Presented in this essay are three parts concerning comparative criminal justice systems in six model countries and the United States. The first section will discuss relevant historical developments responsible for the formation of criminal law and criminal justice administration regarding the six model nations. Secondly, this essay will address the United States’ process concerning civil order control. Model Countries methods will be compared and contrasted as they relate to one another and the United States. Lastly, this paper will discuss and compare the model countries criminal procedures with the principles specified in the United Nation Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers. Identifying counties that provide or ignore the United Nations principles.
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Alteration of this system began with the Magna Carte that was established in 1215 that forced Kings to recognize certain rights, especially of noblemen. England passed a petition of rights in 1628 that included that without cause, no English subject could be jailed. England restored the throne to William and Mary provided they would follow England’s bill of rights that had been recently passed by parliament in 1689 (Dammer & Albanese 69). Other aspects that have shaped England was the formation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom with the Constitution Reform Act of 2005. Adding more structure to the common-law system, in 1967 England began defining crime as either “arrestable” or “unarrestable” in 1967 (Dammer & Albanese 171). Crimes such as murder and burglary are arrestable and if convicted will result in a fixed prison term however crimes such a s drunk and disorderly, and traffic offences are unarrestable. Decisions of the European Court of Justice also influence England since the establishment of the European Union (1). England criminal justice systems relies heavily on Parliament and case precedent. France has consistently expressed a
Historical Events …show more content…
Alteration of this system began with the Magna Carte that was established in 1215 that forced Kings to recognize certain rights, especially of noblemen. England passed a petition of rights in 1628 that included that without cause, no English subject could be jailed. England restored the throne to William and Mary provided they would follow England’s bill of rights that had been recently passed by parliament in 1689 (Dammer & Albanese 69). Other aspects that have shaped England was the formation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom with the Constitution Reform Act of 2005. Adding more structure to the common-law system, in 1967 England began defining crime as either “arrestable” or “unarrestable” in 1967 (Dammer & Albanese 171). Crimes such as murder and burglary are arrestable and if convicted will result in a fixed prison term however crimes such a s drunk and disorderly, and traffic offences are unarrestable. Decisions of the European Court of Justice also influence England since the establishment of the European Union (1). England criminal justice systems relies heavily on Parliament and case precedent. France has consistently expressed a