International Law and the UN System
... obedience to law within functioning national states. They argue that a court order within a nation may compel, for example, the executive branch of government to obey without having to do this through use of the police or military. They give examples of when courts within the United States have asse ...
... obedience to law within functioning national states. They argue that a court order within a nation may compel, for example, the executive branch of government to obey without having to do this through use of the police or military. They give examples of when courts within the United States have asse ...
Diss Text - Journal of Conflictology
... transformation requires that we ask first what needs to be integrated and what makes the twist from conflict resolution to conflict transformation necessary and meaningful in this field. In this sense, I will address how the different perspectives on law can be organized in relation to the families ...
... transformation requires that we ask first what needs to be integrated and what makes the twist from conflict resolution to conflict transformation necessary and meaningful in this field. In this sense, I will address how the different perspectives on law can be organized in relation to the families ...
International law
... as an international agreement between States in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments. A document that meets the elements of a treaty is still a treaty, even if its parties use a different designation, i.e. “ ...
... as an international agreement between States in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments. A document that meets the elements of a treaty is still a treaty, even if its parties use a different designation, i.e. “ ...
Wisdom of Customary law The wisdom “strength, honour and
... novel. It was, rather, a matter of authority: the authority for the common law, the authority for the constitution, the authority for liberty, the right to current liberty that concerned students of the ancient constitution, not whether the ancient constitution was historical fact. Constitutional la ...
... novel. It was, rather, a matter of authority: the authority for the common law, the authority for the constitution, the authority for liberty, the right to current liberty that concerned students of the ancient constitution, not whether the ancient constitution was historical fact. Constitutional la ...
Law as Rights - TRU SLS Home Page
... trying to avid using the word morality, but is really the same thing he is saying. An “ought” claim is that people follow laws because they think they are good. It would be a good thing, generally speaking, to follow laws, and it would be good for society as most people are law abiding most of the t ...
... trying to avid using the word morality, but is really the same thing he is saying. An “ought” claim is that people follow laws because they think they are good. It would be a good thing, generally speaking, to follow laws, and it would be good for society as most people are law abiding most of the t ...
John Locke: The Second Treatise, Of Civil Government
... John Locke: The Second Treatise, Of Civil Government Of the State of Nature. TO understand political power right, and derive it from its original, we must consider, what state all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions a ...
... John Locke: The Second Treatise, Of Civil Government Of the State of Nature. TO understand political power right, and derive it from its original, we must consider, what state all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions a ...
sources of law
... (2) How property can be thought of as the hub of a wheel and the various legal topics studied in the text as spokes of the wheel. Law and the rule of law provide the unifying rim of the wheel. (3) That the framers of the Constitution understood property in a broad sense to include the individual rig ...
... (2) How property can be thought of as the hub of a wheel and the various legal topics studied in the text as spokes of the wheel. Law and the rule of law provide the unifying rim of the wheel. (3) That the framers of the Constitution understood property in a broad sense to include the individual rig ...
Hosmers method
... functions, such as when they order a person to do or not do something through an injunction, which is an “equitable” or ethical remedy (Arnheim). Other than that, however, courts of law determine only punishment in criminal cases or money damages that must be paid to resolve a conflict in civil case ...
... functions, such as when they order a person to do or not do something through an injunction, which is an “equitable” or ethical remedy (Arnheim). Other than that, however, courts of law determine only punishment in criminal cases or money damages that must be paid to resolve a conflict in civil case ...
Britain and the European Union
... The contemporary legal systems of the world are generally based on one of three basic systems: civil law, common law, and religious law, or combinations of these. However, the legal system of each country is shaped by its unique history and so incorporates individual variations. Civil law is the mos ...
... The contemporary legal systems of the world are generally based on one of three basic systems: civil law, common law, and religious law, or combinations of these. However, the legal system of each country is shaped by its unique history and so incorporates individual variations. Civil law is the mos ...
a. Morrison: 1. CLS account of positivism is crude. 2
... (natural), reason honed to see it. fair; ii. Reasoning a product of experience, not comprehensible to ordinary person B. Legal Positivism: What is law Source of authority How change? Criticisms a. Hart: 1) rule of recognition: By valid process a. Davies People create law, not metaphysics. System ...
... (natural), reason honed to see it. fair; ii. Reasoning a product of experience, not comprehensible to ordinary person B. Legal Positivism: What is law Source of authority How change? Criticisms a. Hart: 1) rule of recognition: By valid process a. Davies People create law, not metaphysics. System ...
sources of English Law
... Conventions are rules and practices which are not legally enforceable, but which are regarded as indispensable to the working of government The constitution can be altered by Act of Parliament, or by general agreement to alter a convention ...
... Conventions are rules and practices which are not legally enforceable, but which are regarded as indispensable to the working of government The constitution can be altered by Act of Parliament, or by general agreement to alter a convention ...
Introduction to International Environmental Law (IEL)
... For an entity to be deemed a state, it must satisfy the following elements: ...
... For an entity to be deemed a state, it must satisfy the following elements: ...
Handling Conflicts of Law in Consumer Protection
... For example, in terms of warranty, the Civil Code 2005 of Vietnam has specific regulations on warranty obligation, the right of asking for warranty and repair in warranty period, damage compensation during warranty period from Article 445-448. Besides, Article 630 of the Code also stipulated that, “ ...
... For example, in terms of warranty, the Civil Code 2005 of Vietnam has specific regulations on warranty obligation, the right of asking for warranty and repair in warranty period, damage compensation during warranty period from Article 445-448. Besides, Article 630 of the Code also stipulated that, “ ...
