are based on some of the information covered in the first two weeks of the course. All questions must be answered. The lecture notes are on the portal in Weeks 1 and 2. They include the following two topics: TOPIC 1 – The Australian Legal System * Establishment of the Commonwealth Parliament * Division of power between Commonwealth and State parliaments * High Court interpretation of the Constitution TOPIC 2 – Sources of Law in Australia * Court Structure * Doctrine
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| | MANU/SC/0293/1998Equivalent Citation: AIR1998SC2120‚ 1997(1)ALD(Cri)157‚ 1998(1)ALD(Cri)762‚ 1997(1)BLJR263‚ 1998CriLJ2930‚ JT1998(3)SC318‚ 1998(2)PLJR67‚ 1998(3)SCALE53‚ (1998)4SCC626‚ [1998]2SCR870IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACrl.A. Nos. 1207-1208 of 1997 [With Crl.A. Nos. 1209/97‚ 1210-12/97‚ 1213/97‚ 1214/97‚ 1215/97‚ 1216/97‚ 1217-18/97‚ 1219/97‚ 1220/97‚ 1221/97‚ 1222/97‚ 186/98 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 2/98) and 187/98 (Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 366/98)].Decided
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British Parliamentary Debate-----Summary of Speakers’ Role in BP Style Opening Government OG1 (Prime Minister) 1. Define 2. Develop case/ state issue 3. Team Split/ Arguments(Usually two) 4. Ending OG2 (Deputy Prime Minister) 1. Rebuttal against OO1 2. Defend your case—if OO1 challenge your stand or definition 3. 1 or more arguments 4. Brief summary as ending for both OG1 & OG2 Opening Opposition OO1 (Leader of Opposition) 1. Accept/ Reject/ Clarify Definition 2. Rebuttals 3.
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Motion: School uniforms should be abolished in schools. GOVERNMENT- Agree to abolish school uniforms in schools. Prime Minister- Introduces the first argument that they should have a right to individuality and they could make personal choices on their own to express their personality. (Explain further) Deputy Prime Minister- Will introduces the second and third argument; that rather than school uniforms‚ dress codes can be used. And discuss the last argument that schools waste a lot of time
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Can Parliament effectively hold Government to account? In the UK‚ holding the government to account is one of Parliament’s main functions. Parliament scrutinises the actions of the government and forces them to justify bills‚ explain their motives and defend their policies. There are many effective ways in which Parliament effectively holds the government to account. Select committees check and report on areas ranging from the work of government departments to economic affairs. There is a commons
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The legislative Process in Parliament/The making of law in Parliament: The following are the parliamentary stages a Bill will have to go through before becoming law: a)First Reading. This is a mere formality. In the case of a Government Bill‚ the Minister concerned presents the Bill to the House. The title of the Bill is read. There is no debate and no voting. The Bill is then circulated to all members. b)Second Reading. This is a crucial stage. There is vigorous debate by the Opposition and
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The process of a bill to become an act of parliament When a bill is introduced it either starts of in the house of lords or in the house of commons‚ if it starts of in the house of commons it will go through 6 stages‚ the first stage is the 1st reading where it is introduced and no discussions will take place‚ The first reading of a Bill can take place at any time in a parliamentary session. After the first reading the second reading takes place‚ in this reading MP’s get the first opportunity
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STEPHEN KALONG NINGKAN V. TUN ABANG HAJI OPENG AND TAWI SLI FEDERAL COURT [KUCHING] OCJ HARLEY A-G (BORNEO)‚ CJ [KUCHING CIVIL SUIT NO. K 45 OF 1966] 7 SEPTEMBER 1966 JUDGMENT Harley A-G (Borneo) CJ: The plaintiff was appointed Chief Minister of Sarawak on 22 July 1963. On 14 June 1966 there was a meeting of Council Negri at which‚ apart from the Speaker‚ plaintiff and twenty other members were present. Five members of the Sarawak United Peoples Party and one Machinda member‚ who normally behave
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Introduction The idea of Separation of Powers suggests that governance of the State should not fall solely under one organ of the State which could be identified as the Executive‚ Legislature and Judiciary. Aristotle in his Politics submitted this theory but the most famous version was being suggested by Montesquieu in ‘De L’Espirit des Lois’. His arguments indicate that there were three functions of government‚ Legislative as the law-making body‚ Executive as the law-applying body and Judiciary
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the process when making an Act of Parliament. Parliamentary law is the highest form of law in England‚ which regards to national/domestic legislation. It is law made by Parliament or government departments. The law‚ which is approved by the commons‚ Lords and the Monarch is called legislation‚ and laws passed by Parliament (consists of two houses‚ the House of Commons where members of parliament sit and the House of Lords sit) are known as Acts of Parliament. An Act of Parliament creates a new
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