NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA COURSE CODE:-LAW 212 COURSE TITLE:- Nigerian Legal System II LAW 212 NIGERIAN LEGAL SYSTEM II Course Code Course Title Course Developer/Writer Course Editor Law 212 Nigerian Legal System II G. I. Oyakhiromen Ph.D‚ BL National Open University of Nigeria Professor Justus A. Sokefun National Open University of Nigeria G. I. Oyakhiromen Ph.D‚ BL National Open University of Nigeria Mr. Ayodeji Ige LL.B‚ MA‚ ACLS National Open University of Nigeria
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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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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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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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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND MALAYSIAN LEGAL SYSTEM What is Law Law is needed to ensure good conduct of people and peace in society. Therefore‚ government makes necessary laws whenever needed. Law is an obligatory rule of conduct. Government makes law to regulate the conduct of people in society. Law requires that people should behave well with fellow members in society and must abide by social and ethical rules together with legislative laws made by Parliament.
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The Australian Legal System Introduction All countries are a reflection of their histories and this is very much the case with governmental structures and the associated legal system. The Australian legal system is based on a fundamental belief in the rule of law‚ justice and the independence of the judiciary. All people—Australians and non-Australians alike—are treated equally before the law and safeguards exist to ensure that people are not treated arbitrarily or unfairly by governments or
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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 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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The Dutch Legal System The Kingdom of the Netherlands was founded in 1813. It was part of France from 1795 until 1813‚ before 1795 the greater part of the current territory was governed by a confederation of sovereign provinces. Government Structure ’Central government is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Since 1814 there has been a hereditary monarchy occupied in turn by Kings William I‚ William II and William III‚ followed by the Princess Regent Emma and Queens Wilhelmina
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shapes English law and how Statutory Interpretation contributes to such a process. The English legal system is a common law system‚ where the decisions of sitting judges in a case have future influence over future courts. Judicial Precedent binds judges by past decisions of higher courts‚ stare decisis‚ and they abide by them. This could be said to create a consistent and fair system i.e. a body of legal principles. Statutory Interpretation is how judges interpret/understand statutes‚ i.e. legislation
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