ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ASSIGNMENT DIPLOMA IN LEGAL STUDIES PUBLIC LAW II 2010/2011 “What is the current status of the doctrine of legitimate expectations in Irish law? How do you think the doctrine will develop in the coming years”? WORD COUNT 2881: NOT INCLUDING FOOT NOTES OR BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE COUNT 10 DEADLINE 6.00pm on the 31st March 2011 “Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better Rule.” —Charles Dickens in “Great Expectations” “unhappiness could well
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gone‚ many things have lost it is original intent‚ specifically the subject of the judicial review system‚ better known as judicial activism. The original intent of the Supreme Court was to accurately define what the law is. Meaning‚ that judges act as interpreters of the law‚ when the legal philosophy‚ or its application‚ is confusing. Judicial activism is the term used to define judges acting as lawmakers. Judicial activism violates the balance of powers set out in the state and federal Constitutions
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Law and Ethics in the Business Environment The concept of employment-at-will holds that both employer and employee have the mutual right to terminate an employment relationship anytime for any reason and with or without advance notice to the other. Specifically‚ it holds that an organization employs an individual at its own will and can‚ therefore‚ terminate that employee at any time “for a good cause‚ for no cause‚ or even for cause morally wrong‚ without being
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The Kennedy Doctrine refers to foreign policy initiatives of the 35th President of the United States‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ towards Latin America during his term in office between 1961 and 1963. Kennedy voiced support for the containment of Communism and the reversal of Communist progress in the Western Hemisphere. The Kennedy Doctrine was essentially an expansion of the foreign policy prerogatives of the previous administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman. The foreign policies
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Judicial precedent signifies the practice whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts are of sufficient similarity. The doctrine of judicial precedent is a practice of the court that provides guidance to the judges when they apply case precedents. Black’s Law Dictionary defines "precedent" as a "rule of law established for the first time by a court for a particular type of case and thereafter referred to in deciding similar cases‚ which helps provide certainty‚ consistency and
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Texas is an “employment-at-will” state. Generally‚ employees without a written employment contract can be fired for good cause‚ bad cause‚ or no cause at all. In an at-will situation‚ either the employer or employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time‚ with or without warning‚ and with or without cause‚ unless there is an existing agreement with express terms and conditions covering its termination.1 Of course‚ the employment-at-will doctrine is not without
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I. INTRODUCTION For a stable political system‚ the power holders must be balanced off against each other. Doctrine of Separation of Powers‚ divides the political authority of the state into three distinct branches‚ namely: 1.) The Executive‚ 2.) The Legislature‚ and 3.) The Judiciary. The following three organs of the government represent the people and their will in the country and are responsible for the smooth running of the government. This principle deals with the mutual relations among these
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The French Legal System The French judicial system has developed through many stages during the nation’s history‚ and is deeply rooted in three major influences of the King‚ the people‚ and the outside. The first judicial system‚ a Private Reaction system‚ was established at the founding of France. A judicial system was then established after the Revolution of 1789. The judicial system after the Revolution was based on the principle of legal offenses and punishment. This was stimulated by
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Kennedy’s presidency the United States was seriously concerned with stopping the spread of communism throughout the world and there where hot spots that sparked the Kennedy administrations attention. Containment was the United States foreign policy doctrine that proclaimed that the Soviet Union needed to be contained to prevent the spread of communism throughout the world. This containment policy meant that the United States needed to fight communism abroad and promote democracy worldwide. During President
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Influences on Judicial Power Under Article III of the Constitution the judicial branch was established‚ but rather implicit in proportion to the other two branches of government. This ambiguity allocates various opportunities for interpretation of judicial power. In Federalist 78‚ Alexander Hamilton addresses the role of the judiciary branch within the federal government in regards to political immunity of judges through life tenure and contribution to checks and balances through power or judicial review
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