examples of issues that have to be settled with substantive due process is the allowance or prohibition of abortion, same sex marriage and any form of state regulation which involves potentially or in any way ...

Summary and review of the articles. 1) Winter vs. Natural Resources Defense Council. The crux of the case between Winter, the Secretary of the Navy of the United States, and the NRDC consists in the fact that the United States Navy badly needed to use mid-frequency active sonars in order to properly conduct marine trainings off the Californian coast. Plaintiffs, activists for the defense of nature, opposed this claiming that using the indicated devices harms marine mammals of which there are 37 unique species in that part of the ocean. The case was taken to the District Court who ...

For a long period, Turkey has struggled with the move to join the European Union. However, the increasingly reducing democratic space in Turkey limits their chances of joining the EU. There have been massive crackdowns of protests, mega corruption scandals, purge on police and the judiciary, together with the economic slowdown. Despite several years of positive economic growth and expanded democratic space, Turkey is seemingly slipping backwards. The current prime minister is massively involved in reallocation of hundreds of policeman and prosecutors together with greater control of the judiciary that tends to limit Turkey democratic developments. With such moves, ...

Introduction

Impeachment refers to a political trail that is conducted in order to remove the President of the United States from office. “In American Constitution, the term impeachment refers to a trail initiated by the House of Representatives and conducted by the Senate” (p. 654). In other words, the House decides whether or not there are grounds to impeach the President and the Senate conducts the trial in order to discover a verdict. Impeachment is not something that has happened a lot throughout history. In fact, Congress has only had serious discussions of impeachment for three presidents: Andrew, Johnson, Richard ...

Abstract

This paper examines the criminal justice system of the United States and how it operates. It commences with a review of the judicial system of America and proceeds to examine government policies and how they have been utilized to deal with crime. Evidence shows that there is a challenge of defining an objective system of criminal justice in the Unite,d States, since the Bill of Rights ensures the utilization of juries. This opens the floodgates to various inefficiencies that can compromise the true elements of cases. A review of the OJ Simpson case shows that the criminal justice ...