Search results for: “stare decisis”
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Stare Decisis
Concept of Stare Decisis Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law. Embracing mainstream international law, this section on stare decisis explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also Judiciary […]
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Stare Decisis
Concept of Stare Decisis Note: explore also the meaning of this legal term in the American Ecyclopedia of Law. Embracing mainstream international law, this section on stare decisis explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources See Also Judiciary […]
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Impact of Precedent—The Principle of Stare Decisis
Impact of Precedent-The Principle of Stare Decisis “The defining principle of Common law is the requirement that courts follow decisions of higher level courts within the same jurisdiction. It is from this legacy of stare decisis that a somewhat predictable, consistent body of law has emerged.” American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide Conclusion…
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Judicial Review
Introduction The U.S. case Marbury v. Madison (1803) held that the power of a court to decide what is the meaning of the American Constitution was implicit in an independent judiciary. This power of judicial review in the U.S. was a unique feature of the U.S. constitutionalism well into the […]
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Common Law
Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of […]
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Common Law
Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of […]
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Judge
Judge (court officer) Introduction to Judge Judge (court officer), government official who administers the law in a court of justice by supervising trials, instructing juries, and pronouncing judgments and sentences. " (1) Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal […]
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Rules
Rule Commmon Meanings In a broad, more general sense, but applied to law, a rule is a "a law or principle that operates within a particular sphere of knowledge, describing or prescribing what is possible or allowable"(1), or "control of or dominion over an area or […]
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Rules
Rule Commmon Meanings In a broad, more general sense, but applied to law, a rule is a "a law or principle that operates within a particular sphere of knowledge, describing or prescribing what is possible or allowable"(1), or "control of or dominion over an area or […]
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Decision-Making Processes
Literature Review on (Management) Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM) In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Bradley J. Best and Jeremy R.T. Lewis provide the following summary about the topic of (Management) Program […]
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Questions
Questions Law as the Answer to a Question By Francis Bennion: From certain viewpoints, for example the sociological, a law can easily be seen as the answer to a question. What persons who find themselves affected by the impact of some unknown or doubtful law feel a need for is just that: the answer to…
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Questions
Questions Law as the Answer to a Question By Francis Bennion: From certain viewpoints, for example the sociological, a law can easily be seen as the answer to a question. What persons who find themselves affected by the impact of some unknown or doubtful law feel a need for is just that: the answer to…
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Common Law Definition
Common Law Definition The term “common law” is used in a number of different senses. In medieval English law it denoted that law which was administered by the king’s courts and which was, in principle at least, common to the whole realm. The common law, in this sense, was to be distinguished from the law…