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    SHORT GUIDE TO ANSWERING EXAM QUESTIONS 1.1. Planning * All questions o Identify the question o Identify the applicable law o Identify the key factors for that particular law * Hypothetical questions o Identify the key facts (based on the key factors) o Identify the key issue 1.1.1. Identifying the question A very interesting phenomenon that occurs often is the fact that students often say they do not know what the examiner is asking. Examiners are usually

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    Name: Mariya Cherkashenko Course: Gender Law John Jay College of Criminal Justice Roe v. Wade (1973) has been widely criticized on political‚ moral‚ and legal grounds.  Pro-life activists have mounted massive campaigns against the decision.  Many Republican Presidents have promised to appoint Supreme Court Justices who would overrule the decision.  Why‚ then‚ is the decision still around now‚ almost 40 years later?  What can we learn about gender‚ law‚ and politics from the failure of conservatives

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    The legal system of Singapore Contants Introduction Legal history Common law and custom law Constitution Legislature Judiciary Specialities in Singapore legal system Self comments Conclusion *Note: I check the official webside‚ there is only Singapore legal system instead of Singapore’s legal system‚ so in my whole passage I use the word Singapore legal system. Introduction Singapore‚ a thriving city-state‚ overcomes the dearth of natural resources to become one of the juggernaut

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    the law that the government have proposed which leaves the judges to apply it to cases. However‚ in reality do judges have a scope to be creative and develop our law far more than just applying it? The doctrine of precedent is based upon the stare decisis principle; this means that judges must stand by what has already been decided. They must abide by the precedents from the courts above them; this suggests little creativity as the majority of courts are bound to follow precedents previously made

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    Contents Introduction………………………..………………………….…... 2 1 The nature of law. ………..……………….………………….. 5 1.1 Historical background……………………………………….. 6 1.2 Trial by jury……..……………………….…………………...7 1.3 Magna Carta…………………………………………………. 8 2 Administration of justice in Britain…………………………...9 2.1 The English law……………………….…………….…………9 3.2 Scots Law……….……………………………………….…. 9 3.3 The Parliament of the United Kingdom………...………….11 3

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    decision‚ but cannot sue Ted again over these statements because of the doctrine of | |   | Student Response | Value | Correct Answer | Feedback | A. | Judicial restraint | 0% |   |   | B. | Prior restraint | |   |   | C. | Stare decisis | |   |   | D. | Res judicata   | |   |   | | Score: | 0/2.5 |   | | 5. | |   | Many areas of law important to businesses are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code. | | Student Response | Value | Correct Answer

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    law is‚ an idealized common law court looks to past precedential decisions of relevant courts. If a similar dispute has been resolved in the past‚ the court is bound to follow the reasoning used in the prior decision (this principle is known as stare decisis). If‚ however‚ the court finds that the current dispute is fundamentally distinct from all previous cases (called a "matter of first impression")‚ judges have the authority and duty to make law by creating precedent.[3] Thereafter‚ the new decision

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    Describe the Malaysian legal system. Give your opinion as to its role in assisting Malaysian government in running the country Different country practices different types of legal system. Some country practices one type of legal system while others practices the mixed legal system which means a combination of two or more legal systems. Malaysia for example‚ practices the mixed legal system which includes the Common Law‚ Islamic law and Customary Law. Malaysia’s legal system comprises laws which

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    Outline the development of common law and equity. A The Law in England didn’t come about all at once‚ but has developed over the centuries. There are 5 different sources of law: Customs‚ Judicial decision‚ Acts of Parliament‚ Delegated Legislation and‚ most recently‚ European Law. However‚ new law is still being created today. The law as we know it today all started in 1066‚ when William the Conqueror invaded England. He found a country with no single system of law‚ just sets of customary

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    LAJ 102 MIDTERM REVIEW Law- a written body of general rules of conduct applicable to all members of a defined community‚ society‚ or culture‚ which emanate from a governing authority and which are enforced by its agents by the imposition of penalties for their violations. Culture- the totality of learned socially transmitted behaviors‚ ideas‚ values‚ customs‚ artifacts‚ and technology of groups of people living in a common society. It is the transmission of all sorts of information from generation

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