Judicial Activism in Pakistan Judicial Activism: Social change effected by judicial decree. The doctrine that the judicial branch especially the federal courts‚ may interpret the constitution by deviating from legal precedent as a means of effecting legal and social change. Judicial activism is a time honored trait of judicial function and to give up that trait is to surrender before these two mightier organs of the state. History bounds in scintillating examples of judicial activism‚ when the
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The Constitution of India has some distinct and unique features as compared to other constitutions to the world. As Dr. B.R. Ambedkar‚ the Chairman of the Drafting Committee puts it‚ the framers had tried to accumulate and accommodate the best features of other constitutions‚ keeping in view the peculiar problems and needs of our country. The following are the salient features of the Constitution of India. 1. Longest written constitution Indian Constitution can be called the largest
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Question: Nur Aini‚ a highly stressed-rich widow‚ was enticed into joint a group as a Way of Life (PAWOL) by Alias‚the leader of the group. Alias promised Nur Aini that by transferring‚ all her wealth to him‚ he would ensure that she is cleansed of all evil and would not be burden with any worldly problems. Believing his words‚ Nur Aini transferred all her wealth to Alias and stayed together other followers. Two years after joining the group‚ Nur Aini realized that she had been tricked into parting
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What is the legal meaning and grounds of rectifications? Rectification is a discretionary equitable remedy whereby an instrument which does not accord with the intentions of the parties to it‚ due to fraud or mistake‚ may be corrected. -It is not the contract that is rectified but the instrument recording the contract. What is instrument? Instrument is when put writing as the means of giving formal expression to some act‚ writing expressive of some act‚ contract‚ process‚ as a deed‚ or contract
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SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL‚ PUNE Legal research and methodology “SEPARATION OF POWER IN INDIAN CONTEXT” “FUNCTIONAL OVERLAPPING” Submitted by: Prashant Kumar Singh‚ LL.M. 1st yr.
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Constitution‚ how do you classify Malaysia’s basic law? (6 marks) QUESTION 2 "Constitutionalism" is an important concept for checking abuse or misuse of government powers. Elaborate. (6 marks) QUESTION 3 Explain‚ with examples‚ the concept of judicial review on the ground of constitutionality. (6 marks) QUESTION 4 Distinguish four features of a ’responsible government’ with counterpart features of an ’independent government’. (6 marks) QUESTION 5 State three exceptions to the "rule
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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW I TUTORIAL SHEET 1 1. What is a Constitution? What are the features of constitutions in general? 2. Explain the difference between a federal and a unitary constitution 3. Why is the UK constitution considered to be (i) flexible and (ii) not entrenched? 4. What are the characteristics of the Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago? 5. Explain the following doctrines:- Constitutional Supremacy Separation of Powers The Rule of Law Conventions 6. Explain the contemporary
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INTRODUCTION In the world at large there is a very great need to achieve and maintain peace and harmony in the ruling atmosphere of a particular state. In order to put this in place the doctrine of separation of powers is put in action in the different parts of the nation. in this essay I will simply define the key terms which are separation of powers and then proceed by elaborating how how this separation of powers is important in running a state and how it came to be practiced in Botswana. I will
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China to Singapore. The ship is supposed to transit via Vietnam. The goods are shipped out of China‚ but due to improper planning on the part of SureCan Pte Ltd‚ they are wrongly dispatched in Vietnam and further‚ SureCan Pte Ltd has not bothered to remedy the situation. Howcan Pte Ltd managed to trace the goods‚ but by that time‚ the goods have already gone bad. Howcan Pte Ltd is thinking of writing off its losses instead of suing SureCan Pte Ltd as the latter is in liquidation. However meanwhile
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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI FACULTY OF LAW XXX LLB II 2003 JUDICIAL REVIEW LECTURE NOTES JUDICIAL REVIEW Lecture 1 Judicial Review is the process through which an aggrieved person can find redress in a Court of Law. Judicial Review forms part of administrative law because it is the most appropriate way that an aggrieved party aggrieved by an administrative body can find redress. Reading Material 1. Brian Thompson – Text Book on Constitutional and Administrative Law 2nd Edition 1995. 2. Peter
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