Comparative Criminal Justice System

Comparative Criminal Justice System

Russell A. Ponder

Unit 5 Individual Projects

March 17th 2012.

American InterContinental University

Abstract

The world has gone thru vast changes in efforts to improve police practices. This has been achieved by implementing democratic policing policies. Many modern police forces use the methods of education, training, selective hiring and organizational regulations. One of the chief jobs for police work is keeping public order in times of civil tension. Most organizations change their structure and the way they respond to issues by looking at the historical developments.

Authorized persons and judges make decisions and investigate on certain affairs given to them under same standards which are called tribunals. One example of a tribunal is a special international criminal tribunals which were established in Yugoslavia and Rwanda by the United Nations to persecute the ones responsible for any genocide or atrocities that happened during the war. Another great example of the tribunal is the trials of Saddam Hussein and the other Baath party official.

Tribunals make an important part of the justice system. More than 500,000 cases a year are done through tribunals. Some cases are for those who have been a part of discrimination, unfair persecution and disputes about tax, employment, and benefit entitlement are managed by tribunals.

People recuperate the confidence that they need to know that they can deal with and achieve justice with the federal, state and international levels. With institutions that will allow them to work out there disagreements fairly, proportionately, and quickly.

Tribunals help build a working relationship between two countries. They act as a checks and balances between the two countries. Tribunals also help two countries because a criminal can be tried in countries where the law may apply where others do not. They remove the tradition of impunity for war crimes and other violations of international laws.

Some tribunals are made from cultural and political differences of nation. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) was made from all the political unrest and genocide that was taking place. The tribunal was in place to help some of the issues of international humanitarian law and acts of genocide and make sure that they will be brought to justice and they encourage national reconciliation and respect for the rights of individuals.

Different cultures have different understanding, interaction and in negotiation.