PPT-1 Pollution and the Role of the Courts

in Remedying Pollution Problems Hon Justice Maneewon Phromnoi The Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand 2 O utline I A dministrative Court and Environmental Cases II . The main role of the courts is to resolve disputes. Precedent develops as judges reach decisions in the disputes heard by the courts, and laws are made as a result. In this sense, law-making is a by-product of the dispute resolution procedures undertaken by the courts. It’s . Complex. The Framers created the national judiciary in Article III of the Constitution.. The Constitution created the Supreme Court and left Congress to establish the . inferior courts. —the lower federal courts. There are two types of federal courts: (1) constitutional courts and (2) “special” or legislative courts.. The lower federal courts, beneath the Supreme Court.. Jurisdiction. The authority of a court to hear a case.. Exclusive Jurisdiction. Power of the federal courts alone to hear certain cases.. Concurrent Jurisdiction. Judges and Journalists. November 14, 2016. Part I: Introduction to the Courts. State Courts. Courts of Last Resort (52). Intermediate Courts of Appeals (46). Trial Courts (16,000). Types of Cases:. State Constitution. 2014 Summer Conference. 1. Creative Collections for courts. Hon. Paula O’Neil, PH.D (Pasco County, Clerk & Comptroller). Importance of automation for collections. 2. Creative Collections for courts. PRESENTED BY: . JUDGE MARK A. SPEISER. I. SPECIALTY COURTS. A.. . HABITUAL OFFENDER COURT. FOCUS ON CAREER CRIMINALS. LOWER CASE LOAD. HIGH NUMBER OF TRIALS. TOUGH SENTENCING. DEFENDANT HAS HISTORY OF VIOLENT AND DANGEROUS CONVICTIONS AND PENDING CHARGE IS EQUALLY SERIOUS. Evaluate . two. weaknesses of mediation as a dispute resolution method (4 marks) . Evaluation . of how courts resolve disputes. This is different to an evaluation of . courts as lawmakers. Here, we are looking at strengths and weaknesses of how courts (and VCAT – a comparison really) resolve disputes, not of how they make law. Lack of membership recruitment. Failure to elect officers. Lack of program and projects. Failure to function as a court. Conflict. Steps to Prevent Disbandment. Request six month reprieve. Collect outstanding National and State dues. . J. Matias Tafoya. Presiding Judge. Mesa Municipal Court. Elizabeth R. Finn. Presiding Judge. Glendale City Court. Rule 11 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. Cannot be tried for criminal offense if:. Habitat. Ecosystem. Wetland. Sediment. Food chain. Benthos/Benthic . Bioaccumulation. Pollution. What is pollution?. What does pollution look like? Smell like? Taste like?. What are examples of pollution near your school?. © . 2013 . Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.. Objective; Define the kinds of lower federal courts in the United States.. The Constitution created the Supreme Court.. Congress established the . lower . federal courts.. These courts are of two basic . Piecing It Together . Using the clues on the pieces, assemble the puzzles.. You should have two triangles when you are finished. . Puzzled . County Courts . Circuit Courts . District Courts of Appeal. In developing countries, water pollution is caused mainly from dumping raw sewage into the water supply.. In developed countries, water pollution comes mainly from 3 sources. Municipal pollution. Industrial pollution.