Law of Writs In common law‚ a writ is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction. In modern usage‚ this body is generally a court. Writs are extraordinary legal remedies offered to individuals who do not obtain adequate protection under ordinary law. The main types of writs are warrants and prerogative but there are many others also. Writs under English law The origin of writs can be drawn from the English judicial system. The law of writs has its
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2012 Private Law versus Public Law Public law (Criminal Law) is a theory of law that governs the different relationships between the state and the individual. This is who is considered to be either a citizen or a company. Criminal law has to have evidence that is beyond reasonable doubt‚ which means that a person is very likely of commenting that certain crime (Kilpatrick‚ 2000). Public law covers three sub-divisions which are constitutional‚ administrative and criminal law. To understand how
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| International Law | | In Completion of: | Government 202-01 Professor: Dr. Jones | Clifton R. Cooper Jr. 4/28/13 International Law For many years‚ Greece and Turkey have found themselves glaring uneasily at each other. Under the Aegean Sea between them‚ oil could be found. The question came up‚ “who owns it?” Both countries claimed the areas as being within their territorial waters. Billions of dollars were at stake. Wars have been started for less; and‚ the two countries
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Latimer defines consideration as “something for something” or the exchange of promises from each party-from the promisor to the promise-which turns the agreement into a contract. Contracts are the basis of the business and therefore understanding the law of contract is essential for persons wishing to engage in business. There would be no business without contracts. To make a contract legally enforceable six prerequisites should be followed. They are intention to create legal relations‚ agreement‚ consideration
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written law in the society It is important because rules need to be established in case someone breaks them (and people tend to). If they aren’t written‚ smooth-talkers will be able to talk their way out of punishment while less charismatic people will be punished more severely‚ and some judges will be far kinder than others (warning versus jail term). It is also harder to say "we need to punish domestic crimes more severely" when there is no set rule or punishment. Simply put‚ written laws are required
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BLO 2205 Corporate Law Assignment Semester 1 2013 INTRODUCTION Under the Corporations Act 20011‚ all the directors and officers must be under Common Law duties and Statutory Law duties to exercise their powers in order to carry on one company. It is essential for officers and directors to impose the legal duties for purposes of minimizing wrongful or illegal behaviors’ risks. Briefly‚ the main fiduciary duties and statutory duties contains duty to act in good faith in the interests
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TUTORIAL 1.Compare and contrast civil legal system and common legal system Legal system is a legal framework which relates to the rules set by the government of a state to the citizen. DIFFERENCES | CIVIL LEGAL SYSTEM | COMMON LEGAL SYSTEM | Origins | -Arbitrary (berubah2)- origin in Roman law‚as codified in the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian‚ and as subsequently developedmainly in Continental Europe | -Evolutionary-the legal tradition‚ which evolved in England from the 11thCentury onwards
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Mauritius At a Glance History Mauritius is an island‚ of volcanic formation‚ located in the centre of the Indian Ocean and has an area of 2‚040 km square. The island was first visited briefly in the years 1500-1600 by the Arabs‚ Portuguese and Dutch. The latter inhabited the island for almost a century and departed in 1710 while leaving the sugarcane plantation they had introduced. In 1715‚ the French then took control of Ile De France (as the country was then known). In 1810‚ the French surrendered
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The Formation of Islamic Law In pre-Islamic time law lacked a formal structure as there was no set of laws that united the Arabic world. Towns‚ cities and rural areas all held different laws that were based on tribal tradition. With the revelations of the Prophet‚ a new religion was born: Islam. The Prophet began to introduce the word of Allah to the people and with that came basic laws that provided an introduction to law. The formation of Islamic law was based on three things‚ the Qur’an‚ the
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WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN INDIA: ACTS‚ LAWS AND POLICIES Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act‚ 2005 (PWDVA) The PWDVA came in to force on the 26th of October 2006 as a National Law spanning all of India except for the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The Act is supposed to provide quick protection and relief to women facing domestic violence. Some of the salient features of this Act are: * Only women can avail of the remedies provided under this Act. * The Act provides a broad definition
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