The commission on elections Section 1 1. There shall be a commission on elections composed of a chairman and six commissioners who shall be natural – born citizens of the Philippines and‚ at the time of their appointment‚ at least thirty- five years of age‚ holders of a college degree‚ and must not have been candidates for any elective position in the immediately preceding elections. However‚ a majority thereof‚ including the chairman‚ shall be member of the Philippine bar who have been engaged
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ADR 502 Administrative Tribunals- September 26‚ 2013 Course Work: Presentation 10-15mins Extent of Procedural Fairness for Tribunals -Tribunals deal in both rights and interests -Parties pursue rights -Interest relate to third parties effected directly by issue being heard‚ therefore may be given standing/intervener status -Supreme Court of Canada: Nicholson case expended interests (http://scc.lexum.org/decisia-scc-csc/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/5543/index.do) -Tribunals there to protect
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with primary jurisdiction; the respective legal domains of each are provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure. The preponderant majority of criminal law cases are initiated at a Magistrate’s Court. These cases may be initiated by any police officer‚ or public servant‚ with a written or oral complaint to the magistrate (see section on Magistrate’s Court). Murder trials and various offenses against the State originate in a High Court (see section on High Courts). Original jurisdiction over most
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in several other states‚ including South Carolina. Under federal diversity jurisdiction‚ federal courts can hear cases in which the parties are citizens of different states. Wachovia filed a petition in Federal District Court‚ seeking to compel arbitration of the dispute. After the petition was denied on the merits‚ Wachovia appealed to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals‚ which dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction. Under 28 U.S.C. Section 1348‚ national banks are "deemed citizens of the States
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attention has been focused on non―Muslims wishing to dispute official records of their Muslim identity. In Malaysia‚ Muslims are governed by both the civil laws and Shariah laws‚ with the former applicable universally while the latter only has jurisdiction over Muslims. But the parallel court systems suggest a legal limbo for Malaysians who do not identify themselves as Muslims but wish to remove the status from their records. In a recent interview‚ the Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia
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the plaintiff‚ Justin King‚ by and through his attorney‚ states as follows: PARTIES AND JURISDICTION 1. Plaintiff‚ for all times mentioned herein‚ was and is a resident of Cook County‚ State of Illinois. 2. Defendant is a corporation with its principal place of business in the County of St. Louis‚ State of Missouri and carries on business in the State of Illinois. 3. This court has subject matter jurisdiction over the claims presented in this complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 because plaintiff is
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to claim back the HK$22‚000 with minimal litigation costs. 2. Possess 0.05 gram ketamine is categorized as a summary offence. Legal actions for summary offences can be heard in the Magistracy. The Magistracy was set up to exercise criminal jurisdiction over a wide range of indictable and summary offences meriting up to 2 years’ imprisonment and a fine of $100‚000. Magistrate can also issue warrants‚ bind a person over to keep the peace and a grant bail. 3. Annie will bring an action under
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case) STATE Trial court-1 judge Appellate court- 4 judges State Supreme Court 5 or more judges The lowest court for both state and federal where the dispute is first brought and tried is the court of original jurisdiction. Supreme courts and the appellate courts have appellate jurisdiction. When case is appealed they are concerned with any errors in the law at the lower level. 6. STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTITUTION – ARTICLES/ AMENDMENTS Article I powers of congress Article 2 powers of
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CIVIL PROCEDURE Rules 1 – 71 I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES Concept of Remedial Law Remedial Law is that branch of law which prescribes the method of enforcing rights or obtaining redress for their invasion Substantive Law as Distinguished from Remedial Law Substantive law creates‚ defines and regulates rights and duties regarding life‚ liberty or property which when violated gives rise to a cause of action (Bustos v. Lucero‚ 81 Phil. 640). Remedial law prescribes the methods of enforcing
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Introduction Piracy is certainly an Eastern Africa problem in recent years. It is‚ somehow‚ an expression of organised crime. For the last decade‚ piracy has made a home off the coast of Somalia and has‚ over the last three years or so‚ become increasingly disruptive to international trade. However‚ it has been a cause of deep concern for several centuries‚ indeed millennia in other parts of the world. For much of the 20th century‚ piracy was regarded as a problem most frequently associated
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