Voir Dire: The concept of a trial within a trial
‘Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?’ The Court clerk led the opponent’s witness in a voir dire. ‘Counsel, why does Court have to make…
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‘Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?’ The Court clerk led the opponent’s witness in a voir dire. ‘Counsel, why does Court have to make…
Sometimes, one is not sure if they want a divorce or not. They may feel that they no longer want to live with their spouse but have conflicting feelings on…
This article appears in our newsletter, The Deuteronomy Vol 11 Issue 3 of November 17th, 2017. To receive The Deuteronomy in real time, click HERE
This article appears in our newsletter, The Deuteronomy Vol 11 Issue 3 of November 17th, 2017. To receive The Deuteronomy in real time, click HERE
This article appears in our newsletter, The Deuteronomy Vol 11 Issue 3 of November 17th, 2017. To receive The Deuteronomy in real time, click HERE
When contracting a marriage, couples usually do it, “for better for worse, for richer or poorer, till death do us part”. It is also common for the celebrant of the…
Nullification of marriage is different from dissolution of marriage. The former is a court declaration that the marriage is invalid, while the latter is a court declaration which puts an…
Kangaroos move by hopping from one place to another. They have powerful hind legs that support these long jumps. This image paints the nature of kangaroo courts. Kangaroo courts usurp…
Entrapment is an action by law enforcers to induce a person into committing a crime to prosecute them for that crime. It can be loosely defined as the act of…
Talaq. Talaq. Talaq. In some Islam sects, when a husband says the above to his wife, it means that the marriage is thereby dissolved. The woman is divorced. “Talaq” is…