MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM SINGAPURA FRIDAY SERMON 18 OCTOBER 2002M / 11 SYAABAN 1423H HUDUD LAWS IN ISLAM [pic] My Respected Friday Congregation‚ Today‚ through various media‚ we hear more voices for the implementation of the Shariah or Islamic Law. In this open environment and with the advancement of Information Technology‚ the Muslim community in Singapore would have surely heard some of these calls and hence follow their developments as well as discuss and debate about it. The non-muslim
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INTRODUCTION There has been debate over the Rule of Law suggesting a separation between the rules by law and rules made by mere power of a ruler. In the days of Aristotle and Plato‚ there was a clear distinction between rules and rule by mere power. These distinctions will be discussed below‚ detailing the benefits and defects of both types of rules. More recently‚ the Rule of Law encompasses both rules (mainly Statutes) and judiciary-made rules. Statutes are necessary to limit judges’ ultra vires
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Branches of Law Civil vs. Criminal Civil Criminal Burden of Proof (quantum/amount of evidence) b.o.p is on plaintiff who initiates a civil action (51% preponderance of evidence - over 50% of the believable evidence is in the plaintiff’s favor) **Can have both Civil and Criminal in a trial burden of proving the defendant’s guilt is on the prosecution‚ and they must establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt Remedies Sought Monetary damages May seek other damage (act) to do or not
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Admin Law Outline Overall Analysis 1. Enabling Statute—What was Congress thinking? 2. Constitutional Questions 3. Is informal rulemaking (quasi-legislative) or formal rulemaking (quasi-adjudicative) appropriate? 4. Is there sufficient notice? The red highlighted material will not be covered on the exam although it is important information for understanding Admin. law. 3 ½ hrs. to complete exam. I. The Origin and Mandate of Administrative Agencies Purpose 1. Regulate personal behavior of
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THE LAW OF ATTRACTION Everything in the universe follows certain laws. The laws of nature do not apply only to earth. Our entire universe follows the same laws. These laws never change. Your coffee on a counter will always become cool. Gravity remains steady never random. The speed of light remains constant. The earth rotates in 24 hours. The laws of physics is a pattern that nature obeys without exception. It is important to understand that all matter is energy. Our thoughts‚ feelings‚ and emotions
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common law and the rules of equity from part of the law of Malaysia. I was reading about some of the extent of the application of the English common law as applied in Malaysia. Any opinioins with sources? First of all as i know we are following UK ’s english common law and other bits and pieces i read around google. As i read from wiki i found out that theres very minimal information on this topic. Could anybody practicing law help me with this? I am actually researching thing for my law presentation
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Law and Morality Sir John Salmond described the law as ‘the body of principles recognised and applied by the state in the administration of justice’. They are a set of rules and boundaries that are established by authorities which must be obeyed‚ otherwise‚ a sanction may be given. Morals are beliefs‚ values and principles that are set by society or part of a society‚ determining what is right and wrong. Phil Harris stated that they are “standards of behaviour”. Unlike legal rules‚ compliance with
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NATURAL LAW ROBERT P. GEORGE* Oliver Wendell Holmes‚ the legal philosopher and judge whom Richard Posner has‚ with admiration‚ dubbed “the American Nietzsche‚”1 established in the minds of many people a certain image of what natural law theories are theories of‚ and a certain set of reasons for supposing that such theories are misguided and even ridiculous. While I have my own reasons for admiring some of Holmes’s work—despite‚ rather than because of‚ the Nietzscheanism that endears him
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spewed forth its smoke and ash. The rhetoric and ideology of the rule of law and the criminal Nazi state do not allow for such complications. The [sic] is the lie of law after Nuremberg‚ just as it is the lie of law after Auschwitz. Law continued while six million died. (p.145) David Fraser’s thesis‚ in LAW AFTER AUSCHWITZ‚ is that there is little to distinguish between our fundamental understandings and practices of law and those of German lawyers and judges between 1933 and 1945. He aims to refocus
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COMMON LAW V CIVIL LAW COMMON LAW(characteristics)for comparing or contrast purpose Common law systems are mostly found in former british colony and protectorate including US‚ it is less prescriptive than civil law system‚citizens are benefited by enactment and legislation in specific fields.more often are the implied terms usage. 1)represents the law of courts as expressed in judicial decision 2)based on precedents provided by past judicial decisions‚no written statues or prescribed texts
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