School of Law L341 - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ∗ Please note that this is a draft. The material is under revision. ∗This material has been prepared by John P. Sangwa and was initially part of a larger study undertaken by the author. The material is meant for students studying L341. The reproduction for any purpose whatsoever of this work or any part thereof in any form or manner is not allowed without the permission of the author. 1 INTRODUCTION What is Administrative Law? Administrative
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Introduction to Law I.BASIC CONCEPTS............................................................................................................... 3 1.WHAT IS LAW?......................................................................................................................... 3 Do’ s and DonÆts .................................................................................................................. 3 Is and Ought..........................................................
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accountability 8 1. Political accountability 8 2. Financial Accountability 8 3. Administrative Law accountability 9 4. Ethical responsibility and integrity 10 Red-Light‚ Green-Light 11 Red Light Approach 11 Green Light Approach 11 Amber Light approach 11 Foundations of Administrative Law 12 Accountability across the public/private divide 13 Legality: rules‚ discretion & policy 15 What is administrative law? 15 Legality 15 Categories of Government Legal Entity 15 Sources of Government Power
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IMPROVING AUSTRALIA’S LAW AND JUSTICE FRAMEWORK A discussion paper to explore the scope for reforming Australian contract law 2012 © Commonwealth of Australia 2012 All material presented in this publication is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en) licence. For the avoidance of doubt‚ this means this licence only applies to material as set out in this document.
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the right to choose the type and level of security methods that suit their needs. (section 24) Provides the mandate for the electronic implementation of transport documents to facilitate carriage of goods. This includes documents such as‚ but not limited to‚ multi-modal‚ airport‚ road‚ rail‚ inland waterway‚ courier‚ post receipts‚ transport documents issued by freight forwarders‚ marine/ocean bill of lading‚ non-negotiable seaway bill‚ charter party bill of lading. (section 25 and 26) Mandates
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Antigone: Divine Law vs. Human Law Possibly the most prominent theme in Sophocles’ "Antigone" is the concept of divine law vs. human law. In the story the two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polyneices have slain each other in battle. The new King Creon‚ who assumed the throne after Eteocles’ death‚ decrees that because Polyneices committed treason against the king‚ he shall not be buried‚ but instead "He shall be left unburied for all to watch The corpse mutilated and eaten by carrion-birds and by
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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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* 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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