CUEA SCHOOL OF LAW General Principles of Equity I History of equity Introduction of the doctrines of equity into Nigeria The relation between Equity and Common Law Conflicts between Equity and Law Nature of equitable rights I Nature of equitable rights II UNIT 1 CONTENTS 1.0 2.0 3.0 HISTORY OF EQUITY 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 Introduction Objectives Main content 3.1 Law and equity 3.2 Conscience 3.3 Difference and conflict 3.4 Equity and the common law in the narrow sense Conclusion Summary
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Legal System of HK Seminar 2: Common Law System and Ideology (9/9/13) Substantive justice VS procedural justice Influence of external forces on legal system‚ they interact in the law making processes and affect what is morally right or wrong‚ law is not the only tool responsible for maintain social order‚ people have private life and other systems (social control‚ culture‚ religions…) to guide people’s life and behaviours LAW: Certainty‚ predictability‚ there should be an authorities to
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BUSN-420-61326 Business Law Hazel G. Sturdebant OUTLINE PAPER TITLE: the common law tradition and sources of law I. THESIS STATEMENT: A. Common law is a legal system that is largely formed by the decisions previously made by courts and not imposed by legislatures or other government officials. The reasoning used to interpret this type of law is known as casuistry‚ or case-based reasoning. It is a strict‚ principle-based
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The two legal systems in question are the adversary system‚ most commonly practiced in the United States‚ and the civil law system‚ also referred to as the inquisitorial system‚ most commonly practiced in European countries. Both systems have the same goal; to find the truth. However‚ each system has a very different path to justice. The adversarial system implies that two parties assume opposite positions in debating the guilt or innocence of an individual. In this scenario‚ the judge is required
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Common Low Marriage Common Law Marriage “To love one another and grow together as one‚” comes to my mind as I sit and discuss my common law marriage with my friends. In society eyes you are not considered married unless you have a wedding and a marriage licenses. My legally married friends do not consider the agreement that my husband and I have agreed on as being legally married. According to Webster the meaning of Common Law Marriage is a relationship created by agreement
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Historical development of English Common Law Originally issued in the year 1215‚ the Magna Carta was first confirmed into law in 1225. This 1297 exemplar‚ some clauses of which are still statutes in England today‚ was issued by Edward I. National Archives‚ Washington‚ DC. English common law emerged from the changing and centralizing powers of the king during the Middle Ages. After the Norman Conquest in 1066‚ medieval kings began to consolidate power and establish new institutions of royal
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Assignment Common Law Common law is based on the bible‚ stare decisis and precedent. Basically what this means is that common law is recognized as law even if it is not actually written in the books. For example common law marriage is recognized when a couple lives together for so long even if they do not have an actual marriage license(Miller & Jentz‚ 2010). Jurisdiction Jurisdiction is the authority of the court to hear a case. For example federal court hears federal laws‚ where a state
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English law is made up primarily of Civil and Criminal Law. Civil Law is concerned with the the Laws of Tort and Contract. Civil law can be defined as that area of law which is concerned with private disputes that occur between individuals or between individuals and organisations and where a proceedings in court is initiated by the aforementioned. In contrast‚ criminal law seeks to punish those that has done wrongs against the community. For example‚ a person who decides to take the life of someone
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|LAW/421 | | |Contemporary Business Law | Copyright © 2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. COURSE SYLLABUS FOR CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS LAW/421 |Week One: Introduction to Law
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COMMON LAW ORIGIN OF THE 4TH AMENDMENT As is the case with the majority of the legal pronouncements that comprise the Bill of Rights‚ the Fourth Amendment is based on the English common law that was extant in England in the 1600s and 1700s. In fact‚ the Fourth Amendment was directly inspired by three British legal cases – two of which were adjudicated in England and one that was tried in the American colonies in the 1760s. The two cases tried in England‚ Wilkes v. Wood (1763) and Entick v
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