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What kind of Lawyer do you want to be? Law is in place as a basis of a type of rule to govern the behaviour between people, offering a structure for society to ensure the protection of the rights of every individual. The absence of the law in place there would be an absence of order and stability in the society. With the development of a complex legal system, the law is not only rules, but is embedded with an akin of moral concepts in the society. On the other hand, lawyers are professions who ‘exercise their power in court by manipulating the thoughts and opinions of others through the skilful use of language’. I see lawyers as an exponent in upholding justice in society: as to how rights should be respected and protected, how the moral perceptions are ingrained and manifested through law. What aspires me to become a criminal lawyer is my receptivity to the juxtaposed relationship of moral and law. I agree that criminal law aids the establishment of ‘a moral imperative in civilized society’, enhancing the moral development in society through the …show more content…

Trials in camera is allowed in some classes of cases, so that the victims are not subjected to the daunting and stressful environment. YJEA 1999 provides the need for special protection for a child as complainant or witness, such as giving evidence in CCTV. Moreover, Children and Young Persons Act 1933 excludes the public from youth courts, and control the variety of representative of newspapers. It also provides that for ‘any conduct contrary to decency or morality’, the court will have discretion to order a closed trial if the witness/victim is a child. With regards to all of the above examples, it still comes well with the requirement in Article 6. This is a step towards the protection of the privacy of children by avoiding court appearance, and at the same time balancing the idea of an open trial where justice can be seen to be

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