The role of this branch is to consider, debate and decide whether proposed bills should be made into a formal law. ... Their role is to hear cases before the court and make a decision about whether to apply the law or not. ... The role that the Treaty of Waitangi plays in the constitution is very ambiguous. ... The main arguments for leaving the role of the Treaty the same are that the Treaty no longer reflects the multinational country that New Zealand has become. ... As Dame Silvia Cartwright said, "If we are to make changes to our constitution to reflect the role of the Treaty, it is import...

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Some legal commentators have argued that the most important characteristics of the U.S. legal system are its common law heritage and origins, the role of its written Constitution, and the federal-state division of power. ... In this respect, I concur with the assertion that among the fundamental characteristics that define the legal system of the United States of America entail: the role played by the written constitution, the federal division of power, and its common law heritage and origins. ... Under U.S. legal regime, other than The doctrine that judges are bound and essentially have expli...

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As a result of a survey this essay aims to provide information on the public perception of the judiciary, the role of the public in the judicial process and the judiciary's relationship with society, focusing mainly on criminal law. ... The perceptions or opinions of these people can quite often be critical and scrutinizing of the judiciary without them fully knowing exactly what role the judiciary plays in society. ... Judges have an incredibly difficult role to fulfill and the public's criticisms only make it harder for them to perform. ... Issues will remain where judges have be...

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It is the role of Parliament to pass English law in the form of statutes and the judges role in the legal process is to apply these statutes to cases and in order to do this they need to interpret the statute. ... The ECJ is the European Court of Justice, it is a judicial arm of the European Community based in Luxembourg, and its role is to ensure that the interpretation and application of E.U law is observed. ... The ECJ not only has the role of interpreting an issue of E.U law but also to question the adequacy and applicability of national law, with regards to it being comp...

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The victim is almost always given a nonessential role within the framework of the legal process. ... Christie does not provide a resolution to the case, rather he focuses on the process which he describes using five characteristics: 1) the conflicting parties are in the centre of the room and are the focus of everyone's attention; 2) they are surrounded by loved ones who know the situation and the parties involved; 3) there is a general audience who occasionally participates, but does not dominate; 4) the judges involved play a minimal role; and 5) No reporters attended, they were all the...

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raises the issue of the branches" relationship with each other, as well as their roles in regards to law. Each branch, and its role, is framed by the constitution, in order to prevent the invalidation of the United States government through tyranny. ... The question of each branch's role in regards to the law is explicit in the third question. While the legislature's role has been solidly defined, the Executive and Judicial branches are by definition equally as important. ... Each fulfills a role in the execution of the law. ...

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In theory the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) now plays that role but to what extent it will serve as an effective check and balance remains to be seen. In the United States the written constitution does play this role. ... It has the following key features: (i) It is a written document which has its origins in John Locke's notion of - Limited government' (a) laws are written and knowable (b) the property rights of citizens take precedent over government (ii) Madisonian Model rests on federal government with three ...

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Barristers are eligible to be appointed as senior counsel or be made judges, if they have attained a level of recognition and seniority. 3) The jury's role Jury's are only used in the higher courts in more sensitive issues and not generally in the local and/or district courts. ... The jury's role is to be the adjudicators of matters of fact, as opposed to the judge, who is the adjudicator of matters of law. ... The number of jurors involved in civil trials varies from state to state. 4) People's roles in the court A lawyer is a term used to describe a person who is ...

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While the judicial branch is depicted as the "weakest " of the three branches, the judiciary, however, plays a vital role within our government. ... Without the role of the judiciary, both the legislative and executive branch would pass laws that they believe are constitutional when in reality, they are not. ... This is because the judiciary's main role is to declare action and laws as unconstitutional. ...

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1) Courts play an essential role within the Criminal Justice system here in America. ... International activity has also play a role in the United States court systems. ... Both of these men are prime examples of how this international activity plays it's role within the United States court systems. ...

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A good citizen is a person that adequately fulfills the role to follow his/hers expectations of what is considered a good citizen. ... Whereas, being an engaged citizen emphasizes a more absolute role of involvement community actions citizenship. ... "An engaged citizen emphasizes a more assertive role for citizen and a broader definition of the elements of citizenship to include social concerns and the welfare of others " (Dalton 5). ...

