There is no equivalent provision to the NT in victoria. The Victorian approach The Victorian Uniform Evidence Act 2008 (VUEA) sets out a procedure for a spouse, de facto spouse, parent or child of a defendant who is called to give evidence for the prosecution and objects to giving evidence. If the court finds that harm might be caused to the person or the relationship and that harm outweighs the desirability of the evidence being given, the court may direct that the person be not required to give the
In Oxley, H’s contribution was more than O. Therefore, H was awarded forty percent of the share. This approach was followed in Cox v Jones. In analysing cases in regards to family home, Constructive Trust does not seem to be fair to many. It appears to be rather rigid. However, it can be concluded that this rigidity will indirectly influence individuals in a relationship to have a better understanding when
objectively, utilising my critical reasoning skills to find solutions to challenging problems. I wish to pursue a legal career to make a positive contribution to the justice system in society, representing those fighting cases to ensure the fairest outcome. I am inspired by cases such as that of Sally Clark, in which a miscarriage of justice resulted in three years of custody for an innocent woman who was wrongfully convicted of killing her two sons. I have undertaken first hand work experience at
bargain offered and accepted would imply that the severity of the victim’s experience has been subverted by the lenient sentence in exchange for either a guilty plea or valuable information or testimony against another criminal. The latter is exactly the case with the infamous ‘Deal with the Devil’ involving Karla Homolka. February 17th of 1993, Karla Homolka was arrested along with her husband Paul Bernardo for several accounts of murder and sexual assault. During the course of the investigation, Homolka
population of the city. Boston unlike London was isolated from the disease due to its location in North America. The population of the city was small at the time and was unable to provide a consistent population to make the disease endemic. This was not the case in London which had regular outbreaks of the disease. This made the population of Boston particularly susceptible to the
marks had always been used as a main evidence in cases in the past times, and received a lot of criticism at the same time . But recently, at least 24 men has been exonerated since 2000, DNA extraction and DNA analysis outshines bite mark analysis. The FBI does not use it anymore and the American Dental Association does not recognize it. But what issues causing this evidence's poor performance to allow everyone else neglect its effect in tough cases. Background information First off, bite mark
-Her elected was followed by the appearances of female role models: Stella Rimington who led the Crown Prosecution Service (judiciary) or Betty Boothroyd who presided over the House of Commons (Labour Party. However historians claim this was more like Tokenism (putting a minority in a important place and then ignoring it). Margaret Thatcher’s main interests were in Britain politics and could not in any case be related to feminists. 2. Woman but above all conservative - Margaret Thatcher advocated
To be sure, in the 1959 case, Bartkus v. Illinois, Justice Black commenting on the principle underlying double jeopardy wrote that it “is one of the oldest ideas in western civilization” (Bartkus v. Illinois, 1959). Whatever, its origins, the principle of double jeopardy made
supporting and maintaining the growth of the community, as it can provide efficient way to make decision and allow officers to be more responsive to the needs and changes of the environments in the society. The police could also deal with marginal cases so as to best meet immediate needs of that circumstance when there is some vagueness in law. The benefit from the use of discretion in policing exists as long as it does not become overused or uncontrolled. However, the overused of discretion is likely
Colonists viewed the British monarchy as a self-serving controller, as they were gradually taking away their natural rights. By placing burdensome taxes, limiting colonial power and commerce, limiting expansion west of the Appalachian, the British crown aimed to eliminate the natural autonomy of Americans. Thomas Paine echoed this sentiment in his popular and well-received pamphlet entitled Common Sense. Paine wrote, “A government of our own is our natural right… (And) that it is infinitely wiser