duty to govern in accordance of law; the role of the courts as guarantor of legality and individual right‚ the priceless gift‚ subject only to constraints by law established‚ of individual freedom.”(Lord Bingham of Cornhill‚ The case of Liversidge v Anderson: the Rule of Law Amid the Clash of Arms‚2009) From my view‚ Lord Bingham expressed the importance of rule of law through the comment he gave in the case Liversidge v Anderson(1942).As he claimed in the rule of law that the right of the individual
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Nontraditional Litigation Systems Law/531 [ July 30‚ 2012 ] The traditional legal system of utilizes law as it is foundation for all decisions. Laws in the United States have four sources; constitutional‚ statutes and ordinance‚ common law and administrative. The features of these four are: * Constitutional Law is based on a formal document that defines broad powers. Federal constitutional law originates from the U.S. constitution. State constitutional law originates from the individual state
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Sport and the Law Nathan Bracken vs Cricket Australia Case This case study will outline and discuss the lawsuit by Australian test cricketer Nathan Bracken against Cricket Australia for negligence which he believed ended his cricketing career prematurely. The following article is from the Australian newspaper on February 9‚ 2012. Nathan Bracken sues Cricket Australia for $1 million over knee injury. Former Australian Test seamer Nathan Bracken is suing Cricket Australia‚ alleging
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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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Human Rights 10B Antonia Thomas March 6. 2014 Street Law When it comes to trying teens in court as adults. Some say stop trying them as adults and try them as juveniles‚ others say they must be tried as adults when they commit adult crimes. I believe that teens should be held accountable for their actions and tried as adults. If I knew somebody who hurt or killed someone I loved‚ I would want him or her to experience the worst possible punishment for his or her actions. Some people
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Classification of Laws An important method of classifying law is according to the system in which it is created. • common law Rules of law created by the courts through judicial decisions. Courts “make law” as part of the process of deciding cases and controversies before them. The case law created in this process is based on a doctrine known as stare decisis. This doctrine is based on the notion that prior decisions provide guidance that should be followed in subsequent cases involving the
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that arises over and over again is that will stricter gun laws make the United States safer or more perilous. The answer is clear. With lack of gun control and that black market guns are at almost every street corner whether you think it or not. Guns are a very dangerous weapons‚ and the United States has to create stricter laws in order to operate and obtain them in order to protect the public. Stricter gun laws would improve the criminal justice system. For example‚ a national registry which contained
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* CHAPTER 1 LAW AND ITS SOURCES Introduction Man is by nature a social being. He comes into contact with other individuals in different capacities. These contacts or associations are the inevitable consequence of modern civilization. In all these associations‚ he is expected to observe a Code of Conduct or a set of rules. The object of these set of rules is to make human associations possible; and ensure that members of the society may live ; and work together in an orderly and peaceful manner
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The term "common law" originally derives from the 1150s and 1160s‚ when Henry II of England established the secular English tribunals. The "common law" was the law that emerged as "common" throughout the realm (as distinct from the various legal codes that preceded it‚ such as Mercian law‚ the Danelaw and the law of Wessex)[43] as the king’s judges followed each other’s decisions to create a unified common law throughout England. The doctrine of precedent developed during the 12th and 13th centuries
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Law and Morality Law and Morality: Enforcement of Morals There has been an ongoing debate about the relationship between law and morality. Numerous writers and philosophers have proffered arguments on how law is affected by morality. The question it is believed is no longer if morality affects law‚ it is to what extent is law affected by morality? And should there be any limitations on the relationship between law and morality? The law and morality conflict has been persisting for many years
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