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Igatsha Lokwahlulela Njengomgadi Womthetho - sisekelo
Igatsha lokwahlulela likahulumeni wase-United States likhona ukuze lichaze imithetho, lixazulule izingxabano, futhi liqinisekise ukuthi uMthetho-sisekelo uhlala uwumthetho ophakeme wezwe. Ngokungafani namagatsha emithetho nezikhulu, alandisa ngokuqondile kubavoti, ijaji liklanyelwe ukusebenza ngokwalo, ukusebenzisa izimiso ezingokomthetho ngaphandle kokwesaba ukuphindiselwa kwezombangazwe. Lokhu kuhlukaniswa kwemibuso kudala isimiso sokuhlola nokulinganisela okuvimbela noma iliphi igatsha ukuba lilahle igunya lalo. Ngezinqumo zemithetho, ukubukezwa kwemithetho yokwahlulela, nesivikelo samalungelo enkantolo, izinkantolo zisebenza njengesehlolo olugxekayo emandleni kahulumeni nomlweli womthetho.
Isisekelo Senhlangano Yesizwe
UMthetho-sisekelo wamisa inkantolo kahulumeni eneNkantolo Ephakeme, kuyilapho ishiya amaKhongolo igunya lokwakha izinkantolo eziphansi zikahulumeni. UMthetho ka-1789 weSigqiciary wamisa isimiso esinezingxenye ezintathu esisalokhu sikhona namuhla: izinkantolo zesifunda, izinkantolo zesifunda zokudlulisa icala, neNkantolo Ephakeme. Isigaba ngasinye sinemithwalo ehlukile, futhi amacala asuka eqophelweni lokuqulwa kwecala akhuphukele phezulu ngenqubo yokunxusa. Ukuqonda lesi sakhiwo kubalulekile ekuqondeni ukuthi igatsha lenkantolo lisebenza kanjani njengeqembu.
Izinkantolo Zesigodi: Izinga Lokuqulwa Kwecala
Kunezinkantolo zesifunda ezingu-94 zesifunda sezwe, ngayinye ikhonza indawo ethile. Lezi izinkantolo lapho amacala enkantolo eqala khona (ofakazi) enikeza ubufakazi, futhi kunikezwa izikhulu zejaji noma amajaji akhipha izinqumo. Izinkantolo zesigodi zisingatha izindaba zomphakathi nezezobugebengu eziqulwa umthetho kahulumeni. Icala likahulumeni eliningi aliqhubeki lidlulele phambili ngalé kwaleli zinga, lenza ukuba abatoliki bokuqala bemibuzo yezomthetho-mthetho-mthetho bahlulele abahumushi bokuqala ezimpikiswaneni eziningi.
Izinkantolo Zezingcingo Zezifunda
Izinkantolo zesifunda eziyi-13 zezicelo zizwa izikhalo ezivela ezinkantolo zesifunda ezifundeni zazo. Aziqhubeli amacala amasha; kunalokho, amahluzo amajaji amathathu ahlola umlando ovela enkantolo ephansi ukuze athole ukuthi amaphutha angokomthetho ayenzeka yini. Lezinkantolo zinesici esiphawulekayo ngoba zimisa isibonelo esiqinile kuzo zonke izinkantolo zesifunda ezisesifundeni sazo. Uma izifunda zingavumelani nempikiswano engokomthetho-mthetho, iNkanto ePhakeme kakhulu ithatha isinyathelo sokuxazulula lempi.
INkantolo Ephakeme: Ummeli Wokugcina
INkantolo Ephakeme inezahlulelo ezingu-9 ezimisa umongameli ukuphila konke kanye nesiqinisekiso esivela eNkantolo. INkantolo ikhetha ukuthi yimaphi amacala okuzwakalayo, yamukela ingxenye encane kuphela yezinkulungwane zezicelo ezibekwe igama ngalinye. Uma iNkantolo Ephakeme ikhipha isinqumo, kuba incazelo eqinisekile yomthetho kahulumeni noMthetho-sisekelo waso sonke isizwe. Izinqumo zayo azinakudluliswa kunoma yiliphi igunya eliphakeme.
