Tag: Judges
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Expert Witnesses
Follow that with a search of (a) expert directories, (b) news, (c)judicial opinions and (d) case filings in the relevant databases, as appropriate, on Lexis and/or a Westlaw. Also check directories for the expert’s field (find lawyers) and the appropriate article index(es) on Dialog (e.g., the “Engineering Index”) or elsewhere (e.g., Medline for doctors). You…
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Pitcairn Law
Pitcairn law The Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of New Zealand concerning Trials under Pitcairn Law in New Zealand and Related Matters was signed by the New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (also the Justice Minister) and the British High Commissioner…
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Jurisprudence constante
Jurisprudence constante In Louisiana, courts are not bound by the doctrine of stare decisis, but there is a recognition in this State of the doctrine of jurisprudence constante. Unlike stare decisis, this latter doctrine does not contemplate adherence to a principle of law announced and applied on a single occasion in the past. However, when,…
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Stages of a Criminal Case
Stages of a Criminal Case Chronology Felony Misdemeanor Stop Temporary detention of an individual for investigation. To be legal, a stop must be based on reasonable suspicion to believe the individual has committed, or is about to commit, some violation of the law. If the stop yields information to confirm the suspicion, the stop may…
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Differences between a Grand jury and a Trial jury
Differences between a Grand jury and a Trial jury The following table contrasts a typical grand jury with a trial jury (again, some specifics, such as the number of jurors, will vary from State to State): Grand Jury Trial Jury What is determined? whether to charge whether to convict Prosecution’s burden of proof probable…
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Barcelona Traction Case
Barcelona Traction Case (1970) A Contentious Case between Belgium and Spain before the ICJ: https://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php?p1=3&code=bt&case=41&k=4e Belgium citizens, with stock in the electric company known as Barcelona Traction, sought relief from Spain where the company was located. The ICJ ruled the “citizenship” of Barcelona Traction was not determined by the citizenship of Belgium investors but the…
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Court library
Courts libraries or Court library In the law world, a Court library is a Law library located in a courthouse, maintained for the use of judges, courthouse staff, lawyers and their clients, and members of the public, for example, the library of the US Supreme Court. Generally, a court library is a large private library…
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Aharon Barak
Aharon Barak Aharon Barak: a judge on judging (Note: this is the title of a well-known work about Judge Aharon Barak) Aharon Barak, as chief justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, championed what he called a “constitutional revolution”. Interview with Aharon Barak: the judge in a democracy (Note: this is the title of a well-known…