Administrative Law- GPR 203 Module 2: EVENING Lecture Notes By: Prof. Migai Akech Lecture 1 and 2: Thursday October 2012 – B3 5.30-8.30 PM INTRODUCTION Definition Administrative law is the law relating to the control relating to government power. The primary purpose of administrative law is to keep the powers of government within their legal bounds‚ so as to protect citizens against abuse. Nature and Purpose of Administrative law Article 47 of the constitution
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Name:_______________ Business Law I: Final Exam Study Guide [20 points] Material Tested: Chapter 1: Laws and Their Ethical Foundation (p. 04-23) (30 points) Chapter 2: Constitutional Rights (p. 24-47) (30 points) Chapter 3: Court Systems (p. 48-63) (30 points) Chapter 5: Civil Law and Procedure (p. 84-105) (30 points) Long Essay: Explain how legal knowledge will be applied in your personal life beyond high school. (30 points) Instructions: Your final exam of 150 points will include the
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Introduction Unlike other civil law legal systems‚ such as the German one and the American one‚ United Kingdom’s (UK) and Hong Kong’s (HK) do not recognize the approach of general principle of good faith in contract law‚ as illustrated in Walford v Miles1. Yet‚ good faith should be promoted in UK and HK because one should value fairness in the whole course of dealing‚ from the point of pre-contractual negotiations till the discharge of he contracts. This essay aims at showing the merits of a good
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What is the Law in Malaysia? Law is a system‚ law can controls all the thing‚ law is a rules‚ law can prevents the people bad behaviour‚ all the people must comply with the law‚ cannot violate the law. Law also can protects benefits of Malaysians. Therefore Malaysians live in a country which has limitation of law. Malaysia has Separation of Power (SOP) and Civil Society. What is Separation of Power? Separation of power can be divided into legislative‚ executive and judiciary. These three system of
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Cases - law and justice Page 1 that promise binding on him until such Bournemouth and time as he gives reasonable notice of his intention to resume those rights. Poole College Sixth Form Law Bournemouth and Poole College Text Only Privacy & cookies Change Text Size Denning J (obiter dicta) said that had Central London sued for the arrears for the years 1940-45‚ it would have failed. It would have been estopped from going back on its promise [as set out in the 1940 agreement]
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contained 282 laws which extended from household laws such as stipulations for divorce‚ and wage laws. The code also dictated that a strict eye for an eye policy as well as enslavement may be used‚ and also regulated military actions. Dracos Law was the first constitution of Athens and originated in 622 BC. The laws were carved into wooden tablets called axones and were fierce laws. They instituted the death penalty for minimal crimes‚ and slavery for those who owed a debt. Similarly‚ the law of the
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example‚ practices the mixed legal system which includes the Common Law‚ Islamic law and Customary Law. Malaysia’s legal system comprises laws which have arisen from three significant periods in Malaysian history dating from the Malacca Sultanate‚ to the spread of Islam to Southeast Asia‚ and following the absorption into the indigenous culture of British colonial rule which introduced a constitutional government and the common law. Malaysia’s unique legal system is designed to balance the delicate
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midterm. CIVIL LITIGATION CHAPTER 1 True/False 1. Most aspects of civil litigation occur in the courtroom. 2. The rules of civil procedure differ substantially from the rules of criminal procedure. 3. Rules and procedures of civil litigation are consistent from state to state. 4. In some states the initial pleading in a lawsuit is called a petition. 5. The most common method of resolving civil disputes is settlement. 6. Arbitration is a form of settlement. 7. Case law has little
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For other uses‚ see Common law (disambiguation). Common law‚ also known as case law or precedent‚ is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals‚ as opposed to statutes adopted through the legislative process or regulations issued by the executive branch[1]. A "common law system" is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law‚[2] on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different occasions.[3] The body of precedent is
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* CHAPTER 1 LAW AND ITS SOURCES Introduction Man is by nature a social being. He comes into contact with other individuals in different capacities. These contacts or associations are the inevitable consequence of modern civilization. In all these associations‚ he is expected to observe a Code of Conduct or a set of rules. The object of these set of rules is to make human associations possible; and ensure that members of the society may live ; and work together in an orderly and peaceful manner
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