Ukubukeza Kokwahlulela: Amandla Okuqeda Imithetho Engekho Ngokomthetho
Amandla abaluleke kakhulu ejaji likahulumeni yigunya lokumemezela imithetho noma izenzo zezikhulu ngaphandle kwe-sociation. La mandla, aziwa njengokubukeza kokwahlulela, awashiwo ngokuqondile embhalweni woMthetho-sisekelo. Kunalokho, amiswa ngecala eliwuphawu (18033) Marbury v. Madison. Kulesosinqumo, uMadison , uMahluleli omkhulu uJohn Marshall wabhala ukuthi "kugcizelelwa kakhulu isifunda nesibopho somnyango wokwahlulela ukusho ukuthi umthetho uyini." Lesimiso siye senza izinkantolo zaphelelwa imithetho edluliswa yi-Congress, imithetho yokuthi iphikisana negunya lombuso, nemithetho yezempatho edlula amandla kamongameli.
Ukubukeza kokwahlulela kusebenza kuwo wonke amazinga kahulumeni. INkantolo Ephakeme ingashaya umthetho kahulumeni, ilungiselelo lomthetho-mthetho kahulumeni, noma umthetho kamasipala uma uphula uMthetho-sisekelo wase-U.S. Lo mbuso uqinisekisa ukuthi akukho sinyathelo somthetho noma sokuphatha esithandwayo, kodwa kutheni kuthandwa amalungelo ayisisekelo nemingcele yokwakha ebekwe eMthethweni. Ukubukezwa kwemithetho akunasiphelo, kodwa kuvamile ukulawulwa, kubhekisa ezindlini zomthetho uma kunokwenzeka futhi kunquma imibuzo yemithetho-mthetho kuphela uma kudingeka ukuba kuxazululwe icala elikhona noma impikiswano.
Ukuhumusha Umthetho - sisekelo: Ukuncintisana Nezinkolelo - ze
Abahluleli basebenzisa incazelo yomthetho-sisekelo ngezindlela zefilosofi ehlukile. Indlela ezimbili ezivelele yizimo zokuqala nezomthetho-sisekelo ophilayo. Abaqondisi bokuqala baphikisa ngokuthi uMthetho-sisekelo kufanele uchazwe ngokwencazelo yomphakathi amagama awo ayenayo ngesikhathi sokubekwa i-ratiation. Abaphili bomthetho-sisekelo abaphila ngemithetho-mthetho baphikisa ngokuthi ulimi olubanzi loMthetho-sisekelo kumelwe lushintshele ekubhekaneni nezimo zanamuhla nezindinganiso. Le mibono ephikisanayo imiphumela esukela ekwabeni lokulwa kwezibhamu kuya ekulawuleni komthetho wezwe.
I-diformation of Columbia v. Helder (2008), iNkantolo Ephakeme yasebenzisa indlela yokuqala yokuqeda ukuvinjelwa kwesibhamu, iphethe ukuthi iSichibiyeli Sesibili sivikela ilungelo lomuntu lokuba nezikhali zokuzihloba ngokwakhe. Ngokungafani, iNkantolo ku [FLT:] [[FLT]]] Obergefell v. Hodges (20) (20) ithembele kwincazelo ephilayo yomthetho we-Crectory yeN Project ne-Clationss) ye-Fregiex yokwazana iqaphele umshado ofanayo njengeyomthetho-ogdernight. Zombili izinqumo zancike ezise zifinyelele eziphethwenisweni ezifanayo ngokuphatheleneyo ngokusebenza kwayo.
