Notes on the Congress Theme
... although framework and scope of application of those principles may vary among the member states of the Congress. A principle can be expressed explicitly or implicitly by the constitutional norms. While some constitutions literally defines the essence of basic principles, others are mainly developed ...
... although framework and scope of application of those principles may vary among the member states of the Congress. A principle can be expressed explicitly or implicitly by the constitutional norms. While some constitutions literally defines the essence of basic principles, others are mainly developed ...
arren, Burger, Rehnquist Court - Manasquan Public School District
... confessed to the crime. Later, however, a lawyer representing Miranda appealed the case to the Supreme Court claiming that Miranda's rights had been violated. Miranda was acquitted. The Court ruled that citizens must be informed of their rights prior to questioning. Any evidence or statement obtaine ...
... confessed to the crime. Later, however, a lawyer representing Miranda appealed the case to the Supreme Court claiming that Miranda's rights had been violated. Miranda was acquitted. The Court ruled that citizens must be informed of their rights prior to questioning. Any evidence or statement obtaine ...
on constitutional disobedience
... Sanford Levinson has argued, provisions like these are “hard-wired.” Their specificity makes them resistant to reinterpretation, and they saddle us with results that few contemporary Americans would defend on their merits. True, in theory, the language might be changed by constitutional amendment, b ...
... Sanford Levinson has argued, provisions like these are “hard-wired.” Their specificity makes them resistant to reinterpretation, and they saddle us with results that few contemporary Americans would defend on their merits. True, in theory, the language might be changed by constitutional amendment, b ...
The impact of the Constitution on state- and nation
... rule and the beginning of self-government by the Namibian people under a common normative framework drafted by the elected representatives of all citizens entitled to vote. It set standards by means of “transition through constitutionalism”2 and was adopted without any opposing vote by all 72 member ...
... rule and the beginning of self-government by the Namibian people under a common normative framework drafted by the elected representatives of all citizens entitled to vote. It set standards by means of “transition through constitutionalism”2 and was adopted without any opposing vote by all 72 member ...
Teachers As Historians: Teaching American History Seminar
... every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature.” ...
... every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature.” ...
Graduation Ceremony 03 Tues 22nd November 2011 at 4.30pm
... transparency’ incumbent on the European Union. This is precisely the scope behind article two of the Constitution. The importance of giving moral values recognition even if contained in a preamble or a declaration of principles lies in their providing useful rules of interpretation to judicial autho ...
... transparency’ incumbent on the European Union. This is precisely the scope behind article two of the Constitution. The importance of giving moral values recognition even if contained in a preamble or a declaration of principles lies in their providing useful rules of interpretation to judicial autho ...
teachers` free expression in the classroom: an exercise worth
... 1990s when teacher’s political speech freedoms reached the most expansive point in the nation’s history. Generation Next is defined by their reliance on technology and use of social media, as the “look at me” generation, hence their political views can be shared easily and may even be shaped by the ...
... 1990s when teacher’s political speech freedoms reached the most expansive point in the nation’s history. Generation Next is defined by their reliance on technology and use of social media, as the “look at me” generation, hence their political views can be shared easily and may even be shaped by the ...
LEARNING STATIONS: SUPREME COURT CASES This activity will
... state’s “Jim Crow” law requiring blacks and whites to ride in separate coaches on trains (this was a “test case” challenging all such laws). In order to do this, he got himself arrested on purpose by refusing to give up his seat in a first class “whites only” railroad coach. At the Supreme Court hea ...
... state’s “Jim Crow” law requiring blacks and whites to ride in separate coaches on trains (this was a “test case” challenging all such laws). In order to do this, he got himself arrested on purpose by refusing to give up his seat in a first class “whites only” railroad coach. At the Supreme Court hea ...
Court Cases Alpha
... 1957: Roth v. U.S., Alberts v. California. The Court ruled that obscene material was not protected by the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press, defining obscene as "utterly without redeeming social value" and appealing to "prurient interests" in the view of the average person. ( ...
... 1957: Roth v. U.S., Alberts v. California. The Court ruled that obscene material was not protected by the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press, defining obscene as "utterly without redeeming social value" and appealing to "prurient interests" in the view of the average person. ( ...
pdf - Phelps Dunbar LLP
... demand these nonfinancial conditions as a term of the vessel’s release. The vessel interests appealed to the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of the Commandant, and then to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Both held that the Coast Guard’s authority to detain a vessel was not limited to ...
... demand these nonfinancial conditions as a term of the vessel’s release. The vessel interests appealed to the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of the Commandant, and then to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Both held that the Coast Guard’s authority to detain a vessel was not limited to ...
