Essays on Legal Aid

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 ...

Introduction

The criminal justice system in the United States is complex and has a trove of advantages for the defendant in comparison to several other nations. The rights include the right to an attorney and the right to remain silent during a police interrogation. Apart from these rights, the process to find someone guilty and sentence that person is a tedious process. Unlike justice systems which rely on circumstantial evidence, the American Justice system insists on the presence of physical evidence to corroborate. In addition, a lengthy process ensures checkpoints in different areas to prevent convicting innocent people of crimes ...

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Members of the LGBT or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in 2016 probably are accepted more in society than even a decade ago. A research report published by the Pew Research Center in 2013 showed that over 55% Americans viewed LGBT members favorably which was a rise by almost 20% when compared to 2003. Lesbians were viewed slightly more favorably than gay men – 58% people had a favorable opinion about lesbians while only 55% had a favorable opinion about gay men. In contrast 92% of LGBT community felt that they had been accepted by society. In sharper contrast, ...

Introduction

There are diverse issues and concerns that need to be addressed regarding union leadership. There are issues regarding four (4) forms of political action, inclusion of women in top leadership position, and assistance provided by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. The current discourse hereby aims to provide responses to requirements shown in the following sections.

Statement of Petition to Union Leader

In one’s personal capacity as enabled by one’s educational background and work experiences, in conjunction with genuine interests, abilities, and competencies, it is hereby proposed that I should render volunteer work in political campaigns. As learned, political action ...

The sixth amendment to the United States Constitution is a simple aspect of the constitutional rights of the offenders. It means that if someone is charged with accusations for committing a serious crime and facing a punishment, he/she has the right to have a lawyer to assist in his/her defense. A very substantial part of this concept is if the individual cannot afford to hire such, the offender has to be offered a qualified counsel at public expense. The offender must be notified about this constitutional right at his/her detention along with the rest of the rights that are ...