Ukukhetha ukuchaza izindaba zenqubo yohlelo oluchazayo. Uma amajaji enza ukubukezwa kokwahlulela, akumelwe anqume ukuthi umthetho uphikisana noMthetho-sisekelo kuphela, kodwa futhi nokuthi angawufunda kanjani uMthetho-sisekelo ngokwawo. Lenqubo yokuchaza iwumsuka womthetho-sisekelo futhi ilokhu iyimpikiswano enzima phakathi kwezazi, abahluleli, kanye nomphakathi.
Amacala Amakhulu ENkantolo Alo Mthetho Womthetho - sisekelo
Lezi zinqumo eziningana zeNkantolo Ephakeme ngokuyisisekelo ziye zabushintsha ubuhlobo phakathi kukahulumeni nezakhamuzi.
Marbury v. Madison (1803): Isisekelo samandla okwahlulela
Icala lasungula imfundiso yokwahlulela. uWilliam Marbury, umphathi kaMongameli uJohn Adams phakathi kwamabili, wafuna icebo le-mandamus ukuba aphoqe uNobhala weSizwe uJames Madison ukuba anikeze ukuthunywa kwakhe. INkantolo Ephakeme yanquma ukuthi ilungiselelo leSiphakamiso samaJadiary elalinikeza igunya leNkanto lomthetho wakuqala phezu kobu bunzima obunjalo. Ngokwenza kanjalo, iNkantolo yaqinisekisa igunya layo lokubukeza izenzo zoMkhandlu futhi yazimemezela ukuthi alikho inzuzo lapho ziphikisana noMthetho - sisekelo.
Brown v. ibhodi yemfundo (1954): Ukuqeda ubandlululo lwezinhlanga
Esinqumweni esivumelanayo, iNkantolo Ephakeme yathi ubandlululo lobuhlanga ezikoleni zomphakathi lwephula i-Uncial Protection Claus yeSichibiyelo se-14th. IJaji eliyinhloko u-Earl Warren wabhala ukuthi "izakhiwo zemfundo ezihlukene azilingani ngokwemvelo." lesi sinqumo sayichitha imfundiso "ehlukene kodwa ezilinganayo" ku- Pnelt v. Ferguson [186] futhi saba itshe lesisekelo lenhlangano yamalungelo omphakathi. Isinqumo sabonisa indima yejaji lezehlulele ukulungisa amaphutha omthetho - sisekelo lapho amagatsha ezombangazwe ehlulekile ukwenza isenzo.
[[UMTL:0] Roe v. Ukubopha [[Umthetho] (1973): Ubumfihlo namalungelo okuzala
INkantolo yalamukela ilungelo lowesifazane lomthetho-sisekelo lokuqeda ukukhulelwa ngaphansi kwe-Unit Programme Claus yeSichibiyelo seshumi nane. Isinqumo sagunyaza lelilungelo esiqinisekisini esibanzi somthetho-sisekelo sesiqinisekiso sokuba umuntu siqu. Nakuba Roe[ kamuva yalawulwa kakhulu amaDobbs v. Jackson’s Health Organization [2022]], icala lihlala liyisibonelo esichazayo indlela izilinganiso ezihlukene phakathi kwenkululeko yombuso lapho kuchazwa amalungelo omthetho.
United States v. Nixon (1974): Ukulandisa komongameli
Phakathi nehlazo laseWatergate, uMongameli uRichard Nixon waveza ilungelo lokuvala amakhasethi aqoshiwe abhalwe umshushisi okhethekile. INkantolo Ephakeme yavumelana ngazwi linye yalahla lesi siphakamiso, isho ukuthi umongameli akawudluli umthetho. Isinqumo saphoqelela uNixon ukuba avule amakhasethi, okwaholela ekuyekeni kwakhe. Lelicala lagcizelela isimiso sokuthi ngisho nehhovisi eliphakeme kunawo wonke ezweni kumelwe livumelane nemithetho yokwahlulela nokuthi akukho muntu ongenakuvinjelwa emingceleni engokomthetho.