AP Government Summer Work
... Miranda v. Arizona (1966) set guidelines for police questioning of suspects, whereby suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights. The more conservative Rehnquist Court made some exceptions to the Miranda rulings but the Court in Dickerson v. U.S. (2000) made clear its continued support ...
... Miranda v. Arizona (1966) set guidelines for police questioning of suspects, whereby suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights. The more conservative Rehnquist Court made some exceptions to the Miranda rulings but the Court in Dickerson v. U.S. (2000) made clear its continued support ...
The Ambiguity of Judicial Review: A Response to Professor Bickel
... Dred Scott not by a vain effort to apply "neutral principles" but by wresting the case away from the "wrangling of lawyers" entirely. This distaste for lawyers' wrangling is rather pointlessly squeamish. Dred Scott was a significant factor in legitimizing the expansion of slavery. The case furnished ...
... Dred Scott not by a vain effort to apply "neutral principles" but by wresting the case away from the "wrangling of lawyers" entirely. This distaste for lawyers' wrangling is rather pointlessly squeamish. Dred Scott was a significant factor in legitimizing the expansion of slavery. The case furnished ...
Federalists vs. Anti-federalists
... elected officials; every two years Senate= every six years; are selected by State legislatures until 1913 President= selected by electoral college; state legislatures; no popular vote Judiciary= appointed by President, confirmed by Senate. Life-time appointment ...
... elected officials; every two years Senate= every six years; are selected by State legislatures until 1913 President= selected by electoral college; state legislatures; no popular vote Judiciary= appointed by President, confirmed by Senate. Life-time appointment ...
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAW SCHOOLS (IALS
... whether it is seen to be the product of what might be called the ‘good’ justifications set out above, or rather of some less attractive personality traits such as arrogance, stubbornness, or self-indulgence. Balancing competing goals in our constitutional ecosystems In truth, the tension between col ...
... whether it is seen to be the product of what might be called the ‘good’ justifications set out above, or rather of some less attractive personality traits such as arrogance, stubbornness, or self-indulgence. Balancing competing goals in our constitutional ecosystems In truth, the tension between col ...
Court Briefs Barron-TLO
... informing the Court he was indigent and requested that the Court appoint him an attorney. The Court declined to appoint Gideon an attorney, stating that under Florida law, the only time an indigent defendant is entitled to appointed counsel is when he is charged with a capital offense. Synopsis of R ...
... informing the Court he was indigent and requested that the Court appoint him an attorney. The Court declined to appoint Gideon an attorney, stating that under Florida law, the only time an indigent defendant is entitled to appointed counsel is when he is charged with a capital offense. Synopsis of R ...
The New York Times February 6, 2012 `We the People` Loses
... There are lots of possible reasons. The United States Constitution is terse and old, and it guarantees relatively few rights. The commitment of some members of the Supreme Court to interpreting the Constitution according to its original meaning in the 18th century may send the signal that it is of l ...
... There are lots of possible reasons. The United States Constitution is terse and old, and it guarantees relatively few rights. The commitment of some members of the Supreme Court to interpreting the Constitution according to its original meaning in the 18th century may send the signal that it is of l ...
Political Development and the Origins of the "Living Constitution"
... have no longer a Constitution; we are under the government of individual men, who, for the time being have the power to declare what the Constitution is, according to their own views of what it ought to mean.” One of the reasons why it was possible to sustain the view that constitutional meaning wou ...
... have no longer a Constitution; we are under the government of individual men, who, for the time being have the power to declare what the Constitution is, according to their own views of what it ought to mean.” One of the reasons why it was possible to sustain the view that constitutional meaning wou ...
Facts of the Case
... supervisory, executive, and legislative powers over the State's public school system. These state officials composed the prayer which they recommended and published as a part of their "Statement on Moral and Spiritual Training in the Schools," saying: "We believe that this Statement will be subscrib ...
... supervisory, executive, and legislative powers over the State's public school system. These state officials composed the prayer which they recommended and published as a part of their "Statement on Moral and Spiritual Training in the Schools," saying: "We believe that this Statement will be subscrib ...
Judicial Interpretations
... Judicial activism refers to the judicial philosophy that is sometimes referred to as "legislating from the bench". Judicial activists believe that it is acceptable to rule on lawsuits in a way that leads to a preferred or desired outcomes, regardless of the law as it is written. Judicial restraint i ...
... Judicial activism refers to the judicial philosophy that is sometimes referred to as "legislating from the bench". Judicial activists believe that it is acceptable to rule on lawsuits in a way that leads to a preferred or desired outcomes, regardless of the law as it is written. Judicial restraint i ...
