--Examine the Role of Civil Society in Good Governance There are several factors that contribute in governance‚ for instance‚ government‚ civil society and so forth. According to Wapner (2000)‚ the role of government is of most important in the past yet the international community‚ such as civil society. It has already begun to show the effective participation of being one of the stakeholder in various areas. Civil society has increasingly reveal its power in boosting
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Law Notes 1. Law: set of statutes and rules that individuals within a society are governed by and are compelled to follow Statute: law passed by government you must follow unlike a rule which you can’t be punished for 2. Jurisprudence: wisdom/knowledge/skill in law -- the science that deals with investigations of concepts‚ notions‚ and principles of legal thought. It enables us to explore origins of law and legal institutions. It also helps clarify the principles on which they were founded. It allows
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Henry David Thoreau wrote in his book Civil Disobedience: "Must the citizen ever for a moment‚ or in the least degree‚ resign his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience then? I think that we should be men first‚ and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law‚ so much as for the right. The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right." (Henry David Thoreau Quotes) This is the quote which I had at the top
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to Paper V) will be such that a well-educated person will be able to answer them without any specialized study. The question will be such as to test a candidate’s general awareness of a variety of subjects‚ which will have relevance for a career in Civil Services. The questions are likely to test the candidate’s basic understanding of all relevant issues‚ and ability to analyze‚ and take a view on conflicting socio- economic goals‚ objectives and demands. The candidates must give relevant‚ meaningful
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EXECUTION OF DECREES OR ORDERS: Execution is the process of realizing the fruits of the judgment by enforcing the decree against the unsuccessful party through any one or more of various modes of execution as prescribed by law. The successful party is called a decree holder or judgment creditor while an unsuccessful party is called a judgment debtor. A decree is executed by the court which passes it or by court which the decree is sent by former execution. The court that passes the decree is entitled
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the law Chapter 1 | Introducing the law 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Law and life The nature of law Justice‚ ethics and politics The sources of law The Australian legal system Law and life Chapter 1 Introducing the law You already know about the law ... •... from your personal life. •... from your business activities. •... from the media. •... from popular culture. •There are very few aspects of life that are not regulated by law. The nature of law Chapter 1 Introducing the law Defining the law •Law
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Nature and scope of private international law Private international law is a set of procedural rules which determines which legal system‚ law of’ which jurisdiction‚ applies when legal dispute has a "foreign element"‚ such as contract agreed by parties located in different countries. It is a branch of English law known as the ’conflict of laws’. By a foreign element is meant simply a contact with some system of law other than English law‚ it has three main objects: Firstly‚ to prescribe the conditions
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Constitutional law The Mauritian Parliament has inherited much from the Westminster Model. The Westminster Model is characterised by: * Parliamentary Sovereignty * Separation of Powers between the organs of the State. A. Parliamentary Sovereignty In any state you will find one ultimate source of legal authority. In countries with a written constitution‚ it will be the constitution which has ultimate authority as in Mauritius. In the United Kingdom‚ with its uncodified constitution‚ ultimate law-making
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Civil Disobedience Many people think that civil disobedience is simply a way of expressing your opposition to a law through a publicity stunt. However‚ civil disobedience is much more than this. Civil disobedience leads to a more positive society where people can feel open of expressing themselves against unjust laws or actions of government. The action of civil disobedience makes a free society where‚ in Adlai Stevenson’s words‚ people find it more “safe to be unpopular”. Without civil disobedience
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Learning Outcomes By the time you have completed this topic you should be able to: Identify the “appellate”‚ “superior”‚ “subordinate” and “special” courts of countries in the USP region; Identify the relevant provisions of Constitutions and other laws which establish or
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