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015): Ukulingana komshado
INkantolo yathi iSichibiyelo seshumi nane sifuna zonke izifundazwe ukuba zivume futhi ziqaphele imishado efanayo. Ukubhalela iningi, uMahluleli uAnthony Kennedy wagcizelela ukuthi ilungelo lokushada liyinkululeko eyisisekelo evikelwe yi-Curtection and Encimence Clauss. Isinqumo somthetho-sisekelo esiwengeziwe sivikela i-LGBTQ+ imibhangqwana futhi sigcizelela indima yejaji ekulondolozeni amalungelo amancane kuningi.
Isimiso Sokuzimela Ekwahluleleni
Ukuzimela kokwahlulela kusho ukuthi amajaji anganquma amacala asekelwe emthethweni nasemaqinisweni ngaphandle kokuphazamisa amagatsha emithetho noma aphethe, noma ngokombono womphakathi. Amajaji angoMasipala anezikhundla zawo zokuphila, athathelwa ukususwa kuphela ngokugunyazwa yiNdlu yabameleli nangokuvunyelwa yiSigele. Lokhu kuphila kwawo konke kuwenza avikele ekucindezeleni kwezombangazwe futhi kuwavumela ukuba enze izinqumo ezingathandeki lapho uMthetho-sisekelo ufuna ukuba aphile.
Abameli baqonda ukuthi i-fidiary ezimele yayibalulekile ekulawuleni umthetho. U-Alexander Hamilton wabhala ku-[FL:0] Faceralist No. ukuthi ijaji lalizoba "elingenangozi kakhulu" igatsha ngoba lalingenakukwazi ukusebenzisa inkemba noma ukulawula isikhwama semali, kodwa ukuzimela kwalo kwakubalulekile ukuze kuvikelwe uMthetho-sisekelo ekungeneni kwemithetho. Ngaphandle kokuzibusa, abahluleli babenganqikaza ukushaya imithetho ethandwa iningi noma ishiywe yizikhulu zezombangazwe.
Futhi ukuzimela kokwahlulela kudinga isivikelo semiholo yokwahlulela, engenakuncishiswa lapho umahluleli ekhonza, futhi nesinqumo sobuqotho senkantolo. Imizamo yokucindezela abahluleli ngokunqanyulwa kwemali, ukuphangwa kwenkantolo, noma izinsongo zokungagunyazi zilulaza lesi simiso. Ukuqiniseka komthetho ukuthi amajaji anquma amacala asekelwe ekufanelekeni komthetho, hhayi ekutheni ahluleleni ngokwezombangazwe.
Ijaji Njengephenya Egunyeni Eliphethe Nelemithetho
Igatsha lokwahlulela lisebenza njengendawo emelene namagatsha emithetho nezikhulu ngezindlela eziningi. Okokuqala, ngokuhlola kokwahlulela, izinkantolo zingaqeda imithetho edluliswa yiSishayamthetho uma sephula uMthetho-sisekelo. Okwesibili, izinkantolo zingabukeza izenzo zokuphatha ukuze ziqinisekise ukuthi ziwela egunyeni lobumongameli. Okwesithathu, izinkantolo zixazulula izimpikiswano phakathi kukahulumeni nohulumeni nemibuso, zicacisa imingcele yamandla kahulumeni ngaphansi kwe-Creastem Clause, i-Endal Claus, kanye ne-Expressment ye-Heth.
Ngokwesibonelo, intsha ephansi Phesheethi & Tube Co. Sawyer (1952), iNkantolo Ephakeme yashaya umthetho kaMongameli Truman wokuphatha izinsimbi phakathi neMpi yaseKorea. INkantolo yathi umongameli akanalo igunya lomthetho-mthetho-sisekelo noma igunya lokuthatha isenzo esinjalo ngaphandle kokuvunyelwa kwenhlangano. Lendaba ibonisa indlela ijaji elingahlola ngayo ukucushwa kwezengameli ngisho nangezikhathi zesimo esiphuthumayo sesizwe.
