Aristotle‚ a Greek philosopher‚ from The Politics‚ c. 340 BCE The words constitution and government have the same meaning‚ and the government‚ which is the supreme authority in states‚ must be in the hands of one‚ or of a few‚ or of the many. The true forms of government‚ therefore‚ are those in which the one‚ or the few‚ or the many‚ govern with a view to the common interest; but governments which rule with a view to the private interest‚ whether of the one or of the few‚ or of the many‚ are perversions
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ZIMBABWEAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ------------------------------------------------- Zimbabwe | English • Español | ------------------------------------------------- ZIMBABWE CRIMINAL DEFENSE MANUAL 1. Introduction 2. Defense Lawyer ’s Role and Responsibilities 3. Pre-Trial Matters 4. Jurisdiction of Courts 5. Preparing for Trial 6. Trials 7. Rules of Evidence 8. Criminal Law Code 9. Verdict 10. Sentence 11. Record of Proceedings 12. Appeals 13. Automatic Review and Scrutiny
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QUAID-E-AZAM MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH: Quaid-E-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948).He was a lawyer‚ politician‚ and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan’s independence on 14 August 1947‚ and as Pakistan’s first Governor-General from independence until his death. He is revered in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam (Great Leader) and Baba-i-Qaum (Father of the Nation). His birthday is
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temptation is imposing‚ it is in accord with reason and fidelity that Socrates chooses to fulfill his obligation to the state‚ even to death. Before addressing Crito’s claims which exhort Socrates to leave the state and avoid immanent death‚ the condemned lays a solid foundation upon which he asserts his obligation to abide by the laws. The foundation is composed of public opinion‚ doing wrong‚ and fulfillment of one’s obligations. Addressing public opinion‚ Socrates boldly asserts that it is more important
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Title: A Study on Dishonour of Negotiable Instrument with Special Emphasis on laws of Dishonour of Cheque in India Table of Contents Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Page No. | Chapter 1 | Introduction:-Title General IntroductionStatement of the Problem Objective of the StudyHypothesisesResarch Question Scope and Limitation Research MethodologyTentative ChapterizationReview of Literature | 5-9 | Chapter 2 | Meaning of Negotiable Instrument and Dishonour of Negotiable Instrument | 10-12 |
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PROCEDURE FOLLOWED UNDER THE DV ACT................................................11 Jurisdiction.....................................................................................................................11 Application to the Magistrate ........................................................................................11 Counselling ...................................................................................................................12 Assistance of
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whether there is a precedent binding in the cases given and covering the cases given. Where there is a case to be decided is one that is without a precedent‚ the judge must decide it according to general principles of the law. By doing so‚ the judge lays down as original precedent which would then be used in subsequent similar cases. There are two main principles that are involved in judicial precedent; these are ratio decidendi and the obiter dictum. Ratio decidendi is
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separation of three distributes equally and avoids the influence from a single dominant power. The source of law in Australia is coming from two resources which are courts and parliament. Courts enact the judge-made law‚ also called common law‚ Parliament lays down statutory law. From s109 of the Cth Constitution law‚ when there is a contradiction between common law and State legislation‚ common law “prevails”. Common law is stare decisis‚ it allows judges apply doctrine of precedent to later cases having
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Chapter 1: The South African Legal System Law: Is a body of rules governing human conduct that is recognized as binding (must be obeyed‚ because it is accepted in Law) by the State and the courts‚ and if necessary‚ is enforced. The historical sources of South African law are: * Roman law * Roman-Dutch law * English law Roman law: Rome was a small state with most of its population living on farms. Its economy was based mainly on agriculture. The oldest male ascendant in a family was
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make‚ and suit the law‚ both in the making and execution‚ to their own private advantage.’’ Montesquieu‚ a prominent French jurist had this to say‚ ‘’ When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person‚ or in the same body of Magistrates‚ there can be no liberty. Again there is no liberty if judicial powers are not separated from the legislative and the executive. Were it joined with the legislative‚ the life and liberty of the subject would be exposed to the arbitrary control‚
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