These are just some of the basic areas we have studied thus far that you can apply to your assignment.

Stay on topic. You are writing about one or more of the aspects of the criminal justice system of your assigned country. Political parties are ancillary aspects to governance and may be mentioned, but should not be the focus of your research. Be sure to identify the legal tradition applicable to your assigned country, explain how the police and courts function; answer these basic questions – does an accused person have immediate access to legal counsel, does he have the right to remain silent, will he have a jury trial or a trial en banc, how are the prisons viewed by the international community? These are just some of the basic areas we have studied thus far that you can apply to your assignment. Lastly, speak briefly (or at length if you wish) about how your assigned country’s criminal justice and court system developed to its current state – an historic perspective is always helpful in gaining an understanding of why things are the way they are now.