Rule of law and Due process support the concept of justice? The Criminal Justice System consists of processes and procedures intend to manage and respond to crime in our society. (Antonacci, 2013) Some of the important functions of a just system includes, preventing crimes, enforcing laws and prosecuting criminal cases. The system achieves these functions by engaging in the Rule of Law and Due Process. The Rule of Law is a written procedure that supports a fair and just society. This means that people’s
The concepts of logic and justice intertwine in Alice in Wonderland and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. In Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll introduces Alice, who is the protagonist of the novel. Alice struggles with rules and follows the ones she thinks are acceptable and rejects the ones that she disagrees with. In A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, the author, Mark Twain, introduces Hank Morgan. Hank is from the Industrial Revolution era who is very smart and is considered
is superior. It consists of prejudice and discrimination. The concept of racism has emerged of Darwin's evolutionary theory, which evolves around the survival of the most endurance. The
According to Gateways to Democracy, civil rights can be defined as a “set of rights centered around the concept of equal treatment that government is obliged to protect.” Civil liberties can be defined as “those rights, such as freedom of speech and religion that are so fundamental that they are outside the authority of government to regulate.” The difference between the two has never been distinct and in today’s society people often use the terms liberties and rights interchangeably. However, these
uphold constitutionalism. Yet, such idea is not easy to be accomplished as there are many concepts such as rule of law, separation of powers, civil liberties and open government that need to be fulfilled in the same time. Since the term ‘constitutionalism’ implies the idea of limited powers of government, a country which upholds such idea should practice separation of power and also checks and balances. The concept of separation of power advocates for splitting up power between different governments
4. Prison Justice System ‘Prisonization symbolizes a system of punishment and also a sort of institutional placement of under trails and suspects during the period of trial. One cannot think of a society without crime and criminals, thus, the institution of prison is obligatory for every country31.The Prison Statistics of India shows , a total of 1,391 prisons across the country, as on 31 st December, 2013 have 4, 11,992 prison inmates against authorized capacity of 3, 47,859, which amounts to
torative Justice The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has defined restorative justice as "an evolving response to crime that respects the dignity and equality of each person, builds understanding, and promotes social harmony through the healing of victims, offenders and communities provide an opportunity for victims to obtain reparation, feel safer and seek closure; allows offenders to gain insight into the causes and effects of their behaviour and to take responsibility in a meaningful
The tender hearts of the MSM, cannot bear a slight upon the family name. And because Pakistan prescribes to Shariah law, thevictims family, which is more often than not also the murder’s, can choose to forgive the assailant and settle without trial. A nation of women, sacrified, in the name of homour, religion and every other noble thought ever prescribed. In one of the most publicized honour killing cases committed in Pakistan, Samia Sarwar was murdered by her family in the Lahore office of
establishes a basic institutional pattern which structures the mutual relations of government branches inter se as well as with the community at large.” [1] The doctrine of separation of powers, as opposed to the unity of powers, is intertwined with the concept of checks and balances. It is about placing legislative, executive and judiciary powers in different constitutional institutions to check potential power abuses. In Singapore, the legislature has law-making powers, the executive has law enforcement
due to detention by the police (executive) for purposes of investigation and also for the purposes of preventing some supposed ‘crime’ which has not yet occurred (preventive detention). Preventive detention is commonly known as Detention Without Trial (‘DWT’). When we talk about detention, we will not limit ourselves to the narrow interpretation which would only consider detentions of persons in prisons, lockups and/or detention centres. We will be looking at ‘detention’ from a broader interpretation