in a federal state like the US or Australia) because all the separate parts are subject to the UK Parliament. This is said to have sovereign power. This means that it is subject to no higher legal authority and has the power and authority to make laws for all the separate parts of the UK. In a federal state‚ the parts reserve powers to themselves. England‚ Wales and Scotland (without Northern Ireland) are sometimes referred to together as Britain. But Britain or Great Britain also sometimes refers
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Nontraditional Litigation Systems Law/531 [ July 30‚ 2012 ] The traditional legal system of utilizes law as it is foundation for all decisions. Laws in the United States have four sources; constitutional‚ statutes and ordinance‚ common law and administrative. The features of these four are: * Constitutional Law is based on a formal document that defines broad powers. Federal constitutional law originates from the U.S. constitution. State constitutional law originates from the individual state
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Civil law (common law) Civil law is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organizations‚ in which compensation may be awarded to the victim. For instance‚ if a car crash victim claims damages against the driver for loss or injury sustained in an accident‚ this will be a civil law case.[1] Civil law differs from criminal law‚ whose emphasis is more on punishment than in dispute resolution. The law relating to civil wrongs and quasi-contract is part of the civil law.[2] -------------------------------------------------
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Introduction Rule of law is a legal principle that its ideal is started long before 16th century England. The Oxford English Dictionary has defined "rule of law" this way: The authority and influence of law in society‚ esp. when viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional behaviour; (hence) the principle whereby all members of a society (including those in government) are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes and processes. Hence‚ it implies the idea of each citizen
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Employment Law 1 Employment Law Employment Law 2 Employment Law Explain the constitutional basis for the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) with reference to the Australian Constitution and discuss the relationship with Australian common law‚ with reference to the National Employment Standards. The Fair Work Act‚ 2009 is a labour welfare legislation aimed at improving the relations between employees and employers so that productive workplace relations can be formulated which would further help in
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ATENEO de Manila LAW SCHOOL LAW ON SALES OUTLINE[1] Dean Cesar L. Villanueva First Semester‚ SY 2009-2010 and Atty. Alexander C. Dy I. The Nature of Sale A. Definition (Art. 1458) Sale is a contract by which one of the contracting parties obligates himself to transfer the ownership[2] and to deliver possession‚ of a determinate thing‚ and the other to pay therefor a price certain in money or its equivalent. xCruz v. Fernando
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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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FOUNDATION IN LAW – 2013 English Legal System Assignment Yong Suan Kai Question 1 (a) Briefly explain the history of the English common law prior to the Norman Conquest in 1066. (5 marks) (b) State the developments of the common law after Norman Conquest in 1066. (6 marks) (c) Explain the drawbacks of the common law system in England and Wales. (7 marks) (d) What are the effective developments that have taken place to overcome the problems faced by the common law system
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Law and Equity Essay (a) Outline the development of common law and equity. There was no system of law in England and Wales before 1066‚ as it was mainly based on customs which were just rules of behaviour and the other used to be the decisions of judges. The law in England and Wales built over the centuries. There were various methods of creating laws which were called “sources of law”. However‚ in the 18th Century Parliament became more powerful which lead the Acts of Parliament (statues) to
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Aquinas on Law Aquinas talks about general law. Aquinas has definition of general law: “nothing other than a certain dictate of reason (rationis ordinatio) for the common good‚ made by him who has the care of the community and promulgated." According to Aquinas‚ the law is based on a reason. The purpose of a proper function of the law is to promote common good given out by the person who has a leadership. He talks about four types of law. These laws are eternal law‚ divine law ‚ natural
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