In camera: it is a Latin term which in literal sense means “in chambers” i.e. within the judicial chamber or judge’s courtroom. Proceedings which are done within the chamber of a judge in order to create privacy of the matter being involved is known as Incamera proceedings. According to Black’s Law dictionary incamera proceedings implies “In chambers; in private. A cause is said to be heard in camera either when the hearing is had before the judge in his private room or when all spectators are excluded from the court-room” . Also according to the legal dictionary in camera proceedings means “confidential, out of public view.”
Previously, it was allowed to all spectators to come, hear and watch the court proceedings going on. But things changed after the amendment being made in year 1976 which brought out the concept of in camera proceedings.
In Naresh vs State of Maharashtra, Judge made a statement that “Long ago Plato observed in his laws that the citizen should attend and listen attentively to the trials. Hegel in his Philosophy of Right maintained that judicial proceedings must be public since the aim of the Court is justice, which is a universal belonging to all, save in exceptional cases, the proceedings of a Court of justice should be
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For victims, they will be able to tell all their grievances to the court as they will not have any fear of society, also by this they can get better legal assistance. For accused, it will help him in the process of rehabilitation, as society will accept him after he has been released, as incamera proceedings does not tell the society that “how he did the crime”. Take the recent example, juvenile being accused in Delhi rape case, if that has been done incamera proceedings has he might have not faced this much aggression from the society, even his village in which he was residing is not accepting him. So, incamera proceeding help in
The court room procedures are in place to protect the victim/ state as well as the accused. The court room procedures are also important
A system of law in America that we believe to find justice every time does it exists? Well many times we have seen suspects get away with a crime and the victims know what happened and justice wasn’t achieved. The court, in the case of Sibyl Danforth coming to court for manslaughter came to the proper conclusion and found justice in the trial of Sibyl Danforth vs. the State of Vermont. In some court room’s justice isn’t always found.
Finally, it reflects the constitutionally entrenched right to seek justice in the Courts and their role in upholding the rule of law. II. Background In November, 2004, armed officers forcibly entered the appellants’
This case began in 1963 and ended in 1966 when the Supreme Court ruled that all detained criminal suspects should be informed of their constitutional rights to an attorney and against self incrimination. In this case, the Supreme Court implemented a few of the foundations of democracy to come to a verdict such as the one in this case which was to ensure that the rights of every
From 1607 to the year before the Declaration of Independence, democratic society had been developing in the colonies over time through specific events. From religion to politics to social class, people looking to change the their lifestyle has done so with their own ideals in mind. Both the Zenger case of 1734 and Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676 are examples of people who found the government unjust taking matters into their own hands. While Bacon was more violent in his efforts compared to Zenger in his methods, both contributed to the development of a more democratic society in the colonies, and distancing from the monarchy of their matriarch. Nathaniel Bacon was the leader in a rebellion against what he deemed an unjust government.
This system is meant to empower victims since their actions are not taken seriously in a court of law and form a procedure for repartitions without any lawyers (Hyde & Quest, 2012, page 293). The victim meets with her offender and they have an extensive counseling session. This technique may see unorthodox but it holds the defendant responsible for his actions and could be therapeutic. Another conflict of this case was that Brock Turner not only spent a short amount of time paying for his crime but he never took ownership.
Overall, eliminating ethical dilemmas. And defendants are not longer encouraged to
Cameras became the new cell phone recorders would take their cameras everywhere with them. It got so bad that they had to ban them from federal courtrooms. (para)(O.J. Simpson Case) As stated in the content above Orenthal James Simpson was found not guilty of any crime. Although O.J. won by not being convicted, but he also lost due to him losing most of his money to the lawyers who helped him.
com/Plagiarism_CheckExecutions Should Be Televised In Zachary Shemtob and David Lats essay “Executions Should Be Televised”, it is talking about allowing executions to be made for the public to see. Nowadays these executions are only made for some specifics to watch. One of the few people who can watch are the press.
Having a video for a case will be a great evidence to prove someone is guilty or innocent. Not only its very helpful towards a case but it will also show the police officers behavior towards other people. It will also help citizens attitude and behavior towards the officers or people Even though it will invade their privacy but this will help maintain a good condition towards the
It helps to give punishments that fit the crimes. Which, protect people from government
Alex Frost Values: Law & Society 9/23/2014 The Hollow Hope Introduction and Chapter 1 Gerald Rosenberg begins his book by posing the questions he will attempt to answer for the reader throughout the rest of the text: Under what conditions do courts produce political and social change? And how effective have the courts been in producing social change under such past decisions as Roe v. Wade and Brown v. Board of Education? He then works to define some of the principles and view points 'currently' held about the US Supreme court system.
The victim deserves similar level of protection and attention from the court like that of an accused i.e. a victim 's interests need to be balanced vis-à-vis that of accused. Victims of crime go through mental and physical trauma and suffer throughout their lives , as there place in the society changes. A victim is certainly entitled to reparation, restitution and safeguards of his rights and criminal justice would look hollow if justice is not done to the victim of the crime. In recent years, the Legislature and the judiciary have taken gradual steps to develop the necessary principles by which appropriate compensation could be paid to the victims of crimes. The gradual shift in the approach of the Supreme Court is a positive sign but other organs i.e. the government and the legislature have to make conscious efforts to consider the rights of the victims.
The shortcoming of this approach is that it is not appropriate for more serious crimes such as rape and murder, because in cases like those, most of the time there is nothing that offenders can do to restore the loss or make things right The benefit of this approach is that all parties who are involved get the chance to face each other. The victims get an opportunity to be directly involved in the process and get a chance to respond to the crime committed against them. The offender becomes aware of how their offense has impacted the victim, and this in turn allows the offender to take responsibility and to apologize or show remorse to their wrong doings. Through the process healing is promoted to all the parties involved, the offender might be required to pay for the harm caused.
Topic: Surveillance cameras in public places such as malls and streets are a great idea to increase security against criminals and not a breach of privacy. Proposition: Persuade the people to support the use of CCTV in public places which can increase the presence of security in that particular area. Specific Objectives: - To discuss the uses of CCTV specifically on security and crime prevention; - To explain that “lawful” use of CCTV cameras do not violate one’s right to privacy; and - To encourage people to support the use of CCTV in the country. I.