WHAT IS LAW? 20 MAY 2013 What is Law? Three simple letters. A word which very short. But still the whole world failed to find a universally accpetable definition for this word. Through out my life I have heard this short word several times. Around 8 years ago our nation welcomed a system of government called “Democracy.” With this “DEMOCRACY” everyone started talking about the freedom‚ freedom of expression‚ right to inform‚ human rights and many more. I was a little boy at that time who
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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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Part A. 1. Conditions that give rise to law reform Changing social values: The values of societies change over time. Society is forever changing values which then place’s pressure onto the law to change and adapt over time. What is seen as as acceptable may not be considered acceptable at another time. The urge for tougher sentencing in law reform may satisfy the deserved aspects of punishment‚ but harsher penalties are not statistically shown to reduce crime rates. Thus in seeking to promote social
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Introduction Rule of law is a legal principle that its ideal is started long before 16th century England. The Oxford English Dictionary has defined "rule of law" this way: The authority and influence of law in society‚ esp. when viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional behaviour; (hence) the principle whereby all members of a society (including those in government) are considered equally subject to publicly disclosed legal codes and processes. Hence‚ it implies the idea of each citizen
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The term "common law" originally derives from the 1150s and 1160s‚ when Henry II of England established the secular English tribunals. The "common law" was the law that emerged as "common" throughout the realm (as distinct from the various legal codes that preceded it‚ such as Mercian law‚ the Danelaw and the law of Wessex)[43] as the king’s judges followed each other’s decisions to create a unified common law throughout England. The doctrine of precedent developed during the 12th and 13th centuries
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LAW 443 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW I NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF LAW COURSE CODE: Law 443 COURSE TITLE: Administrative Law I 1 LAW 443 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW I Course Code: Course Title: Course Developer/Writer: Administrative Law I Law 443 Simeon Igbinedion‚ LL.B.‚ LL.M.‚ B.L.‚ PH.D.‚ Faculty of Law‚ University of Lagos. Professor Animi Awah Ifidon Oyakhiromen‚ LL.B‚ LLM‚ M.Phil‚ Ph.D‚ BL Course Editor: AG. Dean‚/Programme Leader: Course Coordinator:
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The Law Commission In the United Kingdom‚ the supreme law-making body is Parliament. Through this‚ the government introduces numerous laws to implement its political agenda. The Law Commissions was set up by the Law Commission Act 1965 to “keep under review of all the law‚” s3(1)‚ being one the many influences on Parliament to make or repeal laws. Independent from the government and their politically generated views‚ the body is headed by five Law Commissioners‚ headed by the Chairman‚ also known
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Natural law or the law of nature (Latin lex naturalis) is law whose content derives naturally from human nature or physical nature‚ and therefore has universal validity. In natural law jurisprudence‚ the content of man-made positive law is related to natural law‚ and gets its authority at least in part from its conformity to objective moral standards. Natural law theory attempts to define a “higher law” on the foundation of a universal understanding that certain choices in human life are good or
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Sources of Roman law Archaic Period Custom A law that was not written down. The cumstoms were so firmly established that they had acquired obligatiory force. The recognition of a custom was however not an exact science and jurists debated whether the custom could be called a law or a binding. Roman law was almost entirely customary in origin. Royal decrees The decree of the Kings had a direct binding force as law. Republic The twelve tables 451 BC Ten men were appointed to study
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1. What is Criminal Law? Criminal law is that branch or division of law which defines crimes‚ treats of their nature‚ and provides for their punishment. 2. When did the RPC take effect? Art 1. Time when Act takes effect – This Code shall take effect on the first day of January‚ nineteen hundred and thirty two. (Jan. 1‚ 1932) 3. What are the sources of Phil. Criminal Law? a.) The RPC and its amendments b.) Special Penal Laws passed by the Phil Commission‚ Phil Assembly‚ Phil
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