Ngokufanayo, Clinton v. City of New York (1998], iNkantolo yalula i-Line Inter Veto Act, inquma ukuthi yaphula uPasce Claus woMthetho-sisekelo ngokuvumela umongameli ukuba asule izinto ezisetshenziswa umuntu ngaphandle kwenqubo egcwele nengalawuleki. Lezi zinqumo zibonisa ukuthi alikho igatsha elingandisa amandla alo ngaphezu kwemingcele yomthetho-sisekelo ngaphandle kokuhlola komthetho.
Ukuvikela Amalungelo Abantu Ngamunye Enkantolo
Ngaphandle kokuhlola ukwakhiwa, igatsha lokwahlulela lifeza indima eqondile ekuvikeleni amalungelo abantu ngabanye ababaliwe kuyiBill of Rights neSichibiyelo seshumi nane. Izakhamuzi zingaveza icala ukuthi umthetho noma isenzo sikahulumeni siphula amalungelo azo omthetho-sisekelo. Izinkantolo zinquma ukuthi uhulumeni unakho yini ukuvunyelwa okwanele kokugqekeza futhi ukuthi izindlela ezisetshenziswayo ziyahlolwa ngokufanelekile yini.
Amacala okukhuluma ngokukhululekile ngaphansi kweSichibiyelo sokuqala anikeza isibonelo esicacile. Brandenburg v.Ohio [1969], iNkantolo yathi inkulumo esekela ukuziphatha okungekho emthethweni ivikelekile ngaphandle kokuba iqhubekisele phambili isenzo sokungabi namthetho esiseduze. . Johnson [1999], iNkanto yeNkanto evikela ukushiswa kwefulegi njengenkulumo engokomfanekiso. Lezi zinqumo zibonisa isibopho sejajilo sokulondoloza ukungathandwa, ngisho nalapho amagatsha ezombangazwe engase afune ukuyicindezela.
Amalungelo enqubo axhomeke futhi ekwahlulelweni komthetho. Umthetho wokuhlukanisa, osungulwe Mapp v.Ohio (1961]), udinga izinkantolo ukuvimbela ubufakazi obutholakala ngokuhlola nokuquleka okungagunyazi. [[FLT]]MANDA izixwayiso, ezivela [[FLT:]] [FLT]MANDA v. Arizona[FT:] [196], zidinga amaphoyisa ukuba azise amalungelo awo ngaphambi kokuphenywa isigwebo. Zombili imithetho isungulwe ngokuvikela komthetho [iimthetho] ngokuvikela uhulumeni.
Ukulinganiselwa Nokugxekwa Kwamandla Okwahlulela
Nakuba igatsha lokwahlulela linegunya elikhulu, libhekene futhi nemingcele. Izinkantolo azikwazi ukuqulisa amacala; kumelwe zilindele ukuba abamangalelwa balethe izingxabano. Bantula amandla okuphoqelela ukugcinwa kwemithetho futhi bathembele egatsheni eliphetheyo ukuba lisebenzise izinqumo zabo. Lapho amongameli noma izikhulu zikahulumeni zimelana nemithetho yokwahlulela, izinkantolo kumelwe zincike ekucindezeleni kwezombangazwe noma, emacaleni adlulele, ukuthatha isinyathelo sokuphoqelela ukuvuma.
Abagxeki begunya lokwahlulela baphikisa ngokuthi ngezinye izikhathi izinkantolo zidlula indima yazo efanele ngokunquma imibuzo yezimiso eshiyelwe izishaya-mthetho ezikhethwe kangcono. Imfundiso yokunqanda ukwahlulela inxusa amajaji ukuba alandele amagatsha ezombangazwe noma nini lapho kungenzeka. Abanye baphikisa ngokuthi ijaji ngezinye izikhathi liye lahluleka ukuvikela amalungelo omthetho-sisekelo, ikakhulukazi amaqembu amancane angokohlanga nampofu. Izibonelo ezingokomlando zihlanganisa ukuvunyelwa kweNkantolo yaseMelika Korematsu v. United States (1944) kanye nokulibala kwalo isikhathi eside ekukhulumeni nomthetho.
