The Doctrine of Precedent

This essay will explain about how the doctrine of precedent operates in the English legal system, and explain when judges are, or are not, bound to follow previous decisions. The first part will define the Ratio Dicidendi, the Stare Decisis and the Obiter Dicta in the English legal system, and the second part will describe … Read more

History of English law

History has always played a very important and specific role in English law. Since its formation, the United Kingdom has never had a written Constitution, in order not to be bounded by previous laws and to make the legal system and the law-making process more flexible. In ancient times, basic rules and agreements were established … Read more

Do Stare Decisis and Judicial Precedent hinder the development of law?

INTRODUCTION This essay examines the question whether Stare Decisis and Judicial Precedent hinder the development of law in the English Legal System. Stare Decisis in Latin means, let the decision stand, by adhering to principles established by decisions in earlier cases. Judicial precedent is the previous decision of a judgment cited as an authority for … Read more

The law making process and the literal rule

Law making process Scrutiny is a major advantage as it is a democratic process and opens an opportunity for debate. The process involves expertise and is often a long procedure, but enables the bill to be thoroughly scrutinised. Another advantage would be Parliament makes laws made with overview in mind, not on one case, for … Read more

The English Legal System – precedent, statutory interpretation, law making

Explain the application of judicial precedent in the courts (P1) Judicial precedent is a court-made decision used in the future as a source or reference for decision making in future cases with similar facts. In Latin, this precedent is known as ‘stare decisis’, which translates to: ‘let the decision stand’. As these decisions are made … Read more

United Nations Millennium Declaration

Background: In September 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration, which created a series of eight goals to be completed by 2015. Among these was the goal to promote gender equality and empower women. Its target was to, “eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and … Read more

ROMANIA ON THE WAY TO THE EUROZONE

Abstract Considering the fact that Romania joining the euro area is a major country project, as was entering the European Union on January 1, 2007, this paper analyzes the way Romania currently meets the convergence criteria, the importance of their sustainability, the level of real convergence and further steps to be taken before adopting the … Read more

Expanding energy efficiency in low-income communities (legal scenarios)

What are the legal, regulatory, and economic scenarios for expanding energy efficiency in low-income communities. Massachusetts Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 25 §19 governs energy efficiency and other demand-side management programs. All investor-owned gas and electric utilities and energy efficiency service providers have partnered together to sponsor the Mass Save initiative. Administrators work with the Massachusetts … Read more

Human rights

Noting with deep concern the issue of the violation and improper fulfilmentof the rights of female prisoners, Recalls article three of the UNDHR stating that “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”, Affirmingthe united nations resolution “A/RES/65/229” which states how “the United Nations standards and norms … Read more

Bail not jail

“Bail not Jail” is the worn out proverb with respect to bail said by Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer. Be that as it may, there is substantially more to the idea of bail than this straightforward adage, Bail is a fundamental component of procedural law in the Criminal Justice framework. Basically Bail is a procedure to … Read more

Statute of limitations in conflict of laws

A statute, under which one state may “borrow” a statute of limitations which is shorter for a cause which arises in the another state. The basic objective of borrowing a statute is to prevent the plaintiff from any kind of engagement in the forum shopping in pursuance to find the long term available option of statute … Read more

Insurance law (essay plan)

FORFEITURE UNDER INSURANCE LAW RESEARCH METHODOLOGY OBJECTIVE Objective of this project is to analysis the scope of Insurance police in two situations. Firstly, what will happen to the Insurance claim if the beneficiary deliberately killed the assured person for the amount of Insurance claim? Secondly, what will happen to the insurance policy, when an assured … Read more

State liability and Francovich

An establishing and contentious quality of the European Union has been the growth of the international nature of its European institutions and laws. European laws consist of both primary and secondary laws in terms of treaties written for European Union law, administrative regulations and directives based on the treaties which are issued by the European … Read more