Refugee law is the branch of international law which deals with the rights and protection of refugees. It is related to‚ but distinct from‚ international human rights law and international humanitarian law‚ which deal respectively with human rights in general‚ and the conduct of war in particular. Refugee law encompasses customary law‚ peremptory norms‚ and international legal instruments. The only international instrument is the UN Convention‚ with an optional Protocol‚ while various regional bodies
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Aquinas on Law Aquinas talks about general law. Aquinas has definition of general law: “nothing other than a certain dictate of reason (rationis ordinatio) for the common good‚ made by him who has the care of the community and promulgated." According to Aquinas‚ the law is based on a reason. The purpose of a proper function of the law is to promote common good given out by the person who has a leadership. He talks about four types of law. These laws are eternal law‚ divine law ‚ natural
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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ASSIGNMENT – I RULE OF LAW IN INDIA ARUSHI LOHIA R.NO – 013 DIVISION – A E-MAIL – Arushi.lohia@symlaw.ac.in Rule of Law Aristotle said two thousand years ago‚ “The rule of law is better than that of any individuals”. The rule of law is a system of rules and rights that enables fair functioning of the societies. The World Justice Project‚ an initiative of the United Nations defines this system as one in which the following four principles are upheld1: 1. The Government and
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#4 –– Is everyone entitled to bail? Under what circumstances might one not be entitled to bail? Bail is an important component within the criminal justice system and is historically rooted in common law culture since the late 1600’s in New England. The process of bail is the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial. The individual awaiting trial is released when another citizen has the ability to post bail by providing the court with enough money to serve as collateral for the defendant’s
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with female sex offenders. Adult characteristics of adult women who commit sex offense have the following Risk factors of female sex offenders include having a low self-esteem‚ there is a history of severe abuse‚ parent absence in childhood‚ they were sexually victimized as a child‚ feelings of isolation and alienation‚ there is a history of sexually activity that is compulsive or indiscriminate‚ and a history of alcohol and/or drug abuse (Barrier‚ 2015). Adolescent female sex offender risk factors
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THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL The right to counsel is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution. It provides for counsel in phases of a criminal proceeding for anyone who cannot afford one. This wasn’t always the case. Early colonial days did not allow defendants the opportunity to hire their own attorney nor was one appointed. This right has been earned in incremental stages involving several precedent cases. Those cases include Powell v. Alabama‚ 287 U.S. 45 (1932)‚ Johnson v. Zerbst
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INTRODUCTION Customary law is rooted in the history‚ tradition and culture of the people. It is the organic or living law of indigenous people of Nigeria regulating their lives and transactions. It is organic in that it is not static; it is regulatory in that it controls the lives and transactions of the community subject to it. Customary law in Nigeria include nature law and custom administered in the southern part of Nigeria as well as Islamic law administered in the Northern parts of Nigeria
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happiness‚ love and understanding‚’ states the internationally ratified Convention on the Rights of the Child which came into force in 1990 in its fifty-four articles. Unfortunately‚ these high ideals are not being achieved in for too many places‚ leading to suffering and even death for our children. There are various legal‚ social and biological definitions of ‘children’ and they are generally considered as young people up to eighteen years. ‘The world’ can be defined as the institutions that guarantee
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Purpose of Criminal Law 1. Regulate‚ maintain and enforce social conduct 2. Discourage behavior harmful to the society 3. Discourage behavior challenging authority’s legitimacy 4. Aim at enforcing society’s more favorable behavior 5. Use criminal sanctions for punishing offenders 6. Incapacitate offenders from continual harming the society 7. Rehabilitate offenders 8. Re-tribute offenders for the harm done 9. Deter potential/repeating offenders from the prohibited
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sex offenders be available to the public? The state of Georgia requires the disclosure of every sex offender’s address in a given area. Research also show that 67% of sexual assaults are victims under the age of 18. Almost 2/3 of all sexual assaults are committed by someone who knows the victim. At the moment all 50 states have a registration and tracking system to monitor the sex offenders’ movement. In the past there have been various attempts to enact laws that help register people who’ve
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