In a jurisdiction using a paper system‚ voters choose by marking a ballot. In most jurisdictions the ballots are pre-printed with names of candidates and the text of the referenda. The Philippines (until 2007) and Japan are an exception. There‚ voters must write the names of their candidates on the ballot. Election officials manually count the ballots after the polls close and may be recounted in the event of a dispute. In a jurisdiction using an optical scan voting system‚ voters choose by filling
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1.1 1. Explain the difference between a legal and non-legal rule A legal rule is a rule created by the government of Australia and applies to the entire population‚ while a non-legal rule is created by an individual or organisation and only applies to a specific group. 2. Rules are applied in each of the circumstances listed below. Sort them into legal and non-legal Legal rules Non-legal rules Having to wait until you are 18 years old before you can vote at a federal election Wearing school uniform
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Enforcement of Foreign Judgments edited by Louis Garb Attorney-at-Law‚ Israel Also admitted to practice in Botswana and South Africa and Julian Lew Attorney-at-Law‚ England Also admitted to practice in the State of New York 1994 Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers Deventer · Boston Foreign Judgments (June 1994) General Section - 3 List of Authors Africa South Africa Feinsteins Incorporated 9th Floor‚ The Atrium 41 Stanley Avenue‚ Milpark Johannesburg South Africa Tel
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CRIMINAL LAW THREE TYPES: Infractions- (like traffic tickets)‚ which are minor violations and‚ usually‚ the punishment is having to pay a fine. Felonies- are serious crimes like armed robbery‚ arson‚ carjacking‚ rape‚ assault with intent to do great bodily harm‚ drug dealing‚ and murder. This is only a partial list but the thing to remember about felonies is that you will have over one year in prison if convicted. Misdemeanors- are lesser offenses like assault‚ reckless driving‚ drug possession
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The U.S constitution limits and gives powers to the President‚ Congress‚ and U.S Supreme Court. This means that it keeps the three branches of government from overpowering each other. It also gives powers to the certain branches of government to make them have equal powers. The founding fathers wanted a government that was balanced. They no longer wanted a government with an all-powerful king that might take away their rights. The U.S. Constitution creates a strong government but by separating
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lawyers and clients weigh when deciding one court over the other. The list is not all inclusive. Existence of Jurisdiction. Whether there is jurisdiction in either or both of the courts. Federal jurisdiction requires either a federal question and sometime a minimum dollar amount at issue or that there by "diversity of citizenship" and a minimum dollar amount at issue. "Diversity jurisdiction" requires that none of the plaintiffs come from any of the state from which the defendants come (and there is
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petition is hereby DISMISSED Petitioners contend that since the issue of ownership of the property in dispute is inextricably linked with the issue of possession‚ the MeTC has no jurisdiction over Civil Case No. 15340. Verily‚ we hold that the Court of Appeals did not err in holding that the MeTC of Mandaluyong City has jurisdiction to hear and decide Civil Case No. 15340‚ notwithstanding the issue of ownership raised by petitioners in their answer. WHEREFORE‚ we DENY the petition. The Decision of the Court
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World War by the International Court of Justice (ICJ)‚ described in article 92 of the Charter as the ‘principal judicial organ’ of the United Nations. In essence‚ it is a continuation of the Permanent Court‚ with virtually the same statute and jurisdiction‚ and with a continuing line of cases‚ no distinction being made between those decided by the PCIJ and those by the ICJ. The ICJ is composed of fifteen members‚ elected regardless of their nationality‚ from among persons of high moral character
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ICSID Review‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 2 (2013)‚ pp. 223–240 doi:10.1093/icsidreview/sit022 Published Advance Access September 4‚ 2013 2013 LALIVE LECTURE The Case Law of the ICJ in Investment Arbitration Alain Pellet1 The topic of this Lalive Lecture is austere. But it has the merit of opening wider perspectives than it seems at first glance. Through the prism that I have chosen‚ we can‚ I think‚ address interesting doctrinal issues which are not devoid of practical consequences: what is the
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tribunal to whom it is issued to refrain from doing something which it is about to do. It prevents a tribunal possessing judicial and quasi-judicial powers from assuming or threatening to assume jurisdiction which it does not possess. Thus the writ lies both for excess of jurisdiction and absence of jurisdiction. Prohibition has much in common with certiorari‚ both in its scope and in the rules by which it is governed. Thus both these writs lie against a judicial or quasi-judicial body but not against
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