ELCANO V HILL 77 SCRA 98BARREDO; May 26‚ 1977 NATURE Appeal from an order of the CFI Quezon City FACTS Reginald Hill‚ a minor yet married at the time of occurrence‚ was criminally prosecuted for the killing of Agapito Elcano (son of Pedro)‚ and was acquitted for ―lack of intent to kill‚ coupled with mistake.‖ - Pedro Elcano filed a complaint for recovery of damages from Reginald and his father Atty Marvin. CFI dismissed it. ISSUES WON the civil action for damages is barred by the
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RESERVATIONS TO UNILATERAL DECLARATIONS RECOGNIZING THE COMPULSORY JURISDICTION OF THE ICJ IN THE RIGHT OF PASSAGE CASE Manu Thadikkaran Academic Year 2013-2014 Tutorial Group A 23 November‚ 2013 3983 words TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION:........................................................................................................................ 3 2. MODERATED VIEWS ON CONSENT AND RECIPROCITY BY THE ICJ. ........................................ 3 a. The
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relatively small geographic area. * The legal concept of jurisdiction on the Internet is still unclear and ill defined. The relationship between geographic and legal boundaries is based on four elements: power‚ effects‚ legitimacy and notice. These elements have helped governments create the legal concept of jurisdiction in the physical world. Because the four elements exist in somewhat different forms on the Internet‚ the jurisdiction rules that work so well in the physical world do not always
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It is the final appeal court in Malaysia replacing the former Supreme Court. It is headed by the Lord President. Below the Federal Court are the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Malaya (for West Malaysia). Both the courts have co-ordinate jurisdiction. Each of these courts is headed by a Chief Justice. Below the High Courts are the Sessions Courts. Each of these courts is presided over by a sessions court judge. On the same hierarchy as the Sessions Court is the Juvenile court‚ which is
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between the Centre and the Provinces required the balance to avoid the disputes which would be arisen between the constituent units and the Federation. The system of Federation clearly demanded the creation of a Federal Court which would have jurisdiction over the States as well as the Provinces. Federal Court functioned only for 12 years. It was the highest Court in India. Over it‚ there was Privy Council. But to approach the Privy Council required huge expenses to the litigants’ Hence the establishment
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Art AMERICAN CIVIL PROCEDURE (AN INTRODUCTION) I) General Description of Court Systems The U.S. court system consists of fifty state court systems plus a similar system for the District of Columbia and a separate system of federal courts. The federal courts and most state court systems are organized into trial courts (the U.S. District Courts in the federal system)‚ intermediate appellate courts (a losing litigant in a federal district court generally may appeal a final decision to the United States
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General Santos City‚ Branch 37‚ in Civil Case No. 5617. The said Order decreed the dismissal of the case in view of the perceived lack of jurisdiction of the RTC over the subject matter of the complaint. The petition in G.R. No. 125598 also challenges the Orders dated June 4‚ 19964 and July 9‚ 1996‚5 which held that the RTC of General Santos City no longer had jurisdiction to proceed with Civil Case No. 5617. On the other hand‚ the petitions in G.R. Nos. 126654‚6 127856‚7 and 1283988 seek the reversal
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Multiple Choice Questions Learning ResourcesTextbook: Business Law Seventh Edition‚ 2010 Henry R. Cheeseman Prentice Hall 1) According to Judge Jerome Frank‚ uncertainty in the law: a. is an unfortunate accident b. should be avoided whenever possible c. is of immense social value d. does not exist in the U.S. legal system 2) Which of the following is most consistent with the Natural Law School of jurisprudence? e. Law is based on moral and
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Vermont‚ California has no jurisdiction over her. Mary violated the terms of her agreement and should be brought to answer for her actions in a California court of law‚ as Froogle’s main place of business is Salinas‚ California. Issue Presented The issue is whether or not Froogle has jurisdiction over Mary who is an out of state resident and business owner. Applicable Law Under the California Code of Civil Procedure “A court of this state may exercise jurisdiction on any basis not inconsistent
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COLLEGE OF LAW‚ GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (COLGIS) GFLA3124 INTERNATIONAL LAW ( A ) TITTLE : Lotus Case (1927) PCIJ Series A No 10 at 18 GROUP MEMBERS : Mohammed Asmawi Bin Othman 218895 Shafizree Bin Arbine 218916 Shamaladevi A/p Sivalingam 218928 Muhammad Zarif Ikhbal Bin Kamarudin 218933 LECTERUR : DR. RATNARIA BT WAHID TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 The Facts OF The Case..................................................................
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