The Owl and the Pussy-cat - University of Wisconsin Law School
... economic growth, preserve individual freedom, protect private property, guarantee human rights, or foster group emancipation. But the ends might also include such legal values as ensuring due process and equal protection. ...
... economic growth, preserve individual freedom, protect private property, guarantee human rights, or foster group emancipation. But the ends might also include such legal values as ensuring due process and equal protection. ...
COMMON LAW V. CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS
... countries would be known as "private delicts." Civil law countries, in contrast, have adopted comprehensive civil codes covering such topics as persons, things, obligations and inheritance, as well as penal codes, codes of procedure and codes covering such matters as commercial law. But it would be ...
... countries would be known as "private delicts." Civil law countries, in contrast, have adopted comprehensive civil codes covering such topics as persons, things, obligations and inheritance, as well as penal codes, codes of procedure and codes covering such matters as commercial law. But it would be ...
Lon Fuller and the Inner Morality of Law
... What I have tried to do is to discern and articulate the natural laws of a particular kind of human undertaking, which I have described as "the enterprise of subjecting human conduct to the governance of rules." These natural laws have nothing to do with any "brooding omnipresence in the skies." Nor ...
... What I have tried to do is to discern and articulate the natural laws of a particular kind of human undertaking, which I have described as "the enterprise of subjecting human conduct to the governance of rules." These natural laws have nothing to do with any "brooding omnipresence in the skies." Nor ...
Online Quizzes and Answers for Business Law Today
... b. Correct. Legal realists believe that judges should take social and economic realities into account when deciding cases. c. Incorrect. This is not characteristic of the positivist school of legal thought. d. Incorrect. The natural law tradition focuses on laws that are inherent in nature and that ...
... b. Correct. Legal realists believe that judges should take social and economic realities into account when deciding cases. c. Incorrect. This is not characteristic of the positivist school of legal thought. d. Incorrect. The natural law tradition focuses on laws that are inherent in nature and that ...
Comparative Law Class 4
... Try to take a scholarly, objective perspective to other legal systems, putting cultural stereotypes and preconceptions out of your mind Few legal systems are absolutely bad or are so good as not to be able to benefit from ...
... Try to take a scholarly, objective perspective to other legal systems, putting cultural stereotypes and preconceptions out of your mind Few legal systems are absolutely bad or are so good as not to be able to benefit from ...
Legality and Irony
... learn how to “think like a lawyer”. This is not a natural way of thinking. It is rather something highly artificial. This artificiality does not become second nature once students enter the world of legal practice. Outside the context of professional interaction, lawyers talk about law from an exter ...
... learn how to “think like a lawyer”. This is not a natural way of thinking. It is rather something highly artificial. This artificiality does not become second nature once students enter the world of legal practice. Outside the context of professional interaction, lawyers talk about law from an exter ...
HUMR5140 Introduction to Human Rights Law Autumn 2011
... (c) Any relevant rules of international law applicable in the relations between the parties. Art. 32. Supplementary means of interpretation. Recourse may be had to supplementary means of interpretation, including the preparatory work of the treaty and the circumstances of its conclusion, in order to ...
... (c) Any relevant rules of international law applicable in the relations between the parties. Art. 32. Supplementary means of interpretation. Recourse may be had to supplementary means of interpretation, including the preparatory work of the treaty and the circumstances of its conclusion, in order to ...
The Relationship between Law and Morals
... unlikely to be exactly the same as the common religious moral code. E.g. adultery. In both Christian and Muslim religions this is considered to be immoral but it is not considered a crime in this country. In England and Wales there has been a move away from religious beliefs and the way the law has ...
... unlikely to be exactly the same as the common religious moral code. E.g. adultery. In both Christian and Muslim religions this is considered to be immoral but it is not considered a crime in this country. In England and Wales there has been a move away from religious beliefs and the way the law has ...
RULE OF LAW
... common basis for human rights discourse between countries such as the People's Republic of China and the West. The rule of law is an ancient ideal first posited by Plato as grounded in divine reason and so inherent in the natural order. It continues to be important as a normative ideal, even as lega ...
... common basis for human rights discourse between countries such as the People's Republic of China and the West. The rule of law is an ancient ideal first posited by Plato as grounded in divine reason and so inherent in the natural order. It continues to be important as a normative ideal, even as lega ...
the “first” european codification of private law: the abgb
... von Krauß pointed out that the ABGB served “during forty years as a strong fortress against arbitrariness and unjustice” (“fester Schutzwall gegen Willkür und Unrecht”).11 Similar to a modern constitution a civil code in general and in particular the ABGB was seen to give protection to fundamental r ...
... von Krauß pointed out that the ABGB served “during forty years as a strong fortress against arbitrariness and unjustice” (“fester Schutzwall gegen Willkür und Unrecht”).11 Similar to a modern constitution a civil code in general and in particular the ABGB was seen to give protection to fundamental r ...
Phil 155 Central Features of Hart`s Positivist Concept of Law
... on its being accepted from the internal point of view by legal officials, including most notably, judges. But even if this is true, it fails to explain the authority of the rule. No authoritative rule can be grounded in the mere fact that some people regard it as authoritative. We still need a resol ...
... on its being accepted from the internal point of view by legal officials, including most notably, judges. But even if this is true, it fails to explain the authority of the rule. No authoritative rule can be grounded in the mere fact that some people regard it as authoritative. We still need a resol ...