Lokhu kugxeka kugcizelela impikiswano eqhubekayo mayelana nesilinganiso esifanelekile segunya lokwahlulela. UMthetho-sisekelo awunikezi abahluleli imvume yokuchaza umthetho-sisekelo kuphela. Izikhulu eziqaphile zifunga futhi ukusekela uMthetho-sisekelo. Kodwa indima yomahluleli eyingqayizivele njengomgxeki ongakhethiyo yenza ukuba ibe yimfuneko ekuxazululeni izingxabano zomthetho-mthetho-sisekelo ezingenakuxazululwa ngenqubo yezombangazwe.
Igatsha Lokwahlulela Enkathini Yanamuhla
Amakhasi ezindaba zomthetho-mthetho womphakathi anjengamalungelo okuvota, umkhankaso wezimali, inkululeko engokwenkolo, ukufuduka, nomthetho wendawo ezungezile. Ama-odolo amuva nje eNkantolo Ephakeme aye ahlanganisa izinqumo ezinkulu zokukhipha isisu, amalungelo ezibhamu, i - evocto, nezenzo zamandla okulawula asemthethweni kahulumeni. AmaDobs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization [202] [202], iNkantolo elawula [[FL:2] v. [FLT], i-Radev], ibuyisela umthetho wokukhipha isisu. Ku-[FLT] [FL:4] Inhlangano ye-Romstriast.[Fom]
Ukudlondlobala kwesigaba somphakathi kuye kwaqinisa ukuqashelwa kwenqubo yokwahlulela. Izimpikiswano zeNkantolo Ephakeme manje zibhekene nezimpi zezombangazwe ezinonya, futhi ukuthembela komphakathi eNkantolo kuye kwashintshashintsha. Naphezu kwalezi zinselele, amajaji ayaqhubeka esebenza njengendawo lapho izimiso zomthetho-sisekelo ziphikiswana khona futhi zisetshenziswa. Ukufaneleka kwawo kuxhomeke ekubophekeni kwamajaji ukuba anqume izimpikiswano ngokwemithetho, hhayi ekukhetheni izintando zawo siqu.
Isiphetho: Indima Engenakuxazululwa Ye - judicary
Indima yegatsha lokwahlulela ekusekeleni uMthetho-sisekelo ibanzi futhi ibalulekile. Ngokuhlola kokwahlulela, izinkantolo ziqinisekisa ukuthi umthetho nezenzo zokuphatha zivumelana nemingcele yomthetho-siseko. Ngencazelo ezimele, zivikela amalungelo abantu futhi zilondoloze ukulingana kwamandla phakathi kwamagatsha kahulumeni. Amacala amakhulu eNkantolo ephakeme asuka Marbury v. Madison ku- [[FLT]] [[FLT]]] ku-'u-obergfell v. Hodges abonisa indlela izinqumo zokwahlulela ezimayelayo ezimabalazwe aseMelika nasemphakathini. Nakuba ijudiary ijonge ngayo iziphazamiso nezigxeko zokugxeka, umsebenzi wayo njengongathathiwe sisekelo we-democralitial. Ukuqonda isakhiwo segatsha lokwahlulela, nokuqonda ukulinganiselwa kwezwe nanoma ubani ofuna ukugcinwa kumthetho.
[[Umthetho:0] Imithombo:[[[Umthetho:1]
- Ihhovisi lobuphathi leNkantolo yase-U.S. - Indima yeNkantolo neSici seSimendo[[FL:1]
- [[Umthetho:0] I-Cornell Legin Institut - Impinda yokwahlulela[[Umthetho:1]
- American Bar Association - Constitution Translate
- Inkantolo ye-United States - iNkantolo njenge-Institution