Justice, however is the actual law that is carried out for the crime. ... This Code, was based on social orders and classes. ... The penalties were based on the person doing the crime and the person to whom the crime was done unto. Meaning, if the crime was done by a free person to a person not only not free but of a lower class, then the punishment was less strict, as well as if the crime was committed by a slave to another slave, the crime was practically dismissed . ... The death penalty was freely awarded for theft and other crimes. ...

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The Legal Structure of South Africa The South African legal system is similarly based to that of the United States. ... The High Court, however, does preside over serious crime hearings such as murder. ... Because South Africa's democracy is not yet established and still emerging, it is increasingly affected by high levels of violent crime. ... More serious crimes are presided by the High Courts. ... A new superior court, the "Constitutional Court" was established to decide matters based on Constitutional provisions. ...

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According to Joel Samaha (2015), the process begins in public with a defendant committing a crime. ... Crime control takes the approach of a suspect being "guilty until proven innocent.... These criminals are not always immediately taken off the street after committing crimes. ... Excessive bail is prohibited based on the 8th amendment (Samaha. 2015). ... Sometimes, cases are thrown out based on technicalities. ...

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Depending on the severity of the crime, the person might get a simple slap on the hand, pay a small or large fine, or possibly be thrown in jail. If the crime that the person commits involves killing another person, they might possibly be put to death themselves. ... Hammurabi's code was based largely on the dominant religion of the Mesopotamian culture, whereas the Twelve Tables was not based on religion. ... Also, the Roman republic did not distinguish the punishment of the crimes based on the social standing of the people, everyone had equal protection under the law. ...

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Another way that conflict can contribute to the courts is the way that case laws can be developed based on the outcome of other court cases. ... Conflict leads to the court and court rulings have the ability to lead to a law that is created based off the ruling of the court when the law is interpreted (Baum, 2012, pg. 2). ... Conflict once again contributes to modern courts because it gives the ability to create laws based off of court rulings. ... This law was enacted in response to soaring crime rates during the mid 1980's and early 1990's (Walsh, 2007, pg.1). This affected the c...

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All codes of laws are based on the same principle, but are not quite as violent. ... They are still a bit violent in some cases but are very much like today's punishment for crimes. ... So we take a different approach to these crimes. ... We have a more refined and sensible approach to crime and punishment. ... The Hittite laws gave us the basis of monetary payments and what we base most court cases on today. ...

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Socrates argument is based on the fact that he is a citizen of the state, having been born, nourished, and educated within its territory. ... One must understand that there are two classifications of crime. Those crimes that we agree not to commit because doing so will harm others. ... It's quite harder to justify laws against crimes that don't hurt others. ... As stated before, jaywalking, almost half of the population has done this crime. ...

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Hammurabi based his code on principles like, the strong should not injure the weak, and that punishment should fit the crime. ... In the code, crimes punishable by death required a trial in front of a bench of judges. Included in these crimes were bigamy, incest, kidnapping, adultery and theft. ... His uses of the punishment fitting the crime can still be seen today. ... Even though we don't chop off hands, or remove eyes anymore, the basis is still the same-the punishment usually fits the crime....

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Some would say that media should print and broadcast the name because it alerts people of the crime and brings truth. ... Within these cases each have been tried in different types of courts, some based on criminal suits, some based on criminal statutes and some on common law. ... "The right to privacy is just a right, a right based not on constitutional guarantees,""(Gates Jr. 2000). ... The public is interested in matters of social issues such as: crime, drug use and political candidates. ... Florida's law stipulates: "794.026 Civil right of action for communicating the identity o...

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In a criminal case, in order to convict the defendant of a crime, the prosecutor must persuade the jury of the defendant's guilt "beyond a reasonable doubt (90%)" "Reasonable doubt " is a fair doubt based upon reason and common sense (otto-graph.com, 2013). ... In criminal cases, there are two classes of crimes. ... In a criminal case, the defendant is charged with a crime, for instance, murder, and can face criminal punishment. ... A criminal case is for a person who commits a crime to pay a debt to society for breaking the law. ...

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These men are being charged with the worst crime of all, "crimes against humanity." ... The men were only afraid for their lives, and if this is a crime, then I will personally execute these men myself. The largest crime against these men that you are committing is not charging them for following their orders, but giving them an unfair trial. ... I will leave that up to you to answer, but I only hope that the jury does make a decision based on the evidence, not the men themselves. ...