Supreme Court-Overview2 - Los Alamitos Unified School District
... moratorium on capital punishment in Furman v. Georgia (1972), holding that states generally awarded death sentences arbitrarily and inconsistently. The moratorium, however, was lifted four years later in Gregg v. Georgia (1976). Also in United States v. Nixon (1974), the court ruled that the courts ...
... moratorium on capital punishment in Furman v. Georgia (1972), holding that states generally awarded death sentences arbitrarily and inconsistently. The moratorium, however, was lifted four years later in Gregg v. Georgia (1976). Also in United States v. Nixon (1974), the court ruled that the courts ...
Marbury vs Madison (1803)
... ventures might prosper.” Justice Story in dissent insisted that, “If the government means to invite its citizens to enlarge the public comforts and conveniences…there must be some pledge that property will be safe…and that success will not be the signal of a general combination to overthrow its righ ...
... ventures might prosper.” Justice Story in dissent insisted that, “If the government means to invite its citizens to enlarge the public comforts and conveniences…there must be some pledge that property will be safe…and that success will not be the signal of a general combination to overthrow its righ ...
Constitutions and Constitutionality
... delegated to the United States, and not prohibited to be exercised by the States, are reserved for the States and the people i.e. states can exercise any legal powers and legislate in ...
... delegated to the United States, and not prohibited to be exercised by the States, are reserved for the States and the people i.e. states can exercise any legal powers and legislate in ...
Chapter 13—Constitutional Freedoms
... Schenck v. United States (1919)—Clear & Present danger test 1. the defendant’s anti draft rhetoric created a “clear 7 present danger” to the success of the war effort, it was not protected speech. ...
... Schenck v. United States (1919)—Clear & Present danger test 1. the defendant’s anti draft rhetoric created a “clear 7 present danger” to the success of the war effort, it was not protected speech. ...
1 Case Summary Suresh Kumar Koushal and another v NAZ
... deemed to act for the benefit of the people. The Court noted that the doctrine of severability seeks to enable unconstitutional portions of laws to be severed from the constitutional elements of the law in question with the remainder retained and that, alternatively, that Court has the option of “re ...
... deemed to act for the benefit of the people. The Court noted that the doctrine of severability seeks to enable unconstitutional portions of laws to be severed from the constitutional elements of the law in question with the remainder retained and that, alternatively, that Court has the option of “re ...
Supreme Court Cases
... entered office President Adams appointed Federalist William Marbury as justice of the peace in the District of Columbia in fact his official letter of appoint met signed by President Adams didn’t arrive until Jefferson was in office was in office dubbing it the “midnight appointments”. By then Madis ...
... entered office President Adams appointed Federalist William Marbury as justice of the peace in the District of Columbia in fact his official letter of appoint met signed by President Adams didn’t arrive until Jefferson was in office was in office dubbing it the “midnight appointments”. By then Madis ...
Constitutional Court of Thailand
The Constitutional Court (Thai: ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ; rtgs: San Rattha Thammanun; Thai pronunciation: [sǎːn•rat•tʰà•tʰam•má•nuːn]) is an independent Thai court originally founded under the 1997 Constitution with jurisdiction over the constitutionality of parliamentary acts, royal decrees, draft legislation, as well as the appointment and removal of public officials and issues regarding political parties. The current court was established by the 2007 Constitution and is part of the judicial branch of the Thai national government.The court, along with the 1997 Constitution, was dissolved and replaced by a Constitutional Tribunal in 2006 following the coup d'État. While the Constitutional Court had 15 members, 7 from the judiciary and 8 selected by a special panel, the Constitution Tribunal had 9 members, all from the judiciary. A similar institution, consisting of 9 members, was again established by the 2007 Constitution.The Constitutional Court has provoked much public debate, both regarding the court's jurisdiction and composition as well as the initial selection of justices. A long-standing issue has been the degree of control exerted by the judiciary over the court.The decisions of the court are final and inappealable. The decisions also bind every state organ, including the National Assembly, the Council of Ministers and other courts.The various versions of the court have made several significant decisions. These included the 1999 decision that deputy minister of agriculture Newin Chidchop could retain his cabinet seat after being sentenced to imprisonment for defamation, the 2001 acquittal of Thaksin Shinawatra for filing an incomplete statement regarding his wealth, with the National Anti-Corruption Commission, the 2003 invalidation of Jaruvan Maintaka appointment as auditor-general, the 2007 dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai political party, and the 2014 removal of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office.