Book/Printed Material Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General
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Image 1 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … MAURITIUS LAW OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE A COUNTRY LAW STUDY PREPARED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL Carleton W Kenyon 4 Library of Congress LAW LIBRARY American…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 2 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … LAW LIBRARY PUBLICATIONS A major responsibility of the Law Library of Congress is the preparation of reports on various topics in foreign comparative and international law in response to requests from the…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 3 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … MAURITIUS LAW OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE A Country Law Study Prepared for the Department of the Navy Office of the Judge Advocate General by Carleton W Kenyon Law Library Library of Congress Washington…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 4 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … LibEaEy oti Congitez Catatog Ccvtd No 83600562
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 5 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT A Political Development 1 B Legal Development and Sources of Law 3 1 Legal Development 3 2 Sources of Law 4 Chapter II…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 6 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … iv 3 Crimes and Misdemeanors of a Public Nature 15 4 Crimes and Offenses Against the Persons of Individuals 15 5 Crimes and Misdemeanors Against the Property of Individuals 17 6 Contraventions…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 7 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … a Presence of the Accused 26 b Challenges 26 c Order of Proof 27 d Illness and Insanity of the Prisoner 27 e Adjournment of Trial 27 f Verdict 28 D Judgment…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 8 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … vi 4 Right to Bail 36 5 Right to Indictment by a Grand Jury 37 C Rights of Accused During the Trial 37 6 Right to a Speedy and Public Trial 37…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 9 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … Chapter I HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT A POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT Mauritius is an island in the southwest Indian Ocean over 500 miles east of Madagascar It was first discovered by Domingo Fernandez a…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 10 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 2 No significant administrative changes took place on Mauritius until 1933 when the proportion of nominated non officials was increased from onethird to twothirds A major reform occurred under the Consti tution…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 11 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 3 French The cultural language of Mauritius is French and the lingua franca is Creole a French based patois In addition several Indian languages and some Chinese dialects are in everyday use…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 12 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 4 laws which apply by implication or necessary intent and through laws that originated in Mauritius but were influenced by English precedents 2 Sources of Law The laws of Mauritius have been…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 13 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 5 Chief Justice in the Mauritius Reports Both English and French deci sions are followed frequently and much use is made of both English and French juristic writings As there were no…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 14 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 6 members of the Legislative Assembly are elected from 23 member constit uencies and 8 additional members are appointed from unsuccessful candi dates making the best showing in order to insure a…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 15 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 7 chairman the Senior Puisne Judge another present or former judge ap pointed by the GovernorGeneral on the advice of the Chief Justice and the Chairman of the Public Service Commission The…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 16 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 8 The official language used in the Supreme Court is English The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council entertains appeals against judgments of the Supreme Court in certain cases 1 Judicial Committee…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 17 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 9 criminal proceeding with appellate jurisdiction over decisions of subor dinate courts It has original jurisdiction in cases in which contraven tion of the guarantees of fundamental rights is alleged and in…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 18 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 10 Justice and the Judges of the Supreme Court are the judges of that Court which consists of two or three judges as the Chief Justice directs There is also a Bankruptcy…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 19 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 11 jurisdiction Two district courts are large enough to sit in divisions For administrative purposes the district courts are under the direct control of the Chief Justice Magistrates are empowered to adjudicate…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 20 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 12 monopoly on conveyancing will drafting and document authentication work There are no law schools on Mauritius Barristers or advocates are members of the English Bar one of the four Inns of…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 21 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 13 D LAW OFFICERS The principal legal adviser to the government is the Attorney General who heads the Legal Department sometimes known as the Crown Law Office The Attorney General and law…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 22 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 14 B PENAL CODE ORDINANCE ch 195 1 Offenses and Punishment arts 213 Offenses are classified as crimes felonies misdemeanors or contraventions petty offenses Crimes are offenses punishable by 3 or more…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 