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Despite sweeping language regarding "threats to peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression", the role of the United Nationsin the enforcement of international law is quite limited. ... The role of the Security Council is to enforce that part of international law that is either created or encompassed by the Charter of the United Nations. ... Hence by virtue of both its constitutional limitations and the exercise of sovereign prerogatives by its members, the security council's role as a sanctioning device in international law is sharply restricted. ...

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The three branches of the federal government have experienced many shifts in power since the writing of the Constitution. Despite the original intentions of the founders, certain branches have found ways to stretch their powers beyond the boundaries laid out in the Constitution. When a branch takes ...

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Woman accepted the definition that an important role that they play is mother and it is important to be in control of ones own body. Once they had choices about life roles, they came to feel they had the right to choose abortion to run their own lives. ...

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is an independent Commonwealth statutory authority whose role is to enforce the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and a range of additional legislation, promoting competition, fair trading and regulating national infrastructure for the benefit of all Australians. ... Their role complements that of state and territory consumer affairs agencies who administer mirror consumer protection legislation in their jurisdictions, and the policy work of The Treasury's Competition and Consumer Policy Division....

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Unlike the Lochner case where the advocates for the working law mostly stressed the material danger to health of employees, the Justice emphasized more on the limited role and disadvantaged position of women in the Muller case. The dominant ideology was that the primary role of women was merely to produce babies and keep the health of the offspring instead of working. ...

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Diane points to her numerous managerial roles within the company and her ability to be "a team player" as the main basis for her promotion. ... Her failure to do so in the situation with the vice president of marketing position could have played a large role in the reasoning behind Larry's promotion. ...

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The only way a Sierra Leonean woman can possibly gain status through marriage is as their role as a mother. ... Furthermore, the International Humanitarian Law has played a vital role in women acquiring their rights as individuals. ... Discrimination played a major role in the fact that women were given no say. ...

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The state legislature went in and revised current laws so that it would do away with gender roles. ... Johnson said "My dissent form the majority's mandate is grounded on the government's limited interest in dictating public morals outside the scope of police power, and the differing roles of the judicial and legislative branches in our tripartite system of government ." ... Granting benefits and protections to same sex couples through a system of civil unions will provide due respect for tradition and long standing social institutions, and will permit adjustment as unanticipated...

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On the other hand, the government just had to play the role of protecting the civilization to make it meaningful and successful.[2] The second argument that shows Fukuzawa was Eurocentric is that he saw China and Korea in the same way as European did. ... Fukuzawa was one of the first experts on the West in modern Japan, who was generally looked on positively as having played an important role in the modernization of late 19th-century Japan. ...

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[COMMENT: Aristotle's main political principle is that the state has a paternalistic role, to look after the well-being of the citizens by making and keeping them good. Such paternalism is at odds with contemporary liberal conceptions of the function of the state, according to which its role is allow its citizens to pursue their own good as they see it, and to dictate how they are to live only to the extent of prohibiting them from harming others; for an expression of this position, see for example John Stuart Mill's On Liberty. ...

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Unconstitutionality refers to the fact that the judiciary are overstepping their theoretical constitutional role by actually making law rather than restricting themselves to the role of simply applying it. ...

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In other words, by enforcing this concept we would be promoting the principle of engagement, in which the primary parties affected by the offense (victims, offenders and witnesses) would be given significant roles in the justice process. ... Although human resources could potentially be involved in the case, it would be a great idea having the manager, the actual leader and role model of the workplace, to intervene and solve their differences by talking and expressing how they feel about the situation. ...

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Throughout history "Civil Disobedience" has played a significant role in many of the social reforms that we all take for granted today, reforms such as the abolition of slavery, civil rights movement, and anti-war movements. ... Playing a significant role in many of the social reforms that took place in the United States, including the abolition of slavery, civil rights movement, and anti-war movement, civil disobedience is still used in today's society for people whose demands and needs goes beyond politics or the government's laws. ...

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Samuel Adams included a set of principles that played an important role in the American Constitution. ... This was known as Shay's Rebellion and it played a role in the constitutional development. ...

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