Search results for: “judicial function”
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Judicial Review
Introduction The U.S. case Marbury v. Madison (1803) held that the power of a court to decide what is the meaning of the American Constitution was implicit in an independent judiciary. This power of judicial review in the U.S. was a unique feature of the U.S. constitutionalism well into the […]
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Judicial Ethics
Literature Review on Judicial Ethics In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] David A. Yalof offers the following summary about the topic of Judicial Ethics: For well over a century, much attention has been paid to the ethical conduct of lawyers, who must balance […]
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Judicial Center
Judicial Center (United States) Federal Judicial Center The (United States) Federal Judicial Center is the judicial branch’s agency for policy research and continuing education. The Federal Judicial Center (see more here) was created by act of December 20, 1967 (28 U.S.C. 620), to further the development and adoption of improved judicial administration in the courts…
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Judicial Appointments
Judicial Appointments Vacant Seat Latin for “vacant seat,” sede vacante is most often used to describe the period when no pope is presiding in Rome. But it might also describe the anticipation of waiting for smoke signals, for example, from U.S. State Governors’s office when a vacancy occurs on the State Supreme Court. Judicial Appointments…
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Judicial Appointments
Judicial Appointments Vacant Seat Latin for “vacant seat,” sede vacante is most often used to describe the period when no pope is presiding in Rome. But it might also describe the anticipation of waiting for smoke signals, for example, from U.S. State Governors’s office when a vacancy occurs on the State Supreme Court. Judicial Appointments…
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Judicial Councils
Judicial Councils From the article “Judicial Appointments and Judicial Independence”, authored by Tom Ginsburg for US Institute for Peace (January 2009): “Judicial councils are bodies that are designed to insulate the functions of appointment, promotion, and discipline of judges from the partisan political process while ensuring some level of accountability. Judicial councils lie somewhere in…
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Judicial Training
Judicial Training Purposes of Judicial Training A judicial training program is normally intended to improve performance by: (a) preparing newly appointed judges and other auxiliary employees of the justice system for their duties; (b) guaranteeing greater uniformity and predictability of decisions; (c) updating judges in new methods, laws, and related areas of knowledge required in…
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Common Law
Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of […]
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Common Law
Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of […]
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Act of State Doctrine
Act Of State Doctrine Summary of Act Of State Doctrine A principle of international law that holds that the actions of a state, performed within its own boundaries are not subject to legal review in other countries. Some limitations on the doctrine have arisen in recent years, largely in […]
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Act of State Doctrine
Act Of State Doctrine Summary of Act Of State Doctrine A principle of international law that holds that the actions of a state, performed within its own boundaries are not subject to legal review in other countries. Some limitations on the doctrine have arisen in recent years, largely in […]
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Citizen
Citizen, in its most general sense, an individual member of a given political society or state; by extension, one who owes allegiance to and may lawfully demand protection from the government of that state. The more specific sense of the term citizen is closely in accord with the original […]
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Citizen
Citizen, in its most general sense, an individual member of a given political society or state; by extension, one who owes allegiance to and may lawfully demand protection from the government of that state. The more specific sense of the term citizen is closely in accord with the original […]
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International Tribunals
Some International Courts and Tribunals International Courts and Tribunals include the following items: Caribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction) See this section in the worldwide legal Encyclopedia for more information. Chile-United States of America International […]
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International Tribunals
Some International Courts and Tribunals International Courts and Tribunals include the following items: Caribbean Court of Justice (Appellate Jurisdiction) See this section in the worldwide legal Encyclopedia for more information. Chile-United States of America International […]