International Journal of Law‚ Policy and the Family 2011 A husband ’s authority: emerging formulations in Muslim family laws Lynn Welchman Subject: Family law. Other related subjects: Legal systems Keywords: Comparative law; Islamic law; Marriage; Morocco; Spouses; United Arab Emirates *Int. J.L.P.F. 1 ABSTRACT This article considers the articulation of the husband-wife relationship in Islamic law and specifically the contemporary equation in statutory formulations of Muslim family law that sets the
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Different approach taken by the Court of Appeal in Williams v Roffey was it fair or not? It is commonly accepted within the English Contract Law that the models of contractual fairness must exist in contractual disputes. Essential to these models is the doctrine of consideration and the principles that comes under the doctrine of consideration such as laws derived from both Williams v Roffey (1990) and Stilk v Myrick (1809). Starting with the development of the doctrine of consideration and the principles
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Civil Law Aims‚ Parties‚ Why we require civil law and areas of civil law. A civil case is a lawsuit between one person (or organisation) against another. To right a perceived wrong in a legal sense. It can include cases of defamation‚ neighbour disputes‚ negligence leading to personal injury or the recovery of debts. Judgements in a civil case could include payment of damages (and court costs) or an enforceable court order. The purpose of civil law is to uphold the rights of individuals and
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#1 “Hittite Law Code” and the “Code of the Assyrians” In this paper‚ I’ll compare both law codes of the Hittites and Assyrians by comparing the two aspects dealing with sexual conduct and relations. Also‚ I’ll examine their differences and similarities and consider why regulating sexuality was so important to both the Hittites and Assyrians. When examining the Hittite and Assyrian law codes‚ I thought there was a big difference. The first thing I noticed was that the Hittite laws were stricter
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you have entered into a contract. In such cases‚ we do not even realize that we are making a contract. In the case of people engaged in trade‚ commerce and industry‚ they carry on business by entering into contracts. The law relating to contracts is to be found in the Indian Contract Act‚ 1872.The law of contracts differs from other branches of law in a very important respect. It does not lay down so many precise rights and duties which the law will protect and enforce; it contains rather a number
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2.3 Parallel teaching in the course There is no parallel teaching involved in this course. 2.4 Relationship of this course to others BA167IU – Introduction to Vietnamese Legal System is pre-requisite subject to other Law subjects‚ such as Business Law and Legal Environment for Businesses‚ as well as other elective courses such as Franchising. 2.5 Approach to learning and teaching This is a foundation course so materials will be mainly presented in the form of lecturing. Besides
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LAW OF SUCCESSION LONGER QUESTIONS 1. Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and substantiate your answer. (a) A child’s share is calculated by dividing the value of the intestate estate by the number of children of the deceased plus one. (3) False‚ a child’s share is calculated by dividing the value of the intestate estate by the number of children of the deceased who have either survived him or have predeceased him but are survived by their
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One of the main messages in the New Testament is that the Mosaic Law is no longer applicable to the life of the Christian‚ this is stated unequivocally in many scriptures references‚ and nevertheless‚ there are those who insist that the Mosaic Law should still be observed most especially the Sabbath. Skeptics and others‚ accuse Christians of hypocrisy and inconsistencies in the application of the Law‚ that while Christians condemn homosexuality‚ for example‚ they neglect certain restrictions regarding
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diversity jurisdiction. Explain all of the key elements of such a case. A federal court’s power to hear any case where the amount in controversy exceeds $75‚000 and no plaintiff shares a state of citizenship with any defendant. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Diversity jurisdiction is one of the two main types of subject-matter jurisdiction in federal court. Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary The power of the federal courts to decide civil disputes between citizens of different states‚ provided
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Table Of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Effective jurisdiction of International law 3. Enforcement by States 4. Sources of implementation 5. Conclusion 6. Bibliography (1) 1. Introduction: International law after world war II grew by leaps and bounds due to absence of one International law regulating authority. For International law to be effective states must owe allegiance to an international organization and states are accountable of their actions
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