PPT-Education Law in the Courts - 2018

VSBA Annual Conference Williamsburg Virginia November 15 2018 Bradford A King Esq Nicole S Cheuk Esq bkingsandsandersoncom 804 7837263 ncheuksandsandersoncom 804 7837267 SPECIAL EDUCATION. May 20, . 2014. Ian Greene. Origins of Study of Administrative Law in Canada. Principles of administrative law develop in every country as the “administrative state” expands. Canada’s experience provides one example. . American Government. Standing. In order for a case to be heard in our legal system, the plaintiff must . have standing to sue. This means that the . plaintiff . generally must have sustained, or is in in immediate danger of sustaining, a direct and substantial injury from another person or an action of government. 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. Scott Burroughs. Why Courts of Honor?. Public recognition of the achievements of the scouts. Used as encouragement to help the boys earn ranks and badges. Who, Where, When and How often. Courts of Honor should be conducted by the Scouts themselves (Communications Merit Badge Req. 8). Recap strengths and weaknesses of courts as lawmakers – fill in blank side with corresponding strength/weakness. Add case examples . Strength. Weakness . Allows flexibility through overruling, distinguishing,. 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. Chapter 16. U.s. supreme court. The justices. . Sotomayor. , . Breyer. , Alito, . Kagen. Thomas, Scalia, Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg. Supreme Court Judges. Chief Justice – John Roberts, Bush 2005 (. M.Math. . LEL. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. University of Waterloo. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ece.uwaterloo.ca. dwharder@alumni.uwaterloo.ca. © 2013 by Douglas Wilhelm Harder. Some rights reserved.. 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. 4 Main features of the relationship between Parliament and the Courts. The interpretation of statutes by courts. The codification of common law. The abrogation of common law. The ability of courts to influence parliament.. Relationship Between The Courts and Parliament in Law Making Five Main Features of the Relationship Between Parliament and the Courts The supremacy of parliament The ability of courts to influence parliament