This article is basically the hierarchy from which the case passes until the final decision is made. This will make you understand all the superior and inferior Courts placed in the Judicial System. This structure comprises of TWO categories: 1)CRIMINAL COURT STRUCTURE 2)CIVIL COURT STRUCTURE So lets get
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
THE DOCTRINE OF BINDING PRECEDENT
According to the doctrine of precedent judges must follow previous decisions in future similar cases. Also known as doctrine of '' STARE DECISIS'' stand by what has been decided. ADVANTAGES : Makes law certain, consistent and predictable. Makes law easier to follow. Parties coming to court knows what
COMMON LAW AND EQUITY
English legal system is based on common law and equity. When Normans conquered England, customary was the law of land. Norman decided to replace customary law with judge-made law. They set up Hundred courts that were gradually taken by new Royal Courts. The itinerant judges who traveled from
RELATION BETWEEN LAW AND MORALITY.
LAW COMPRISES A SET RULES THAT REGULATE THE CONDUCT RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND RELATIONSHIPS OF THOSE WHO ARE SUBJECT IT. MORALITY MAY BE DEFINED AS A SET OF BELIEFS, VALUES AND PRINCIPLES THAT A SOCIETY HOLDS. THERE ARE NO UNIFORM STANDARDS OF MORALITY AND MORAL VALUES OF INDIVIDUALS MAY
WHAT IS LAW?
WHAT IS LAW? RULES AND REGULATIONS PASSED BY A CONSTITUTION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND CONSTITUTION ITSELF AND ARE COMPULSORY TO FOLLOW IS KNOWN AS LAW.
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