Unwritten law is law that has not been enacted by the legislature (Parliament and the State Assemblies) and this law is not found in the written Federal and State Constitutions. This law is found in cases‚ which have been decided by the courts and local customs. Unwritten law is mainly comprised of: 1. English Law English law forms part of the laws of Malaysia. English law can be found in the English common law and rules of equity. However‚ not all of England’s common law and rules of
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Administrative law is the law that determines the organization’s powers and duties of administrative officers. It is the law relating to the administrative government. It concerns itself with public authorities and how they function. Administrative law is the body of general principles that govern the exercise of power by authorities. Wade defines Administration Law as the Law relating to control of government power.1 He further assets that the primary purpose of administrative law is to keep the
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COMPANY LAW MGMT3046 (MS37B) ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012 WORKSHEET 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPANY LAW REGIME TYPES AND NATURE OF COMPANIES Learning objectives: The student should be able to: ✓ describe the various kinds of companies that may be registered under the Companies Act; ✓ explain the distinction between private and public companies with reference to the relevant provisions of the Companies Act; ✓ explain the concept of limited
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Different aspects of law There are four aspect of law namely: 1. Public and private law: Public laws are those laws that are relevant to matters affecting the entire community for examples laws about criminal activity or the environment. Public law involves interrelationship between the state and the general population. While private law involves interactions between private citizens or it applies to the relationship between an individual and the government. 2. Criminal and civil law: Criminal is a
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Meaning of law A law is a special type of rule that has been made by a person or institution that has the authority to make laws. This is referred to as ‘sovereign power’. In democratic countries‚ such as Australia‚ Britain and the United States‚ the sovereign power is Parliament. Society elects Members of Parliament to make laws on their behalf. Laws made by Parliament are known as statute laws. Australia has a type of legal system known as ‘common law’. This system allows for laws to also be
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Aviation Law and Space Law Aviation Law -Air space – customary law since First W.W. That aircraft from one state have right to fly over the high seas‚ but never over territorial sea of another state -Art.1 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation: “every state has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the space above its territory” -It is a serious breach of international law for a state to order to violate the air space of another state (for e.g. USA military aircraft attacked
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Philosophical Foundation Professor Novich Characteristics of the Criminal Law Criminal behavior is behavior that goes against societies norms and the laws of the people. These laws are put in place to protect the people and their property. The laws are usually enforced by a law enforcement agency and punishment issued by a judicial system. There are several different characteristics that make up a body of law. Sutherland and Cressey (1974) states‚ “ the characteristics which distinguish the
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The Roles and Functions of Law LAW/421 September 9‚ 2012 The Roles and Functions of Law The longest serving Supreme Court Judge William O Douglas most popular quotations is “Common sense frequently makes great law” This quote is what laws are rules and regulations that make common sense is‚ and to enforced ethical decision. Laws help the public as well as keep many parts in community. In business and society laws serve several roles and functions‚ and this paper will discuss those roles and
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The Role of Law Esther Sellers The role of law in business is at the heart of everything we do as a United States. The forming of the United States and our Constitution is at the heart of all of our legal decisions. We hold the constitution up to the scrutiny of every case that is presented to the courts. Our laws are created by our executive branches and legislative branches and upheld by our courts. When a federal law is created there are many processes that it goes through
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An Investigation into Hooke’s Law Planning The aim of this experiment is to find out if the amount of weight applied to an elastic or stretchable object is proportional to the amount the object’s length increases by when the weight is applied. Since Hooke’s law is famous‚ and is used a lot‚ I have many resources and researchable information available to use. I took this from a website; http://www.efunda.com/formulae/solid_mechanics/mat_mechanics/hooke.cfm "Robert Hooke‚
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