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    legal system includes laws that are developed from two sources: common law and statutory law. Common law is created by judges in a court hierarchy‚ using an approach called the doctrine of precedent. Statutory law is law written in parliament by the leaders of the country or state‚ depending on where the power to legislate lies. Both common law and statutory law are components of substantive law‚ which concerns the actual content of law and procedural law‚ which concern the way in which law is constructed

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    Extract from the 3rd Edition of Lacey‚ Wells and Quick‚ Reconstructing Criminal Law (CUP 2003) Chapter 4 II.a.i. The History of Theft William Blackstone’s Commentaries‚ written in the middle of the eighteenth century‚ represent one of the first systematic expositions of the common law. His volume on criminal offences included a substantial section on ‘offences against private property’: William Blackstone‚ Commentaries on the Laws of England 1765 Vol. IV p.230 ’Simple larciny then is the ’felonious

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    Circle Justice vs. US Criminal Justice System Did you know that the Circle Justice system is a helpful system for people that need help. I’m writing an essay about who different the Circle Justice is from US Criminal Justice System. When people think of Circle Justice they might think of some people just messing around sitting in a circle. Well the US Criminal Justice System and the Circle Justice might have lots of stuff in common. This is my take on the two justice systems. The circle

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    Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Different Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Explain nature of law and other fundamental concepts relating to English Law (P1) I n order

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    Introduction to Law I.BASIC CONCEPTS............................................................................................................... 3 1.WHAT IS LAW?......................................................................................................................... 3 Do’ s and DonÆts .................................................................................................................. 3 Is and Ought..........................................................

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    3. Contract Law “Is My Agreement an Enforceable Contract?” The Law of Contract involves answering 4 questions: (1) Is my agreement an enforceable contract? Are all of the elements of a contract present. (2) If so‚ what does it require me (and the other party) to do? - What “promises” have become terms of the contract. (3) Can I get out of it (without paying some form of penalty)? - Was the formation of the contract defective in some way (ie were there any ‘vitiating elements’ present)

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    Common Problems in Law Enforcement Course Principles of LPSCS Unit II Law Enforcement Essential Question How does the enforcement of criminal laws present problems for law enforcement personnel and how can we best resolve those issues? TEKS §130.292(c) (7)(E) Prior Student Learning Criminal laws Estimated Time 7 to 9 hours Rationale There are common problems that exist when attempting to enforce laws against crimes such as electronic crimes‚ hate crimes‚ hot pursuits

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    UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW LAW OF EQUITY ASSIGNMENT IAN NDUNGU WAWERU DLAW/112/00101 DISTINGUISH BETWEEN EQUITY AND COMMON LAW LECTURER: MARK WAGIA Common law‚ defined by Oxford Dictionary‚ is law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent instead of statutes. Equity‚ on the other hand‚ is a branch of law‚ which developed alongside common law‚ and is focused on fairness and justice. But aside from their descriptions‚ there are other differences between common law and equity.

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    Law Notes 1. Law: set of statutes and rules that individuals within a society are governed by and are compelled to follow Statute: law passed by government you must follow unlike a rule which you can’t be punished for 2. Jurisprudence: wisdom/knowledge/skill in law -- the science that deals with investigations of concepts‚ notions‚ and principles of legal thought. It enables us to explore origins of law and legal institutions. It also helps clarify the principles on which they were founded. It allows

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    cases be conducted out of the hearing of the jury.” (Smith) 4. Define burden of proof‚ burden of going forward‚ and burden of persuasion. Burden of proof: is the accuser’s job to prove beyond a reasonable doubt (in a criminal trial) or preponderance of the evidence (in Civil Matters) that a crime has been committed and that the accused did in fact commit said crime. (Ingram pg.47) Burden of going forward: is the prosecution’s obligation to introduce prima facie evidence that will move toward

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