Common law reasoning and institutions Study Pack page 11 6 ‘The Judicial Practice of Precedent’ Adam Gearey Staff and students of the University of London External Laws Programme are reminded that copyright subsists in this extract and the work from which it was taken. This copy has been made under a licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency of the UK (www.cla.co.uk). Any digital or printed copy supplied to or made by you under the terms of this licence is for use in connection with this course
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HISTORY OF COMMON LAW | STATUTORY FRAMEWORK * Great Britain (E/W/S) * United Kingdom (GB + NI) * British Islands (UK + Isle of Man + Channel Isles) ENGLISH LAW = The legal system of England and Wales (“the laws of England and Wales” from 1967). These laws mainly deal with issues of property‚ theft‚ inheritance‚ money… The legal system of England and Wales is the basis of most legal systems in the Commonwealth and the US (except Louisiana). THREE MAJOR LEGAL SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD
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Everyone has access to the justice system. 2. The right of silence and presumption of innocence:At Common Law‚ such right is limited. Some statutory offenses now require the defendant to perform certain acts or else he can be found guilty for not doing so. That means that an accused person has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law. Although innocence is presumed at Common Law‚ the onus of proof is on the defendant in certain offenses as enacted by statutes. 3. Already
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their vehicle. 2) Do common law contracts apply? Yes‚ common law contracts also apply to the scenario. Article 2 only covers tangible items‚ and everything else is than governed by common law contracts. An example is Grocery Inc ’s contracts with vendors are covered by the UCC because the involvement of the sale‚ but a vendor or an individual who stocks the shelving themselves (performing a service) would be covered under common laws. Compare and Contrast: UCC and Common laws Besides
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Garrett Hardin’s famous‚ “The Tragedy of the Commons‚” has been effective till date. His modest but commanding explanation of herdsmen sharing a common pasture has created a debate in a wide range of topics as to how resources are being over used. The essence of Hardin’s story of tragedy is that herdsmen sharing a common pasture are led to think that by adding up more sheep due to unlimited grass would optimize them individually but‚ they ultimately ended up overstocking their herds and destroy their
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Common childhood illnesses Illness Symptoms Flu Aching in the joints and muscles‚ headache‚ sore throat‚ high temperature‚ cough‚ and feeling weak. Tonsillitis A very sore throat‚ high temperature‚ pain in the ears and neck‚ difficulty swallowing. Diarrhoea Needing the toilet a lot‚ stomach pains‚ vomiting and dehydration. Vomiting Being sick‚ stomach pains‚ and dehydration. Slapped cheek
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AIM & OBJECTIVES …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1 METHODOLOGY………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 FINDINGS: CHAPTER ONE: THE FAMILY COURT…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3-4 * INSTITUTIONALISATION/BACKGROUND * STRUCTURE/PHYSICAL LAY OUT OF COURT * ROLE/RESPONSIBILITY CHAPTER TWO: DEFINITION OF TERMS ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5 * JUVENILE * JUVENILE COURT * JUVENILE SENTENCING * BIASES IN JUVENILE SENTENCING
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REVISITING THE ”TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS” University Sciences Po Paris Semester: Fall 2011/2012 Student: Sönke-Timo Kisker Student – ID: 100033186 Course: Thinking and Acting the Environment Course-ID: 23811 Course Coordinaton: Florence Faucher-King; Thomas Léon Assignment: Mid-term paper Word-count: 2746 Date: 18.10.2011 | Agenda
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Outline the development of common law and equity. Before common law and equity came into existence‚ there were only customs that protected the people and their rights. Customs can be divided into general customs and local customs. General customs are said to be the basis of common law because it is thought that after the Norman Conquest‚ judges who travelled around the land making decisions in the King’s name based at least some of their decisions on the common customs. Local customs only
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English legal system and the common law tradition Contents Introduction 22 2 1 Judging the operation of the legal system 23 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 The common law tradition and its influence upon the English legal system 27 Have we seen the historical rise and fall of the common law tradition? 31 Substantive
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