23 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 15 3 Crimes and Misdemeanors of a Public Nature The Penal Code divides crimes and misdemeanors into those of a public nature and those against individuals Those of a public nature are…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 24 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 16 a Homicide which can be manslaughter willful killing murder committed with premeditation lying in wait or of a newly born child parricide and infanticide arts 214220 The penalty for murder parricide…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 25 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 17 5 Crimes and Misdemeanors Against the Property of Individuals Listed as crimes and misdemeanors against the property of individuals are larceny swindling and other frauds arson and destruc tion of and…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 26 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 18 Many other additional offenses exist in separate ordinances and acts eg Road Traffic Ordinance No 22 of 1962 Prisons Ordinance ch 313 Customs Ordinance No 65 of 1947 Firearms Ordinance ch…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 27 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 19 a With Warrant The warrant must state the offense the name and the description of the offender and it orders the police officer to arrest the person and to bring him…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 28 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 20 and to prevent a breach of peace committed in his presence The officer may break open any door or window in a dwelling house to make the arrest The officer must…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 29 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 21 the accused Each witness is examined and crossexamined and the evi dence is taken down in writing as a deposition and is signed by the wit ness A magistrate can bind…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 30 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 22 b Appeal The persons sentenced to pay a fine of 50 rupees or more or to imprisonment may appeal to the Supreme Court within 10 days of the judg ment A…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 31 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 23 certified by the Director of Public Prosecution with a judge of the Supreme Court If the judge approves an order is issued A civil action may be brought for damages against…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 32 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 24 If the accused is not located the magistrate examines witnesses in the case The Prosecutor then draws up a criminal charge and applies to a judge of the Supreme Court for…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 33 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 25 3 Assignment of Counsel A person prosecuted before the Supreme Court for any offence upon making affidavit that he is not worth 300 rupees in the world his wearing apparel only…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 34 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 26 a previous acquittal or autrefois acquit on sufficient criminal infor mation before a court of competent jurisdiction or because of a previous conviction or attainder for the same offense charged 5…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 35 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 27 c Order of Proof The Public Prosecutor opens the case by outlining the evidence and the leading features of his case and by calling his witnesses Wit nesses must be sworn…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 36 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 28 f Verdict The jury returns either a general or special verdict In the trial for any offense the jury may convict the accused of an attempt to commit the offense In…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 37 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 29 punishment for less than the minimum does not apply to revenue customs or quarantine laws A sentence of penal servitude for life is substituted for a sentence of death passed on…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 38 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 30 magistrate An inquiry is made by the magistrate and the person unlaw fully confined is set at liberty or is brought before the magistrate for ascertaining any legal cause of imprisonment…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 39 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 31 the recognizance made by a court other than the Assize Court secs 197 206 H HABITUAL CRIMINALS Habitual criminal ie those convicted of a crime and having a previous conviction come…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
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Image 40 of Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the … 32 2 Records and Other Evidence The notes of the presiding judge of the trial and a report giving his opinion on the case or any point arising in the case is…
- Contributor: Library of Congress. Law Library - United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General - Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Date: 1983
About this Item
Title
- Mauritius, law of criminal procedure : a country law study prepared for the Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General
Names
- Kenyon, Carleton W., author
- United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General
- Library of Congress. Law Library, issuing body
Created / Published
- Washington, D.C. : Law Library, Library of Congress, 1983.
Contents
- Historical and political development -- Government and judicial systems -- Criminal law -- Criminal procedure -- Procedural safeguards.
Headings
- - Criminal procedure--Mauritius
- - Law--Mauritius
Notes
- - Typescript.
- - Includes bibliographical references.
- - Also available in print https://lccn.loc.gov/83600562
- - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Law Library of Congress, viewed October 2, 2015).
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- 1 online resource (vi, 45 pages).
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- KSV460
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- 2019668778
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- n827201606
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- Kenyon, Carleton W.
- Library of Congress. Law Library
- United States. Navy. Office of the Judge Advocate General