The Mauritian Economy: 2012 Outlook Executive Summary Bracing for another storm While the Mauritian economy has been resilient thus far‚ the flip-flops in select Government policies have sent mixed signals to both the private sector and potential investors. Nonetheless‚ the economy grew at an estimated 4% in 2011 driven by a resurgent textile industry‚ and a strong performance by the financial sector. A year ago we had believed that the worst was behind; however‚ the issues surrounding the
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Teen activism There are some people out there fighting for what they think is right or they are trying to help others. If this person is a teenager they might be considered a teen activist. Like Malala Yousafzai and Iqbal they all fought for what they thought was right. But they all have something in common. They have all been inspired to take action and make a change for the better in the world. Some of them started because of a personal experience. Others were inspired by a moment that
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DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT - LAW MAKING POTENTIAL More Judicial Precedent Resources: Judicial Precedent - Lecture Notes #1 THE JUDGES’ ROLE IN PRECEDENT The old view of the judges’ role was that they were merely ’declaring’ the existing law (the ’declaratory theory’). Lord Esher stated in Willis v Baddeley [1892] 2 QB 324: "There is ... no such thing as judge-made law‚ for the judges do not make the law‚ though they frequently have to apply existing law to circumstances as to which it has not
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I have expressed my views about the Pakistan Supreme Court and its need to maintain judicial self restraint in articles published in this newspaper and elsewhere. However‚ in view of the turmoil currently prevailing in Pakistan‚ a clear elaborate enunciation of the philosophy of judicial restraint is called for. In a recent statement‚ the Chief Justice has said that it is the Constitution‚ not Parliament‚ which is supreme in the country. There is no controversy about this legal position‚ and indeed
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never be part of something like that. I’d rather just use the internet like most other people in first world countries; for entertainment. I even think that‚ if internet wasn’t so big on social media and entertainment‚ I’d actually take a role in activism just because I’d have no better way to consume my time and I partially like arguing‚ which is kind of what
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June 15‚ 2009 According to Louis Gianneti in his text Understanding Movies- Eleventh Edition‚ realism and formalism are general terms. These terms can be applied to portions of or scenes in a movie. They can show the tendency of the movie to lean toward one style over the other‚ but rarely can be applied to an entire movie. Both realism and formalism use reality as a foundation‚ but differ in how the reality is emphasized or shaped. The style of realism typically captures
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Judicial Review: A Double-Edged Sword Judicial Review: A Double-Edged Sword 1. Traditional theories of judicial review hold that neutral or principled grounds are the only legitimate bases for judicial decisions and reject political motives in judicial decision-making. Do you believe this is true? Do you see principled v. political motives in important U.S. Supreme Court constitutional decisions which overturn laws passed by legislatures (such
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JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE INTRODUCTION An independent judiciary is necessary for a free society and a constituent democracy. It ensures the rule of law and realization of human rights and also prosperity and stability of the society. The independence of the judiciary is normally assures through the Constitution but it may also be assured through legislations‚ conventions and other suitable norms and practices. Following the constitution of United States‚ almost all constitutions lay down at least the
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THE DOCTRINE OF BINDING PRECEDENT INTRODUCTION The doctrine of binding precedent means the process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts are of sufficient similarity. The doctrine of judicial precedent involves an application of the principle of stare decisis i.e.‚ to stand by the decided. In practice‚ this means that inferior courts are bound to apply the legal principles set down by superior courts in earlier cases. This provides consistency and predictability in the
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Danyal Hasnain Justice Fazal Karim Constitutional Law 11th December‚ 2014. Assignment # 3 Question 1(a) Judicial review is usually defined as the judicial power in action or the practical aspect of the rule of law. It is defined as a doctrine according to which courts are entitled‚ in the exercise of the ‘judicial power’ of the State. The power of judicial review entails the authority to examine and decide the question of the constitutional validity of any law‚ irrespective of whether it comes from
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