ATENEO CENTRAL BAR OPERATIONS 2007 Criminal Law SUMMER REVIEWER BOOK I CRIMINAL LAW – A branch of municipal law which defines crimes‚ treats of their nature and provides for their punishment. Characteristics of Criminal Law: 1. General – binding on all persons who reside or sojourn in the Philippines Exceptions: a. Treaty Stipulation b. Laws of Preferential Application c. Principles of Public International Law Ex: i. sovereigns and other chiefs of state ii. Ambassadors‚ ministers plenipotentiary
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How Does Equity Fulfill the Common Law Common Law Equity fulfils the common law‚ although it does not endeavour to displace it with a moral code. In order to be influential‚ the law is to be professed as both certain and predictable‚ and also flexible and fair. Specifically‚ it needs clear rules on the one hand‚ but flexibility on the other to produce exceptions to cases that lead to apparently incongruous or unjust conclusions if the rules are
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Law and criminality How is the law system different between countries? Do different law and criminality systems affect the development of a country? Every country should follow a specific set of laws to maintain peace and order in it and preventing often conflicts and problems amongst the people living there. Laws vary according to the type of government followed by the country‚ for sure a Monarchy has entirely different laws from a Democratic country‚ considering an example‚ in a Monarch country
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Defining Laws and Describing the Differences LAW/421 December 09‚ 2013 Defining Laws and Describing the Differences There are classifications and categories of law that can be helpful to use to determine what law corresponds with a particular action or crime. Some of the laws we will be looking at in this paper are; substantive law‚ procedural law‚ criminal law‚ civil law‚ common law‚ and statutory law. Two of the first laws that we can define and find differences in are the common law and
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Constitutional Laws Constitutional law is the branch of law relates the relationship between the judiciary‚ the legislature‚ and the executive. Constitutional law is responsible for setting out the government’s general operating framework. Constitutional laws usually determine the scope of the terms contained in constitutions‚ and their applications. Constitutional laws cover various areas of law‚ such as individual rights‚ relationships between various bodies of governments‚ legislative
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LAW TUTORIAL QUESTIONS Tutorial 1 1. Explain: (a) international law (b) legal rights (c) legal duty (d) public international law (e) private international law 2. Explain the differences between civil law system and common law system 3. Explain: (a) Convention (exam) (b) Treaties (exam) (c) International Organization (d) State (e) Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) (f) MNE & TNC (g)International Person 4.What governs the relationship in International Trade? Tutorial
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be identifies is whether there exist a valid agreement between Joyce and Rashid. The third issue that need to be identifies is whether the revocation of proposal made by Rashid is valid. The fourth issue will be the effect of a contract entered into with a bankrupt and what kind of remedies were there have for such contracts. Explanation of relevant law According to the Contracts Act 1950‚ under section 2(h)‚ an agreement enforceable by law is a contract. Furthermore‚ S. 2(h) of the Contracts Act
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unless specifically provided in the various professional regulatory or other laws‚ the following terms shall be understood to mean: a) Accredited Professional Organization (APO) refers to a professional organization which may now or hereafter be accredited by the Commission. b) Board refers to a Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) created by law‚ decree‚ or other issuance pursuant to law to regulate a specific profession
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FOUNDATION CFC YOUTH FOR CHRIST CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS PREAMBLE We the students and members of CFC Youth for Christ in ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION‚ Angeles City having experienced the Lord Jesus‚ touching and changing our lives‚ see the need of personally taking up the call of our Institute and of the Church to proclaim Christ’s message to all men and especially to our fellow students. In drawing up this Constitution and By-laws we put down in writing and signify our individual and
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Obeying the law is a general moral obligation. Usually‚ laws are written from societal ethical codes; therefore the law can embody morality. Obeying the law usually implies the greatest good for the greatest number of people and therefore complies with Mill’s utilitarianism. Especially if the law reflects general morality or protects people from pain‚ such as the admonition against murder‚ utilitarian theorists would argue that obeying the law is a general moral obligation. However‚ there are certain
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