Essays on separation of powers

The U.S. constitution made deliberately inefficient so as to provide for the separation of power and checks and balances. The concept of separation of power was designed so as to prevent the majority from having absolute power. The constitution does not give any arm of the government excess power. This separation of power has been […]

The United States Constitution is the world longest government written charter written in 1787. It was ratified in 1788 and has been in operation since 1789. The government of the United States prevails to serve the citizens as affirmed by ‘we the people’ – the first three words of the Constitution (Donner 365). The Constitution […]

Texas Constitution The Texas Constitution serves as a document that offers a description of the structure as well as the function of the government of U.S, Texas State. The current document used in Texas is the seventh in the history of Texas and was adopted on 15th February 1876 (Halter, 2010). Texas Constitution serves among […]

Doctrine refers to that specific functions, duties and responsibilities are located to distinctive institutions with a defined means of competence and jurisdiction. It is a separation of three main spheres of government, namely Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. The term separation of powers refers to the idea that the major institutions of state should be functionally […]

Introduction There is a big debate on whether the Federal government under the Constitution is too weak or too strong. Taking a critical analysis of the origin of federalism and constitutionalism, there are several lessons which may make one to either support Federal government under the constitution as a weak or strong system of government. […]

What are the six procedural steps to any lawsuit? A law suit refers to a request to the court to determine a dispute. It generally involves the following steps; Rejection of any efforts for alternative solution to the dispute from the defendant by the plaintiff. This is followed by filing a complaint in the requisite […]

The crucible of the case at bar is the applicability of the Declaration of Incompatibility clause of the Human Rights Act of 1998 or HRA. The honorable Breezer LJ is of the opinion that it is not. He made this conclusion on the fact that the Law in question was enacted before the HRA it […]

We can look at governmental systems as a continuum from a unitary type to a confederacy with federalism sitting in the middle. The unitary government is often described as a centralized government. It is a government in which all powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency. The central government creates local […]

Edward Hard, Mrs. Whites former fiancee. This would be the standard required in order for the plaintiff to recover under Indiana Law (Ind. Code Ann. § 7. 1-5-10-15. 5). Furthermore, they stated that the act of crashing into the White’s car was not the “proximate cause” of the injuries to the plaintiff and the death […]

However, in recent times this System has come under scrutiny and there are now many arguments that suggest the Electoral College (CE) should be scrapped and replaced by a national popular vote. One of the biggest problems with the Electoral College is that under the system you don’t need a majority of the national popular […]

The problem: guidelines are voluntary The remedy: GRANTING A CHANGE OF VENUE, or moving the trial to a community less touched by pre-trial publicity, if news accounts in the area have created a situation in which It Is unlikely the accused can get a fair trial there. The remedy: GRANTING A CHANGE OF VENIRE, or […]

Plea bargaining is a process of negotiation and resolution that is an efficient, informal and by and large, successful alternative to the formal process of a criminal trial. Despite this less formal approach, the goal that drives plea bargaining is exactly the same: to bring about a fair, balanced and just resolution to an act […]

Article Review: Framing the Constitution by Charles Beard In the article, Framing the Constitution, Charles Beard had a very strong opinion on the Constitution and the motives of the framers. He believed that this document was written by the rich landowners, creditors, merchants, public bondholders, and lawyers, whose motives were to protect their wealth and […]

Just recently, issues regarding Charter Change through a People’s Initiative became the main content of all major broadsheets and news programs on television and radio. Advertisements by the group called Sigaw ng Bayan advocating this People’s Initiative were also shown in several local channels. They have even popularized their tagline, “Sigaw ng bayan dinggin na! […]

This familiar saying originated as a comment in a letter written by Lord Acton and had become the basis for Liberal thinking. that power has the potenial to have a corrupting affect on people. This has been constantly illustrated through history. For example Liberals believe institutions such as the monarchy and church have dominated society […]

As with any legal system the whole point is to give everyone a fair trail and this would, if it was from anyone’s point of view that didn’t live in the UK mean getting a professional, who knew exactly how to deal with any part of law. So why In Great Britain do we use […]

Inaugurated into his presidential term in March of 1801. Thomas Jefferson bit by bit began to roll away from his Democratic-Republican positions. Prior to his presidential term. Jefferson. along with his Republican followings. practiced thoughts including a rigorous reading of the Constitution. a weak cardinal authorities while obtaining strong province authoritiess. and a separation of […]

Critically analyse the effectiveness of doctrine of separation of powers with latest development in Malaysia. The doctrine of the separation of powers is defined as the constitutional principle that limits powers vested in any person or institution. In the doctrine of the separation of powers, it has been divided into three branches, which is a […]

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica’s article entitled, Exclusionary Rule (2008), exclusionary rule is that principle in United States law that provides that “evidence seized by police in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution may not be used against a criminal defendant at trial”. It is, according to the article The Exclusionary […]

James Madison’s contribution in the drafting of the second American Constitution had become very important that his propositions remain to this day as the most distinctive and powerful characteristics of the American political system. Now known as the Madisonian Model, the erstwhile President of the United States proposed the adoption of constitutional republic by limiting […]

Inquest into the death of Jaidyn Raymond Leskie JAIDYN RAYMOND LESKIE Coroners Case Number: 007/98 ABOUT THE REPORT The Report is divided into a number of sections.  There is a general Introduction followed by a discussion section dealing with evidence and submissions.  After the “Discussion on the Evidence” section are the “Findings” and “Conclusion to the […]

Law of Writs In common law, a writ is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction. In modern usage, this body is generally a court. Writs are extraordinary legal remedies offered to individuals who do not obtain adequate protection under ordinary law. The main types of writs are warrants […]