The Changing Face of U.S. CourtsDIANE Publishing, 2003 - 47 pages |
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... of the people enshrined in the Constitution. Many aspects of the U.S. legal system, such as its adversarial nature and trial by jury, have been enduring features of the courts from the beginning. But the Founding Fathers knew that the ...
... of the people enshrined in the Constitution. Many aspects of the U.S. legal system, such as its adversarial nature and trial by jury, have been enduring features of the courts from the beginning. But the Founding Fathers knew that the ...
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... U.S. Courts, is generally based on grounds of judi- cial independence rather than separation of powers. This set of governmental divisions and lay- ers is clearly and purposefully inefficient. The men who wrote the U.S. Constitution ...
... U.S. Courts, is generally based on grounds of judi- cial independence rather than separation of powers. This set of governmental divisions and lay- ers is clearly and purposefully inefficient. The men who wrote the U.S. Constitution ...
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... of the U.S. Constitu- tion. The state courts are authorized by law to decide cases involving state statutes and viola- tions of the state constitution, violations of most federal statutes and of the U.S. Constitution, and claims under ...
... of the U.S. Constitu- tion. The state courts are authorized by law to decide cases involving state statutes and viola- tions of the state constitution, violations of most federal statutes and of the U.S. Constitution, and claims under ...
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... United States is rooted in the nation's origins. The Founding Fathers had one thing in common—a deep distrust of the poten- tial for the abuse of power by rulers. Therefore, the Constitution was written to ensure the Unit- ed States ...
... United States is rooted in the nation's origins. The Founding Fathers had one thing in common—a deep distrust of the poten- tial for the abuse of power by rulers. Therefore, the Constitution was written to ensure the Unit- ed States ...
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... on the individual judges themselves . The area where increased media coverage has caused U.S. courts the greatest concern is the pretrial news coverage in a criminal case . The difficulty is that the U.S. Constitution sometimes pits the ...
... on the individual judges themselves . The area where increased media coverage has caused U.S. courts the greatest concern is the pretrial news coverage in a criminal case . The difficulty is that the U.S. Constitution sometimes pits the ...
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Page 21 - What is he, how has he become what he is, and what had best be done in his interest and in the interest of the state to save him from a downward career.
Page 5 - The opinions expressed in the journals do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the US government. The US Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and continued accessibility of Internet sites linked to herein; such responsibility resides solely with the publishers of those sites. Articles may be reproduced and translated outside the United States unless the articles carry explicit copyright restrictions on such use.
Page 22 - There is much evidence that some juvenile courts, including that of the District of Columbia, lack the personnel, facilities and techniques to perform adequately as representatives of the State in a parens patriae capacity, at least with respect to children charged with law violation. There is evidence, in fact, that there may be grounds for concern that the child receives the worst of both worlds; that he gets neither the protections...
Page 22 - Unfortunately, loose procedures, high-handed methods and crowded court calendars, either singly or in combination, all too often, have resulted in depriving some juveniles of fundamental rights that have resulted in a denial of due process.
Page 22 - Gerald's adjudication hearing: the right to notice of the charges, the right to counsel, the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, the...
Page 21 - State" means any State, territory, or possession of the United States, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico...
Page 5 - Embassy or at the editorial offices: Editor, issues of Democracy, Democracy and Human Rights—IIP/T/DHR, US Department of State, 301 4th Street, SWWashington, DC. 20547, United States of America. email: ejdemos@pd.state.gov...
Page 37 - Publicity is an evil substitute, and the art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, every year adds to its potency and to the finality of its judgments. The hand that rules the press, the radio, the screen and the far-spread magazine, rules the country; whether we like it or not, we must learn to accept it.
Page 20 - ... backwards into the Nineteenth Century. In that era there were no juvenile proceedings, and a child was tried in a conventional criminal court with all the trappings of a conventional criminal trial.
Page 21 - Delinquent child", a child between seven and seventeen who violates any city ordinance or town by-law or who commits any offence against a law of the commonwealth.