The term “sanction” is derived from Roman law. Sanction was originally that part of the statute which established a penalty or made other provisions for its enforcement. In the ordinary sense, the term sanction means mere penalty It can also be some motivating force or encouragement for the purpose of better performance and execution of laws.
Meaning
The term “sanction” is derived from Roman law. Sanction was originally that part of the statute which established a penalty or made other provisions for its enforcement. In the ordinary sense, the term sanction means mere penalty It can also be some motivating force or encouragement for the purpose of better performance and execution of laws.
Sanction and punishment
A sanction can be distinguished from punishment .Sanction is the genus of which punishment is the species. Sanction consists in the application of the physical force of the state for the enforcement of law. Punishment or penalty is an evil inflicted upon a wrongdoer. Punishments are pre-eminently the sanction of criminal law. They are ultimate sanctions. The term sanction is wider than punishment. It is one of the kinds of sanction. There are sanctions other than punishments Civil sanction has compensation as their object.
Sanction and liability
Sanction is a conditional evil to be incurred by disobedience of law. Law is “the state of exposedness to the sanctions of the law.”
Sanction of nullity
Sanction of nullity is a civil sanction which regulates the rules of evidence and procedure. It consists in a refusal by the court to help a party who has disregarded the law. A document which requires to be registered will not be given effect if it is not so registered.
There is a controversy on the point whether sanction is an essential element of the law or not.The majority of the jurists who follow Austin are of the view that sanction is an indispensable element of law.
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