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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Laws requiring registration and community notification for convicted sex offenders are not constitutional. Megan’s Law deals with child molesters and sex offenders by requiring a public registration when they are released from incarceration. The concern with registering sex offenders has progressed to a nationalized level‚ with the government requiring every state to have some form of law that deals with Megan ’s Law (Menendez‚ 251). However‚ is this law constitutional? In this position paper the
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Rules of Evidence: How does the Norwegian legal system differ with the Australian legal system when the rules of admissible evidence in criminal trials are examined? 14th April 2008 Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Terminology_________________________________________________ ___________3 2.0 Rules of Evidence in Norway______________________________________________4 2.1 Main rule: all evidence is allowed in the court room___________________________4 2.1.1 The
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contract is a promise between two or more persons involving the exchange of some good or service. Some of the basic elements of a contract include: an offer and an acceptance; "capacity‚" or being of legal age and sound competence; "mutual assent‚" or agreement on the terms of a contract; and "consideration‚" or compensation for goods or services rendered. The element that distinguishes a contract from an informal agreements is that it is legally binding:the law provides a remedy in the
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I. PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW • Law that deals with the conduct of States and international organizations‚ their relations with each other and‚ in certain circumstances‚ their relations with persons‚ natural or juridical (American Third Restatement). Basis of International Law 1. Law of Nature School – based on rules of conduct discoverable by every individual in his own conscience and through application of right reasons. 2. Positivist School – agreement of sovereign states to be bound
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Administrative law is the law that determines the organization’s powers and duties of administrative officers. It is the law relating to the administrative government. It concerns itself with public authorities and how they function. Administrative law is the body of general principles that govern the exercise of power by authorities. Wade defines Administration Law as the Law relating to control of government power.1 He further assets that the primary purpose of administrative law is to keep the
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Fun Role and Functions of Law Nicholas B. Seay LAW/421 February 4‚ 2013 Valentine Castillo Role and Functions of Law When it comes down to understanding law‚ most individuals have a better understanding of how criminal law plays a role in society instead of civil law. Modern law helps regulate business and individuals in a combination of constitutional law‚ statutory law‚ common law‚ and administrative law. These are also known as the primary sources of law as each can be used together
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The fairness of the law It is very important for a legal system to ensure that there is fairness across the board for those involved in the legal system‚ whether defendants‚ plaintiffs‚ or others. There are two ways in which the legal system ensures fairness. On one hand‚ there are the general presumptions and procedures to ensure a fair trial or court hearing. On the other‚ there is the system of law which is intended to ensure fairness in society; this is known as the Law of Equity. Justice
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Brady Law The Brady Law‚ also known as the Gun Violence Prevention Act of 1994‚ was set up to try and establish a set of national standards to promote the safe use of firearms and to reduce gun violence (GVPA‚ 1994). Included in this are handgun licensing and registration‚ a stronger regulation of licensed manufacturers‚ importers‚ and dealers‚ and laws against the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons and other dangerous weapons (GVPA‚ 1994). Licensing and Registration of handguns is one of the
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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI FACULTY OF LAW TAPE RECORDED LECTURES THE LAW OF EVIDENCE LLB II 2003 LAW OF EVIDENCE Lesson 2 RELEVANCE & ADMISSIBILITY RES GESTAE ‘Res Gestae’‚ it has been said‚ is a phrase adopted to provide a respectable legal cloak for a variety of cases to which no formula of precision can be applied’. The words themselves simply mean a transaction. Under the inclusionary common law doctrine of Res Gestae‚ a fact or opinion which is so closely associated in time‚ place
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