Wrrite an essay of between 800-1,000 words describing the role of The Supreme Court of Mauritius. In 1850 the Supreme Court o f Mauritius was created and vested with the same power, authority and jurisdisction as The High Court in England. It is recognised as the highest court of Justice in the hierarchy of courts and it stands above District Courts, Bail and Remand Court (BRC), the Juvenile Court, the Court of Rodrigues, the visiting Magistrates for Agalega, the Intermediate Court and the Industrial
The judicial branch of Canada has played one of the most unique roles in history due to their shaping of Canada. The decisions rendered by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (hereby referred to as the JCPC) and the Supreme Court of Canada impacted the values of Canadian citizens. These decisions were often contradictory and exposed the legal system as flawed, inflexible and stubborn. Throughout the decades the judiciary sought to maintain rules crafted by the Fathers of Confederation
The term judicial review is nothing but the procedure of examining the three wings actions such as legislative, executive and administrative law. Additional judicial review also analyze whether such actions are consistent with the constitution of the country.The doctrine of judicial review has acquired different nuances during the course of its evolution in UK, USA, and India. Its origins can be traced to UK which has no written Constitution. It has become firmly established in USA with a written
Parliamentarians and Judges. Material Sources, for example, Westlaw; Lexis; Law reports and lastly authoritative sources which include Statutes; Judicial precedent/cases. This essay will focus on Judicial Precedent and its importance by discussing firstly, what it consists of, the advantages and disadvantages and finally whether it is the most important source of law. Judicial Precedent is a source of law, in which the court follows a decision that has already been made in a similar case. Precedent is made
developed, expanded and retracted in various jurisdictions over the past century. In public decision making, reasonableness particularly relates to judicial review, and the actions, events or otherwise which lead a public body to arrive at a particular decision rather the decision itself. It is of great importance that reasonableness is applied to public bodies in order to control the exercise of power and to prevent arbitrary and unfair decisions. In this essay, we will examine
The separation of powers is a doctrine often described as the trias politica principle and it involves the allocation of powers to the three branches, namely the legislature, the executive and the judiciary and how the function between them. In this essay I have to explain and critically analyse the doctrine of the separation of powers as it applies to the UK Constitution.
on principles of judicial adjudication and other issues relating to the Indian judiciary. Notably, my article ‘Judicial Activism in India: Is it Against the Flow of Democracy?’ was selected as the only student-authored chapter in the edited book ‘Democracy in India: Current Debates and Emerging Challenges’ (2015, forthcoming). This article analysed the importance of judicial restraint in the context of adjudicating policy questions and suggested a more righteous form of judicial activism. But the
I. INTRODUCTION Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you consume the righteous with the wicked? What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it? What if ten are found there?" He [The Lord] said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake." In criminal law the principle that is followed is that it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer. Therefore, all criminal processes are aimed to ensure
and those in authority, there is no judicial legislation contrary to the rule of law. This in essence means that the rule of law is meant to keep individuals ‘in check’ under the law to guide against abuse of power. This essay would be discussing the ways in which the rule of law influences primary legislation as it acts as a guideline for government officials. Succeeding paragraphs would portray the importance of the rule of law acting as a guideline for judicial officials. The rule of law has
Comparative Analysis Jiacheng Xu English3003 In most jurisdictions, matrimonial or family law oversees the domestic relations and matters of the family. This law advocates for the continuous payment of some amount of money for the sake of a child's financial benefit as a result of a failed marriage, divorce or an end of a relationship between the two parents. In most cases, child support sets in scenarios of single parenthood. Rebecca M. Blank's "Absent Fathers: Why Don't We Ever