abrogation of the 1962 constitution of Uganda to constitutional development by critically looking at its impact on the doctrines of constitutionalism including independence of the judiciary‚ separation of powers‚ protection of human rights‚ rule of law as well as the role of the army to mention but a few. In 1964‚ according to Kristin Leefers A Worldwide Student Journal of Politics‚ discord within the UPC‚ as well as challenges from opposition parties threatened Uganda’s political development
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Bhd v Nasir Ibrahim [1992] 2 MLJ 355‚ SC The Supreme Court in this case held that the essence of consideration is that the promisee has taken upon him some kind of burden or detriment. Curie v Misa (1875) LR 10 Exch 153. Consideration under common law has been defined to ‘consist in some right‚ interest‚ profit or benefit‚ accruing to one party or some forbearance‚ detriment‚ loss or responsibility given‚ suffered or undertaken by the other’ Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v Selfridge and Co Ltd [1915]
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English tort law English tort law concerns civil wrongs‚ as distinguished from criminal wrongs‚ in the law of England and Wales. Some wrongs are the concern of the state‚ and so the police can enforce the law on the wrongdoers in court – in a criminal case. A tort is not enforced by the police‚ and it is a civil action taken by one citizen against another‚ and tried in a court in front of a judge (only rarely‚ in certain cases of defamation‚ with a jury). Tort derives from middle English for
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determine whether an entity can be successful with a defined mission‚ policies and procedures. Law enforcement today exists to serve the cause of justice. The cause of justice involves combatting criminal entities and this could be labeled as their mission. A mission drives policies and procedures after that. Procedures are exactly how a policy will be carried out. Origins of Law Enforcement Modern law enforcement began as a means to warn the community of possible danger. The "watch" system was not
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The rule of law is the application of laws consistently‚ without showing favouritism not authorized by said law‚ or otherwise deviating from it. The rule of law is often a criterion used in judging whether a country has good government or not. It is a principle that values procedural over substantive fairness. In some cases‚ for example‚ even when a defendant is known to be guilty‚ his case will be dismissed on the grounds that the government violated the law by gathering evidence in ways that violated
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land at the time‚ but rather whether it is of a nature and at a height which may interfere with any ordinary uses of the land which the occupier may see fit to undertake” (LJP Investments v Howard Chia Investments (1989). Concept of Land •The common law meaning of the land is any area‚ of three dimensional space‚ with its position identified by natural or imaginary points located by reference to the earth’s surface: Ball‚ “The Jural Nature of Land” (1928) 23 ill LR 45 •It may be wholly above it or
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Spectrophotometry/Beer’s Law Lecture Chemistry 114 Overview: Spectroscopy will be a tool that you will use as you continue in your chemistry‚ biology and physics courses. Already‚ you have used spectroscopy in this course and CHM 113. Earlier in the term‚ we used the spectrophotometer to monitor double stranded and single stranded DNA. We have also used it to measure concentration of chemicals. This lecture will discuss spectophotometry in more detail. Background: You will recall from
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NO. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS Introduction A collective term describing international treaties‚ statutes‚ regulations‚ and common law and national legislation that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment‚ towards the purpose of human activity is called Environmental law (Akpan‚ 2004). Environmental impact statements have mostly been applied to individual projects and have led to various offshoot techniques‚ such as health impact assessments‚ social
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*Hunting Laws and Regulations* I’ve never really paid attention to who makes the laws for hunting to be honest I’ve only just followed them. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is a citizen board‚ chosen by the Governor‚ which sets regulations and policies for Colorado’s state parks and wildlife programs. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife is who enforces the laws that the commission makes‚ there job is to protect‚ preserve‚ enhance‚ and manage wildlife for the use of the people of this state
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REVOLUTION OF BANKRUPTCY LAW 1. Bankruptcy Act Cap 53 Laws of Kenya 2. Ian Macneil – Bankruptcy in East Africa 3. Fridman Bankruptcy Law and Practice 4. Thomspson J.H. The principles of Bankruptcy Law 5. Holdsworth on Historical Development Basically the law of bankruptcy has a long history and only a summary of the main developments may be highlighted Summary. 1542 Act - aimed mainly at securing the property of the debtor for his creditors. 1834 Act - extended bankruptcy law to none traders. Some
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