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Accountability, independence can coexist, Centre tells CJI
New Delhi :: India | 9 months ago
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New Delhi, August 18, 2012 Bill does not in any way infringe independence of judiciary' Allaying the apprehensions expressed by Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia, the Centre on Friday made it clear that the Judicial Standards and Accountability
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Judicial appointments & disappointments
London :: United Kingdom | 9 months ago
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A commission to select judges will be an improvement on the collegium only if its members are of the highest standing The Constitution of India operates in happy harmony with the instrumentalities of the executive and the legislature. But to be truly
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DBM wants allowances of justices, judges scrapped
Manila :: Philippines | 9 months ago
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PhilippinesMalacanang wants the special allowances of justices and judges be removed as it seeks Congress approval for billions of fees collected by the courts to be turned over to the national treasury. The proposal is contained in the Department
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Judicial freedom won't be undermined by proposed law: Khurshid
Mumbai :: India | 9 months ago
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With the Chief Justice of India cautioning against any attempt to tinker with freedom of judiciary, government today sought to allay apprehensions by underlining that judicial independence was "paramount" and it will not be undermined by a proposed
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Dan Walters: Rebels make gains, but California's judicial war still rages
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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The rebels, gathered under the banner of the Alliance of California Judges, alleged that the Administrative Office of the Courts, or AOC, an arm of the State Judicial Council, was wasting hundreds of millions of dollars on itself, on an unworkable
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State Bar Association opposes redistricting amendment
Columbus :: NM :: USA | 10 months ago
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The Ohio State Bar Association has taken a position against a proposed constitutional amendment that would change the way Ohio draws legislative and congressional districts. The association said it is weighing in because it would have a direct impact
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Opinion: Don't tamper with judges' benefits
Glen Ridge :: NJ :: USA | 10 months ago
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A Court that cannot protect its own independence is not one that can be counted on to protect the fundamental rights of others in challenging times...Legislature endorsed a constitutional amendment for the November ballot that is supported by
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Sri Lanka: Will the Bar Association
Colombo :: Sri Lanka | 10 months ago
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Minister Rishad Bathuideen over the threats he is alleged to have made to the Mannar magistrate. Earlier these seven lawyers, Geoffrey Alagaratnam PC, Sunil Cooray, Lal Wijeyanayake, Chanrapala Kumarage, E.C...Perera initiated the contempt of court
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City Institute Confronts Legal Nihilism in Russia
Moscow :: Russia | 10 months ago
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August 1, 2012 (Issue # 1720) The legal nihilism rampant in Russia was once again the focus of discussion last week, as representatives of the citys Institute for the Rule of Law set up by the European University in St. Petersburg presented its
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Sri Lanka: Attack On Two Courts
Colombo :: Sri Lanka | 10 months ago
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It Is Time For Judges And Lawyers To Fight Back According to reports we have received a group of criminals sponsored allegedly by a minister has stone and attack the High Court and the Magistrate Court of Mannar yesterday 18 July. According to the
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