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America being a country which started with thirteen charter governments, based off of customs from Great Britain, and it was hard to make laws. ... So why would they let someone go who they thought committed the crime? ... The first step of the process is when a crime is thought to be committed. ... Once ruled not guilty, a person cannot be re-tried for the same crime. ... This is where those convicted serve their sentences for the crime they have committed. ...

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Santiago was attacked by two marines in the middle of the night and had a rag stuffed in his mouth, and as a result died from respiratory problems at Guantanamo Marine Base. ... Double jeopardy is the act of causing a person to be put on trial two times for the same crime. ... The military does not usually punish someone for a crime if they received punishment by a state court. ...

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The police were frantic and, from letters left at the different crime scenes, the press eventually dubbed him, Son of Sam. ?... A law was passed that permitted the state to seize and hold for five years any money earned by an individual from the sale of his or her story of crime (Pember, p. 113). The money was then set aside to compensate the victim or victim's family of the crimes perpetrated by the felon. ... law was a content-based regulation that violated the First Amendment (Pember, p. 113). ... And while the people who commit these crimes are monsters in our minds, our hearts will...

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"Some would argue that legalizing drugs would lead to substantial reductions in drug costs and a corresponding reduction in drug-related crime" (Inciardi/McElrath, 287). If drugs were legalized, all drug-related crimes would end. "The police prosecutors, and courts would focus their resources on combating the types of crimes that people cannot walk away from" (Inciardi/McElrath, 295). The police could focus on more important crimes. ... "Government corruption and intimidation by traffickers as well as drug-based foreign policies would be effectively reduced, if not eliminated entirely" (Inc...

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Some people think there might actually be less crime in the United States if the government wasn't so easy on criminal cases. ... When the defendant waives his right he is also admitting that he is guilty of the crime he committed. ... Plea bargains leave no real uniformity giving some people a lesser punishment than others who committed the same crime. ... If we had set standards then there might be fewer people committing crimes for fear of the court. ... Based upon the statue that bribing a witness for his or her testimony is illegal, giving the defendant a lesser charge for turning ...

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I am investigating the comparison between the American Legal System and the British Legal System. The American government is a democratic government. The British government is a monarchy. Democratic basically means of the people, for the people, by the people. The leader for the democratic ...

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The Importance of Law The Law. Those two words may strike fear in the minds of many people living in today's society. The truth is that the law is not implicated to create fear or scare society's individuals; it is in place as a basis for society. Our society uses the law and law enforcement...

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Both proponents and advocates of gun control policies have arguments based on legitimate concerns. ... They believe that the increasing rate of crime and shootings is reason to amend the bill of rights. ... Opponents also argue that blaming guns for crime is like blaming spoons for obesity. ...

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Both proponents and advocates of gun control policies have arguments based on legitimate concerns. ... They believe that the increasing rate of crime and shootings is reason to amend the bill of rights. ... Opponents also argue that blaming guns for crime is like blaming spoons for obesity. ...

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Both proponents and advocates of gun control policies have arguments based on legitimate concerns. ... They believe that the increasing rate of crime and shootings is reason to amend the bill of rights. ... Opponents also argue that blaming guns for crime is like blaming spoons for obesity. ...

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With that being said, all females who give birth are not capable of taking care of their babies, about 28% of children end up in foster care a year. 1.14 million kids end up on the street per year because of neglective parents, with would lead them to a legal crime violence, selling drugs, prostitution, raped or even killed. ... Abortion is view as a negative way in the United States since you are ending an unborn life, but if we make abortion a crime the percent of children rape and prostitution would continue to increase. ... Viewing that the future president will run the nation i...

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You have always hated the idea of juries and for three reasons alone- most of the time they know nothing about law, they are human beings and base the verdict on feelings not facts, and finally they are expensive and not to comment on the fact that it is time consuming. ... Human beings are very complex and intellectual creatures but for some reason we base all of our decisions on our emotions and beliefs instead of knowledge on the topic and facts. ... Even if that person is proven innocent by the evidence, the idea of the accused committing the crime is still in that juror's head and t...

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(Paragraph 2) Legalization of Drugs is based on 4 argumentative points: -Taking drugs is an individual's choice. ... -Legalizing drugs will reduce crime. ... Legalizing drug followers argue that it will reduce crime, but I guess that they missed the point that, the people that committed crime were in the first place on drugs, because drugs cause violent behavior, which will not magically go away if drugs were legal. ...

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One of the most important rights of someone accused of a crime is the right to be represented by an attorney. ... Without an attorney most persons that have been accused of a crime would have almost no chance of being acquitted. ... This decision by the court was based on a prior case, Betts v Brady. ... These prisoners were not retried; some were guilty of the crime they had committed and were now free in society. ...

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