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national / crime and justice Thursday April 28, 2005 17:02 by JW
From the newswire (our correspondents are everywhere)!:
He said that there was a culture of expediency in the Circuit Court, where a case could be heard in a week that might take months to argue in the High Court. He then spoke about the different parties in the Supreme Court: solicitors; barristers; jurors; witnesses; and the judge. Given the audience he had (mostly aspiring solicitors and barristers) his discussion of solicitors and barristers was limited to comparing and contrasting them as careers rather than their functions in court. He also told his audience that they probably know more law than [he] does, as one forgets so much of it after graduation, but compensates for this with experience and practice. Judge Moran had some interesting things to say about jurors though! He described the Jury System as a slow, expensive system that evolved by accident. He also said that the jury system is not something we would invent if we were starting from scratch today. He disagreed with the view expressed by some that a Jury is somehow the democracy on the ground of the judicial system. He explained how in earlier times jurors had to be householders, people who were considered safe, and reasonably pro-establishment. He said that now many such people will beg to be excused from jury duty because of work, children or holidays, and that juries tend to be mostly made up of unemployed or retired people.
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday April 27, 2005 00:02 by Justin Morahan
Extract From Report: On Friday, 22 April, at a morning vigil at the Paris Park, protestors held portraits of Mordechai Vanunu and signs that read "We are all Mordechai Vanunu" and "Wherever we are, Vanunu Is" along with the names of the places from which the delegates had come. The vigil was followed by a slow procession to the Sharon HQ where an attempt to hand in or read a letter was prevented by Mossad, Ann Patterson acting as negotiator. Police escorted the delegation back to the Park where Justin read the signed letter publicly. It was later posted to Mr Sharon in the post tray at the College of St George. |
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