For me, law is a way of life, it is a passion. Without the law, our communities and nation would a very different place. It is my opinion that if you are anyway involved with the law, you are providing a valuable public service which requires dedication. I want to help people in difficult situations; I want to give back to my community what it has given me. I find law very interesting. I enjoy it’s challenge especially criminal and family law.
In achieving a law degree, I understand that it will be challenging. However, I feel that my personality, skills and qualities prove that I am a student capable of meeting that challenge. I am a determined and passionate individual with my sights set on succeeding. I consider that studying 4 A-Levels and maintaining extra-curricular activities and a part-time job is evidence of this. I can prioritise; evident when I deal with the high
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In History, we study the impact of political pressures on the law – just like today. In the examination process, the skills of analysing and making informed decisions are essential to arrive at a reasoned conclusion. Through Government and Politics, we grasp how the law is formulated and developed and we make comparisons and analysis on the political role of the courts. English Literature, requires considerable independent reading, researching and analysis. English has taught me to identify the key elements in a question and research the different interpretations and critiques presented. Drama has helped me to develop my communication and listening skills. In this subject, group work is vital and this requires subtle and sensitive communication skills. It also gave me the confidence to express myself in a different way and I can see how this could translate to the courtroom. Outside of school, I have achieved up to Grade 8 in Drama with distinctions and I am currently working on my diploma which I hope to secure in the New
As I became more involved with campus life, I couldn’t find a way to immerse myself in preparing for a career in law. While I knew why I wanted a law degree, I couldn’t conceptualize what I wanted to do with it. Prior to college life, my familiarity with the legal system was by way of internships with judges and lawyers. Clearly, that traditional route perked my interest but not my passion. Living with the athletes affirmed my interest in their culture. I began to immerse myself in subjects surro...
Paralegals are professionals who assist or support lawyers with their work (Westwood College). Supporting qualified lawyers includes a variety of tasks. When an attorney’s case goes to court, paralegals prepare motions and pleadings, in addition to organizing and cataloguing relevant trial documents (Westwood College). Paralegals also locate and interview witnesses; conduct investigations; conduct legal research; and summarize depositions, interrogatories and testimony (The National Association of Legal Assistants). In addition, the Business and Professions Code Section 6450(a) states that “Tasks performed by a paralegal include, but are not limited to, case planning, development, and management; legal research; interviewing clients; fact gathering and retrieving information; drafting and analyzing legal documents; collecting, compiling, and utilizing technical information to make an independent decision and recommendation to the supervising attorney; and representing clients before a state or federal administrative agency if that representation is permitted by statute, court rule, or administrative rule or regulation” (Business and Professions Code Section 6450(a)).
[11] Ingam, T., The English Legal Process, 10th Edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) p.224. [12] Supra at note 2, p.1. [13] Id. [14] Id. [15] Spencer, J. R., Jackson’s Machinery of Justice, 8th Edition, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989). [16] Id.
The NSW Criminal Justice System is adequate when dealing with young offenders; however, like any legal system it does have its limitations. The NSW Criminal justice system does uphold the rights of the young offender by providing juveniles with special courts under the Childrens Court Act 1987 (NSW) by providing special protections under the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child; the recognising of culpability in regards to the age of the young offender by implementing doli incapax and by arranging a variety of diversionary programs and alternative punishments. However, the limitations of the NSW Criminal justice system in relation to young offenders is Doli Incapax in the The Childrens (Criminal Proceedings Act 1987) NSW which fails to recognise more serious offenders and The Young Offenders Act allowance for youth justice conferencing is not being cultivated for a wide enough range of offenders, leading the exclusion of some young offenders from the benefits that conferencing can offer.
In a conclusion , the sources of law mentioned as above have established the UK law of today which provide certainty , stability and flexibility . Moreover ,English Legal System is needed in today’s society as society needs a flexible yet strong legal system which can maintain public confidence , adapt to new changes and protect individual’s interest .
Outcomes of any kind of criminal case can alter the life and also standing of the person involved. When it comes to this type of case, liberty is at stake. That's why it's very important for an accused person to have the top criminal defense lawyer in his area who will win his case. But just like any other professionals, criminal attorneys have different personalities and clients should look for the one that has traits that shape and define a great lawyer. The choice of the right legal professional will affect the potential of winning a legal case. Listed here are the traits of a great criminal defense attorney.
When it comes to discuss English law, the fundamental point is known as case law, which means they do not have particular documents which describe and keep the law. Therefore, it is also called unwritten law, which is quite rare among western democratic countries. As mentioned, they do not have particular written document, though, there are still authority. There are eight sources of law, Case law, Acts of Parliament, Statutory Interpretation, Delegated Legislation, European law, Custom, Equity and Treaties . In this essay, if judicial precedent is the most important source of law will be analysed with suggesting three sources, judicial precedent, acts of parliament and delegated legislation.
Introduction This submission will discuss the problems created by the Doctrine of Judicial Precedent and will attempt to find solutions to them. Whereas, English Law has formed over some 900 years it was not until the middle of the 19th Century that the modern Doctrine was ‘reaffirmed’. London Tramways Co. Ltd V London County Council (1898). Law is open to interpretation, all decisions made since the birth of the English Legal System, have had some form of impact whether it is beneficial or not The term ‘Judicial Precedent’ has at least two meanings, one of which is the process where Judges will follow the decisions of previously decided cases, the other is what is known as an ‘Original Precedent’ that is a case that creates and applies a new rule. Precedents are to be found in Law Reports and are divided up into ‘Binding’ and ‘Persuasive’.
Cownie, F and Bradney, A. (2002) English Legal System in Context, London, Butterworths, pp. 293-4.
Parliament, the supreme law-making body, has an unrestricted legislative power, and the laws it passes cannot be set aside by the courts. The role of judges, in relation to laws enacted by Parliament, is to interpret and apply them, rather than to pass judgment on whether they are good or bad laws. However, evidence has shown that they have a tendency to deviate from their ‘real roles’ and instead formulate laws on their own terms. Thus the real role of a judge in any legal system continues to be a phenomenon questioned by many. We must consider whether they are “authoritarian law-makers, or if their profession makes them mere declarers of the law” . In this essay, I will argue the ways that judges do make law as well as discussing the contrary.
United Kingdom is a country with a distinctive set of legal system. It is fairly different from other countries having civil law based legal systems. The legal system in the United Kingdom consists of various sources of law, where other civil law based countries rely only on a written set of law. European influences on the English Legal System came much later in near decades. This essay will aim to examine the development of the English Legal System by reviewing applications of various sources of law in the English Legal System furthermore to discuss the recent European influences on the law of England.
Catherine Elliott Frances Quinn, English Legal System, Seventh edition. Gary Slapper and Davis Kelly, The English Legal System, Tenth edition.
Firstly in this report, I will be giving the different definitions of rule of law by different philosophers; secondly, I will be applying the rule of law to the English Legal system and thirdly I will be explaining separation of powers with a focus on the impartial judiciary. Finally, I will be using cases to support every detailed point given.
The courts of England and Wales acknowledge that the above must be something of value, in order to amount to consideration. A valuable consideration in the perspective of the English La...
The New South Wales Criminal trial and sentencing process is adequate in balancing the rights of the victims, offenders and society however like any legal system is does have its faults. The options in the trial and sentencing process are stipulated in the Criminal Procedure Act 1986, the Crimes (Sentencing Legislation) Amendment (Intensive Correction Orders) Act 2010 and the Crimes (sentencing procedure) Act 1999 which features the use of charge negotiation, rehabilitation, mitigating factors and intensive corrective orders.