Administrative Agencies and Delegation
The evolved world came with its share of good and bad developments in the society. However, among the good characteristics it presents is the recognition and treatment of people with dignity, rather than which it was during the barbaric justice ways. The document called constitution facilitates various written rules and regulations that govern the daily activities of individuals. The constitution also aids significantly to the administrative practices in a country or an organization (Kanovitz, 2010). Thus, the constitution facilitates the peaceful coexistence and interaction among people. It gives the rights and responsibilities of people, animals, organizations and the ruling authority. These laws and regulations governing human interactions in pursuit of justice have various sections. Such include, due process, substantive and procedural due processes and equal protection.
Due Process
Due process is a tenant of criminal cases applied in the making of the presumption that the accused is innocent until proven guilty. Therefore, due process is a legal right of an accused person, which allows them to have fair treatment and a chance to prove their innocence without constraints in case of facing a legal action against them (Pierce, 2010). It is a fundamental guarantee of the constitution that entails all the legal proceedings undertaken against an accused person, before issuing the judgment as to take away the life of a person, their liberty or property. It also guarantees that the law constructed in the land should not be arbitrary or capricious. In the constitution of the United States, this is a uniquely crafted and significant constitutional amendment as it appears twice using exactly the same words of framing it. These are the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment sections of the constitution, which state that no person shall have their life, liberty or property deprived them without the due process of law.
These words, as the due process clause implies, assure all the American citizens and the obligation of the government and judiciary to function within the confines of law (legality) and facilitate fair procedures (Vile, 2006). In the Fifth Amendment, this aspect of due process is a promise of protection of the Bill of Rights of citizens from exploitation by the government....
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