Nevertheless Colonial Massachusetts proves to have been a place for persecution, guilty or not, and a place to affirm power and the interpretation of God's law. ... They had a strict moral code and violators were handed bizarre punishments. ... Magistrate also created strict laws against Quakers and persecuted them cruelly. ... The basic theories of colonial jurists in Massachusetts seemed to be that infliction of physical pain on the violator of public law served to: Propitiate a watchful Go who needed constant reassurance that the solemn Covenant under which they labored would be s...

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The fact that there are no crystal clear boundaries for a "fair" trial and the words of Justice Gaudron makes each case different in the interpretation of "fairness". ... In order for trials to be "fair" then the judiciary must step in and police this law with more strictness and integrity than is currently happening. ...

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As Christie would say, it is safe to say that both physical situations as well as architectural design are stronger indicators that the courts of Scandinavia belong strictly to the administrators of the law, not the community (Kazmierski, Kuzmarov, Moore, Tasson, 2010, pp.10). ... Lawyers are socialized into a sub-culture with a with a high agreement in regards to interpretation of norms, and regarding what type of information can be recognized as relevant in each case (Kazmierski, Kuzmarov, Moore, Tasson, 2010, pp.10). ...

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The Controversial Issue of the Death Penalty and Why It Should be Upheld Introduction Throughout history, capital punishment has been viewed as a highly controversial and emotional subject and almost everyone has his or her own opinions about it and I am no exception. However, current research suggests that arguments in favor and against this issue date back to the dates of the bible and now that we"re nearly two million years later, it should come as no surprise that we"re still debating this hot topic. In this paper, we will examine some of the controversies surrounding capital ...

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