HUDOOD Hudood derived from the word ‘Hadd’ is often used in Islamic literature for the bounds of acceptable behavior and the punishments for serious crimes. In Islamic law or Sharia‚ hudood usually refers to the class of punishments that are fixed for certain crimes that are considered to be "claims of God." They include theft‚ fornication‚ consumption of alcohol‚ and adultery. These offences are specifically mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah. However shortly after coming into power in 1979‚ General
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SUMMARY OF RELEVANT ASPECTS OF CORFU CHANNEL CASE (MERITS) Judgment of 9 April 1949 The Corfu Channel Case (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-Albania) arose from incidents that occurred on October 22nd‚ 1946‚ in the Corfu Strait: two British destroyers struck mines in Albanian waters and suffered damage‚ including serious loss of life. The United Kingdom first seized the Security Council of the United Nations which‚ by a Resolution of April 9th‚ 1947‚ recommended the two Governments
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Civil wrongs - torts PowerPoint 1 Torts • Civil wrong other than a breach of contract • Causes personal injury‚ property damage or financial loss • Innocent party usually claims damages • Purpose - justice to be achieved by transferring kiss I’m the victim to wrongdoer • Principle - each citizen should take responsibility for consequences of his/her actions Types of civil wrongs (torts)? • Compensation is the chief remedy sought • Nuisance‚ defamation
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Civil Law Civil law tradition is the oldest and the widest distributed legal system dating back to 450 BC in its origin. Even though it is the oldest of all the legal system. The Civil law took exponentially longer to develop than the Common law. The genesis of which was swift in comparison. 450BC is designated as beginning of development of Civil law because this is the year of 12 tablets. The first written law and rudimentary (Fundamental) system of dispute resolution in ancient Rome. The next
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Sources of Islamic Law There are four sources of Islamic Law. Primary Sources: The Holy Quran The Sunnahs of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) Secondary Sources: Ijma (Consensus) Qiyas (Analogy) The Holy Quran (القرآن) Muslims believe the Quran to be the direct words of Allah‚ as revealed to and transmitted by the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Quran is the Most Fundamental Source of Islamic knowledge. All sources of Islamic law must be in essential agreement with the Qur’an. When the
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IBL-5 Assignment-1 Students: ------------------------------------------- Lecturer: ---------------------------------------------- Class: * IBMS-3G Date: * 30-09-2011 Introduction This report contains the proceedings during the set up of the agreement and the proceedings after the breach of contract between two parties: Trans Trust SPRL versus Danubian Trading co. The agreement was about the sales of 1‚000 tons of rolled steel sheets which were supposed to deliver FOB
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(the law of the place of conclusion of the marriage). This rule is founded firmly in Roman-Dutch law and entrenched in South African case law. ( Exception: S 10 of the Marriage Act 25 of 1961 makes provision for South African diplomatic and consular officers to solemnise marriages between South Africans in the countries in which they are stationed. Such embassy marriages are deemed to have been concluded in South Africa and their formal validity is thus governed by South African law (as the
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Year 12 Unit 1 Model Answers Question 1 (a) Outline what is meant by alternative dispute resolution and how it operates within the civil justice system – 14 marks The phrase alternative dispute resolution‚ also known as ‘ADR’ essentially is a range of ways to avoid full scale litigation. Access to justice is a fundamental right and is protected under Article 6 European Convention of Human Rights‚ therefore‚ if society is to operate effectively there must a way of ensuring that disputes between
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TASK 1 Explain the reference to legal principle and relevant case law‚ the legal aspect of placing the ‘Klick’ clock in the shop window with a price tag attached. Ann antiques has a rare ‘Klick’ clock on its shop with price tags of €1‚000 attached. In spite of its wording the sign in the window does not constitute a legal offer‚ it is merely an invitation to treat. Invitation to treat is an indication that the person who invite is willing to enter into a negotiation but it is not yet prepared
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Sources of common law I. Sources of the Common Law A. Court Decisions The principal source of positive law in the common law system is customary law. The common law system has some analogies to French medieval law: trial by jury‚ the binding nature of precedent. B. Statutes and treaties Statutes and treaties are the other source of law in the anglo-saxon world. However to be enforced even statutes and treaties must be ultimately interpreted by judges. Statutes are however controlling; that
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