... in the judicial process and the judiciary's relationship with society, focusing mainly on criminal law. The Collins Dictionary describes the judiciary as "the branch of Government concerned with justice and the legal system". (Harper Collins, 1995) The public is considered to be the population of a country and in this essay ... knowing exactly what role the judiciary plays in society. "It is the publics right to scrutinize and debate the conduct of our politicians" (The Australian, 2002) so perhaps this could be the case with judges as well. Problems that the public has with the judiciary...

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... Introduction United States law has used the doctrine of "discovery" to justify the takeover of Indian people and territory. In the same way Australian law has used the concept of "terra nullius," the legal myth that Australia had no previous owners. Today it is easy to see ... constitutional matters. Binnie gave one example: Indians had the right to surrender land. His statement was greeted with laughter, it was so absurd. The federal government had an "empty box" theory. A box of rights had been protected by section 35, but unfortunately the box was empty. Indians responded with ... s...

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