International Journal of Legal Information the Official Journal of the International Association of Law Libraries Volume 36 Issue 2 Summer 2008 - Global Challenges & the Indian Legal System 3-2-2009 Article 8 The Indian Legal System B. N. Srikrishna Chairman of the Sixth Pay Commission of the Government of India Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/ijli The International Journal of Legal Information is produced by The International Association of Law Libraries
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The Russian legal system is operated as a civil law system meaning they follow the law based on written codes. Russian Civil Code is the primary source of civil law and the civil code spells out certain basic principles. Under Russian Law‚ foreign individuals and companies enjoy the same rights to sue and be sued in Russian Courts as Russian natives and companies. The court system is divided into three separate parts: 1. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation which focuses on ensuring
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PROJECT ON ENGLISH LEGAL METHOD. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENGLISH COURT SYSTEM THAT COMES FROM ITS FOUNDATION AS A COMMON LAW COUNTRY. English law maybe defined as a body of rules‚ created by the state binding within its jurisdiction and enforced with the authority of the state through the use of sanctions parliament‚ it is responsible for creating most of the law applicable in the u.k‚such law is contained in acts of parliament or statutes‚increasinly the content of much of this law is determined
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SOURCES OF LAW INTRODUCTION TO THE MALAYSIAN LEGAL SYSTEM SOURCES OF LAW The sources of Malaysian law refer to the legal sources i.e. the legal rules that make up the law in Malaysia. The sources of Malaysian law comprise: 1)Written law; and 2)Unwritten law Federal and State Constitutions Written Legislations & Delegated Legislations SOURCES OF MALAYSIAN LAW Judicial Decision English law Unwritten Islamic law Customary Law SOURCES OF LAW: UNWRITTEN LAW Unwritten law
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AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM The US legal system has several layers‚ more possibly than in most other countries. The Constitution is the main power of the US legal system. It was adopted in 1787‚ and ratified in 1788. The Constitution sets strict boundaries between federal and state law and also divides legal system into 3 branches of government: legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branches. It creates a “separation of powers” between each branch and creates system of “checks-and-balances” to prevent
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The Australian Legal System Overview * The continent now known as “Australia” has a very long history of occupation * Aboriginal people have lived on the continent for at least 40 000 years. European settlement of the continent has been relatively recent Aboriginal Culture * When English settlers arrived at Sydney cove in 1788‚ there were approximately 500 aboriginal tribe living in different parts of the continent. The combined population of the tribes is thought to have been
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change the behavior in people through murder‚ sexual harassment‚ song outbreaks‚ and more. What does this mean for a person if they cannot help what they do? Eagleman’s insight on the topics of how they should be defended‚ how to have a better legal system‚ and how to get help. There are people who can’t help what is being done because of certain issues they have and Eagleman is in the right when trying to defend them. Eagleman states‚” Couldn’t you just as easily be unlucky enough to develop a
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The issues that are going to be addressed with regards to Wendy’s situation in relation to Mark are the divorce‚ the ownership of the house‚ the custodial rights of the daughter‚ the company shares and a breach of confidence. On the other hand‚ the issue that is going to be discussed about ‘Bye Bye’ magazine is defamation and also the interference of private and family rights. In regards to the divorce‚ I would advise Wendy to pursue the matter on the grounds that the marriage has broken down
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Indian Legal System The Indian Legal System is one of the oldest legal systems in the entire history of the world. It has altered as well as developed over the past few centuries to absorb inferences from the legal systems across the world. The Constitution of India is the fountainhead of the Indian Legal System. It demonstrates the Anglo-Saxon character of judiciary which is basically drawn from the British Legal System. The primary origins of law: * The Indian Constitution * The Indian
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jurisdictions‚ eg China and parts of continental Europe. In the UK‚ the legal system is a COMMON LAW LEGAL SYSTEM‚ as opposed to a CIVIL LAW SYSTEM. It is perhaps easier to define a civil law system first‚ in that a civil law system is a written and accessible set of laws that cover all aspects of activity through codified legal principles and rules. These codified rules are usually created through the political apparatus‚ the court system is usually inquisitorial‚ not bound by precedent‚ and the law is
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