Sentences with phrase «functioning judicial system»

The role of Limited Scope Retainer services I support limited scope retainer services because they are essential to ensuring a properly functioning judicial system.

Consequently, for a judge not to allow defense voir dire / cross examination questioning of a prosecution witness before a damning exhibit is allowed into evidence, presents not only a Due Process issue but also a possible perception of pro-prosecutorial bias of the judge, whether or not that bias exists, at least in the eyes of laypeople watching the trial, when a critical element of a sufficiently functioning judicial system is for the public to perceive judges as following their oaths of office.

By the 1830s, Upper Canada had a fully - functioning judicial system including superior, county and district courts, a court of equity (called the Court of Chancery), and a small claims court (called Division Court).

(You know the sort...» you immediately surrender title in fee simple to every thought that passes through your head beginning six weeks before you sign this agreement and ending when your state of brain death is confirmed by three qualified neurologists of our choosing and hired at your estate's expense, and if you cease doing business with us, we reserve the right to enjoin you from ever working in your field again in any country with a functioning judicial system»... that kind of thing.)

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Effective government, says our Constitution, must have a system of checks and balances, divided and, to some degree, autonomous branches with executive, legislative, and judicial functions.

While much of East Asia has adopted Western civil and common law legal systems, only a few countries have fully functioning systems of constitutional judicial review.

Reprieve for the victims would be a functioning and credible judicial system, but that is none - existence in Somalia.

Decisional independence is the cornerstone of a properly functioning judicial and quasi-judicial system.

Powers relating to judicial system encompassing function of the AG.

In the Federal Court system, prothonotaries — full judicial officers who exercise many of the powers and functions of judges — are employed, at a pay rate of about 70 per cent of what superior court judges make.

Judicial independence is obviously a bedrock of our legal system, required to ensure the autonomy and function of the courts without outside interference.

Incorporation of foreign and international rules and principles will require skills of synthesis and distinguishing that are distinct from traditional domestic legal reasoning, and they may require appreciation of important differences in foreign / international legal, political, or perhaps even cultural context.63 International legal rules often play a complex role in domestic law, presenting issues of interpretation and enforceability that do not easily fit within traditional domestic United States legislative, administrative, and judicial legal structures.64 Integration or application of rules from foreign nations may be even more complex, especially where those systems are substantially different from our own.65 Additionally, there may be discrepancies between the form and function of foreign or international law that affect their proper application.

The bill would consolidate judicial functions by eliminating the Probate, Family, and District Courts (click here for current court structure chart, courtesy of the NCSC Court Statistics Project) and «establish [ing] a unified court system under the administrative control of the Supreme Court.»

A Master of Legal Studies degree can help court administrators better understand the function of the judicial system, such as the process of complaint resolution, and the powers of the court, such as how a court oversees disputes and what a court can order to resolve them.

However, while the solution to the issues that face the judicial system is within reach with arbitration, in - house counsel at corporations have an important role to play in ensuring that the arbitration functions in an optimal way.

Their main function is to wrest control of property from the New York State judicial system.

Nevertheless, although that label does reflect what judicial tribunals do, it does not sufficiently reflect the fact that the important thing about the adjudicative functions of such tribunals is their status as an integral part of our justice system.

Paralegals serve an important function in our judicial system, providing cost - effective and professional services for simple and routine matters in litigation.

Anyone who is an officer of the federal judicial system authorized to perform judicial functions is a judge for the purpose of this Code.

Courts must follow the statutory procedures and standards in order to ensure proper functioning of the judicial system and fairness to litigants.

In the West Virginia Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure, «judge» is defined as anyone - whether or not a lawyer - who is an officer of a judicial system and who performs judicial functions, including but not limited to justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, circuit judges, family court judges, magistrates, mental hygiene commissioners, juvenile referees, special commissioners, and special Judicial Disciplinary Procedure, «judge» is defined as anyone - whether or not a lawyer - who is an officer of a judicial system and who performs judicial functions, including but not limited to justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, circuit judges, family court judges, magistrates, mental hygiene commissioners, juvenile referees, special commissioners, and special judicial system and who performs judicial functions, including but not limited to justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, circuit judges, family court judges, magistrates, mental hygiene commissioners, juvenile referees, special commissioners, and special judicial functions, including but not limited to justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, circuit judges, family court judges, magistrates, mental hygiene commissioners, juvenile referees, special commissioners, and special masters.

Response: The Secretary believes that such an approach would impose an unreasonable burden on covered entities and the judicial system and that greater flexibility is necessary to assure that the judicial and administrative systems function smoothly.

Over the next few years we saw dramatic developments in the administration of the legal system, including the re-incarnation of the ancient office of lord chancellor as a secretary of state with purely ministerial functions, and the creation of the Judicial Appointments Commission.

Professional Experience High Court of Gujarat (Gujarat, India) 10/1998 — 5/1999 Junior Clerk • Managed all mail correspondence as well as all document filing systems, maintaining an accurate register of all information flow while working closely with the computer operator with the government facility • Assisted various operational aspects of the judicial and administrative departments, performing numerous critical clerical functions to facilitate efficient operations and service execution • Applied relevant knowledge of related legal procedures with respect to document control and records maintenance • Aided management with various other duties as assigned

It is similar in function to the «grand jury» in the American judicial system.

The right of a private judicial system to function is conditioned by the law on its unequivocal commitment to due process and its capacity to fulfill that commitment.