Drinker’s Paradise?

Drunk Japan ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Mark D. West
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Attempted Murder ◽  
System P ◽  
Rich Description

This chapter offers an overview of the book and introduces the book’s methodology through a 1956 case of attempted murder in which the defendant was found not guilty because he was intoxicated. The court’s opinion begins with many specific facts that help readers understand the characters and the outcome of the case and ends by editorializing about the dangers of Japan’s emergence as a “drinker’s paradise.” Using this opinion as an example, the chapter sets forth the goals of the book: to use law to create a rich description of the role of alcohol in Japan and to use the alcohol-related cases to challenge traditional depictions of the Japanese legal system as one that provides systematic and routinized justice. It closes with a brief description of Japanese judges and their role in the judicial system.

scholarly journals Minor offences as a constitutional category

2006 ◽  
Vol 78 (9) ◽  
pp. 139-149
Author(s):  
Alenka Šelih
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Main Issue ◽  
Administrative System ◽  
European Legislation ◽  
Administrative Justice

Slovenian Constitution, like many constitutions of other countries does not define minor offence as a punishable act or breach of constitutional provisions. Administrative system and system of administrative justice can never guarantee such impartiality as judicial system. Repressive role of the administrative authorities is differently regulated in the contemporary European legislation. From the constitutional point of view, the main issue related to the minor offences is whether it is legally justifiable that administrative authorities have repressive function. The new Slovenian legal system insists on broad competences of the specialized administrative bodies provided that protection before the court is guaranteed.

Police Procedures and Petitions in Roman Egypt: The Role of Village Officials

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-40
Author(s):  
Roberto Mascellari
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Legal Procedure ◽  
System P ◽  
Roman Egypt ◽  
Local Officials ◽  
Police System

This chapter examines how far village officials were involved in the handling of crimes in the first three centuries of Roman rule in Egypt (AD I–III). Village officials played a primary role in the early enquiries, as they represented the main point of contact for any villager who sought guidance and support in case of offence. They were assigned well-defined tasks in the police system and were able, within fixed limits, to act independently from higher authorities. The evidence shows that the interaction between villagers and local officials after crime was reported often determined the adoption of a specific legal procedure by the offended party: frequently, the prompt submission of written complaints to higher officials. This study suggests that, contrary to some previous views, the work of village officials in dealing with crime was fundamental for the functioning of the broader police and legal system.

4. Shaping the legal system: the role of government

2019 ◽  
pp. 74-90
Author(s):  
Martin Partington
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
System P ◽  
Law Commission

This chapter considers the principal government departments that have been shaping and will continue to shape the English legal system. The leading department is the Ministry of Justice which is responsible for running and developing the courts and tribunals system. The chapter provides an overview of its functions. It also considers the Judicial Office, the Judicial College, and the Law Commission. The Home Office is responsible for many aspects of criminal justice policy. Mention is also made of the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and other central government departments whose work impacts on the legal system.

4. Shaping the legal system: the role of government

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Partington
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
System P

This chapter considers the principal government departments that have been shaping and will continue to shape the English legal system. The leading department is the Ministry of Justice which is responsible for running and developing the courts and tribunals system. The chapter provides an overview of its functions. The Home Office is responsible for many aspects of criminal justice policy. Mention is also made of the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, and other central government departments whose work impacts on the legal system.

4. Shaping the legal system: the role of government

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Partington
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
System P ◽  
Law Commission

This chapter considers the principal government departments that have been shaping and will continue to shape the English legal system. The leading department is the Ministry of Justice which is responsible for running and developing the courts and tribunals system. The chapter provides an overview of its functions. It also considers the Judicial Office, the Judicial College, and the Law Commission. The Home Office is responsible for many aspects of criminal justice policy. Mention is also made of the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and other central government departments whose work impacts on the legal system.

International Law in the Russian Legal System

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Butler William E
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Investment Protection ◽  
European Court ◽  
System P ◽  
Lower Courts ◽  
History Of

This addition to the Elements of International Law series explores the role of international law as an integral part of the Russian legal system, with particular reference to the role of international treaties and of generally-recognized principles and norms of international law. Following a discussion of the historical place of treaties in Russian legal history and the sources of the Russian law of treaties, the book strikes new ground in exploring contemporary treaty-making in the Russian Federation by drawing upon sources not believed to have been previously used in Russian or western doctrinal writings. Special attention is devoted to investment protection treaties. The importance of publishing treaties as a condition of their application by Russian courts is explored. For the first time a detailed account is given of the constitutional history of treaty ratification in Russia, the outcome being that present constitutional practice is inconsistent with the drafting history of the relevant constitutional provisions. The volume gives attention to the role of the Russian Supreme Court in developing treaty practice through the issuance of "guiding documents" binding on lower courts, the reaction of the Russian Constitutional Court to judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, and the place of treaties as an integral part of the Russian legal system. Butler further explores the hierarchy of sources of law, together with other facets of Russian arbitral and judicial practice with respect to treaties and other sources of international law. He concludes with a consideration of the 'generally-recognized principles and norms of international law' and their role as part of the Russian system.

The Indian Judicial System: Transition from Print to Digital

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raj Kumar Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
The Third ◽  
System Transition ◽  
Electronic Administration

AbstractIn this, the third of a trilogy of articles for LIM written by Raj Kumar Bhardwaj, the author addresses the move from print to digital legal information within the Indian judicial system. He describes briefly the historical development of the legal system and the enormous backlog of cases that are pending throughout the court structure, before turning attention to the role of ICT in the legal system and the moves under way to create a more efficient electronic administration for the judiciary in India.

The Role of Academics in the Legal System

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Twining ◽  
Ward Farnsworth ◽  
Stefan Vogenauer ◽  
Tesón Fernando
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
International Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Legal Scholarship ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
System P ◽  
The Relationship

This article considers the ways in which legal scholars relate to and participate in practical legal affairs. The discussion covers audiences and influence of legal scholars in the United Kingdom; the relationship between the American legal academy and the institutions; civil law systems; the nature of international legal scholarship; and the influence of international legal scholars on international law.

4. Shaping the legal system: the role of government

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-91
Author(s):  
Martin Partington
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
System P ◽  
The Government ◽  
Law Commission

This chapter considers the principal government departments that shape the English legal system. Over the years, the Government has become increasingly involved in the English legal system. The leading department is the Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for running and developing the courts and tribunals system. The chapter provides an overview of its functions. It also considers the Judicial Office, the Judicial College, and the Law Commission. The Home Office is responsible for many aspects of criminal justice policy. Mention is also made of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and other central government departments whose work impacts on the legal system.

The Role of Traditionalists and Modernists on the Development of the Saudi Legal System

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-229
Author(s):  
Ayoub Al-Jarbou
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
Judicial Systems

This article deals with the issue of the role of traditionalists and modernists on the development of the Saudi legal system. It presents and defines the two movements and evaluates their backgrounds and approaches. It also explores their impacts on the development of the Saudi legal system through evaluating their approaches on the following areas: legislative process, people's perspective toward applied laws, the judicial system, and legal education. The article concludes that it is clear from this evidentiary demonstration that the development of the Saudi legal system has been affected by the concurrent influences of traditionalist and modernist movements. The substance of enacted laws, legal education, the judicial systems, and people's attitude toward both Shariah and enacted laws has been negatively affected by the approaches of both movements. The paper provides for various approaches and solutions that address the problems of the system of legal education, judicial system, and legislative process. The paper suggests that these various approaches and solutions have to be adopted jointly; otherwise the confusion in the legal system will continue.

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