Criminal Law Kiaira Knox 3.14.13. Criminal law addresses the government’s prosecution of individuals who have committed an act classified as a crime. Federal‚ state‚ and local governments categorize crime and prosecute criminals. This is the nature and purpose of law. Without laws‚ people wouldn’t know what to do. The rule of law is the belief that an orderly society must be governed by established principles (laws) and applied fairly to all of its members (basically stating that no one is
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CHAPTER- 2 CLASSIFICATION OF SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 2.1. Classification of Sources of International law Source is found in the process by which it becomes identifiable as a rule of conduct with legal force and from which it derives legal validity. The various sources of international law are inferred from Article 38 of ICJ. Article 38 of ICJ states: The Court‚ whose function is to decide in accordance with international law such disputes as are submitted to it‚ shall apply : A. international
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1. Discuss and define the doctrine of “Stare decisis”. Stare decisis means to stand by previous decisions in Latin. The doctrine of stare decisis is a doctrine of precedence and has two aspects: 1) definitional or substantial – the principle of law is found in the precedence called the ratio decidendi: the narrowest and necessary legal principle upon which a legal decision was based. This is the aspect of the case that binds future courts and must be followed. 2) Structural: what precedent
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English tort law English tort law concerns civil wrongs‚ as distinguished from criminal wrongs‚ in the law of England and Wales. Some wrongs are the concern of the state‚ and so the police can enforce the law on the wrongdoers in court – in a criminal case. A tort is not enforced by the police‚ and it is a civil action taken by one citizen against another‚ and tried in a court in front of a judge (only rarely‚ in certain cases of defamation‚ with a jury). Tort derives from middle English for
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LAW AND POLITICS “TENTATIVE” COURSE SCHEDULE SPRING 2013 Readings: (M) Murphy and selected internet and electronic readings Some journal articles will need to be accessed through the UVU Library Journal database. If the below links to internet sources do not work‚ you should first search Google for alternative links. If you are still unsuccessful‚ then contact Dr. Griffin. This schedule is only “tentative” and subject to change by verbal or written notification – stay tuned! _________________
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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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The Law and Jury System in Murder on the Orient Express The law and jury system probably is not something that you would consider important while reading Murder on the Orient Express. You probably wouldn’t even think about it‚ unless you’re thinking about the punishment that the murderer would endure. However at the end of the novel when you find out how much it impacted the novel you would be amazed. The book took place on the Orient Express‚ on the Istanbul-Calais coach where a man was killed
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Sexual Assault Over the past decade‚ the issue of sexual assault is one that has needed significant law reform. Sexual assault refers to the criminal offences involving unwanted sexual contact or acts‚ including unwanted touching‚ groping‚ indecent acts of other kinds‚ and rape. Law reform is the process of reviewing existing laws and introducing changes to them with the aim of improving justice or efficiency. In the issue of sexual assault‚ justice is particularly important. The state needs to
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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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Common Law and Equity Prior to the Judicature Act 1873-75 on Fusion Fallacy The early development of equity categorized it as a separate system from the then existing common law. However‚ Lord Chancellor’s intervention gradually developed a distinct body of law called ‘equity’ which was well established by the fifteenth century. From then on‚ the Chancellor’s jurisdiction was exercised via what later becomes ‘court of Chancery.’ The existence of these two systems at times conflicted because of the
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