LEGAL STUDIES- WEBQUEST 1. Conditions that give rise to law reform * Changing social values- The Law will reflect these changing social values i.e. Decriminalisation of homosexuality and prostitution. * New concepts of justice- Changing views of punishments and the concepts and truths of being sentenced for a crime. * New technology- New areas of crime e.g. Computer crime along with new ways of criminal investigation and interrogation i.e. through DNA samples or evidence‚ blood sample
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a parliamentary democracy. The Head of State is the Queen Elizabeth II but her role is strictly symbolic. So‚ although she opens and dissolves Parliament and laws are passed in her name‚ the Queen herself plays no part in decisions made in Parliament. She has only little direct power and she generally acts on the advice of the Prime Minister with whom she has weekly business meetings. Unlike many contries Britain has an unwritten constitution
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Whether or not children are competent enough to withstand trial in court has been an interesting question since at least the 1960’s. The problem with trials before the 60’s was that defendants forced to argue their own cases‚ instead of having lawyers do this for them. This included children if they were accused of a crime that needed a trial. It did not happen that often‚ if even at all in some places‚ and so when it did actually happen these children were wrongfully tried as adults would have been
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CUEA SCHOOL OF LAW General Principles of Equity I History of equity Introduction of the doctrines of equity into Nigeria The relation between Equity and Common Law Conflicts between Equity and Law Nature of equitable rights I Nature of equitable rights II UNIT 1 CONTENTS 1.0 2.0 3.0 HISTORY OF EQUITY 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 Introduction Objectives Main content 3.1 Law and equity 3.2 Conscience 3.3 Difference and conflict 3.4 Equity and the common law in the narrow sense Conclusion Summary
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Phoenix 2008 The Role of Law Law is a system or collection of “principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people.” (Dictionary.com) In the past‚ people viewed law as an unchanging factor that was a part of the natural order of life. Today‚ most lawmakers view law as a flexible instrument that can be used to accomplish a chosen purpose. “One strength of this instrumentalist attitude is its willingness to adapt the law to further the social
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British Parliament Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy. This means that it has a monarch as its Head of the State. The monarch reigns with the support of Parliament. The powers of the monarch are not defined precisely. Everything today is done in the Queen’s name. It is her government‚ her armed forces‚ her law courts and so on. She appoints all the Ministers‚ including the Prime Minister. Everything is done however on the advice of the elected Government‚ and the monarch takes no part
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1. a) An Act of Parliament comes about when a bill is passed by initially the House of Commons and then The House of Lords in various stages. Once the reading stages and the committee stages of the bill are complete in both houses it is finally passed as an Act of Parliament by Royal Assent. An Example of an Act of Parliament is The Suicide Act 1961. b) The highest proportion of legislation is passed by way of Delegated legislation which is where an Act of Parliament is passed that provides the
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CON LAW OUTLINE I. Role of the Judiciary A. Federal Judicial Review: Why a Constitution? Functions: Separation of Powers (SOP) Federalism (C defines relationship between national & state power) Individual Liberties Unique Aspects: Marbury v. Madison: US Sup Ct-1803 Facts: P appointed to be Justice of the Peace for life by Adams as his term ended. Jefferson takes office and D refuses to deliver the commission to P Case began in the US Sup Ct. Holding: Sup Ct lacked jurisdiction
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The role of the law "is a system of rules usually enforced through a set of institutions". (Wikipedia‚ 2007) These rules are governed and regulated as specific types of laws. Some types of laws are constitutional laws‚ which exist only at state and federal levels. (Mallor et al.‚ p.2‚p.3) This types of law sets up structure and oversee prevention of other government levels. (Mallor et al.‚ p.2‚p.3) Another type of law is Statues in which elected representatives draft a book or code that is authorized
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I. Introduction to Property Law (1-12) Restatement View of Property 1. The legal relations between persons with respect to a thing. a. Thing may be an object with a physical existence or an intangible object. 2. Bundle of Sticks – each stick represents a right a. Posses‚ use‚ manage‚ consume‚ destroy‚ modify‚ alienate‚ etc Classical Perspectives 1. Occupation - one of the natural modes of acquisition a. Taking possession of property of no man with the intention of keeping it (sometimes
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