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Running head : LEGAL FREEDOMS

Australian Law : The Changing Faces

John Q . Cipher

Utah Valley State College

Dr . Simon Gilmore

Psychology 4890

ABSTRACT

Australia and the English Law was once strictly bound by certain laws that were hard to change simply because the adherence to precedents was required so as to alleviate confusion and frustrations . As times have changed so has this doctrine . Where once much of the United States Law was bound by English law , this too is reversing and allowing Judges to have more say in sentencings

and the faces of changing the laws . The prior minimalism attitude and actions are now stretching the bounds of what has never before been known

Judicial activism can be a positive or negative thing contingent upon how it is used . In much of the United States Judicial activism isn 't necessarily not allowed but it is definitely looked down upon due to the political nature of any form of activism . Judges are supposed to remain impartial and in an activism case that isn 't always so easy . This aside the judges have great latitude to make decisions , even in lower courts regarding precedent changes

In Australia , the legal system is a bit different . The Doctrine of Precedent is the bedrock or foundation of common law . The Doctrine maintains a strict adherence to the law already set forth which can make it tough for attorneys and judges alike when dealing with defending a case or making a legal decision . There is no other...