How does law in the United States integrate the four foundational legal elements? Constitutional Law Statutory Law Common Law Equity Law Select one type of law and explain how it is applied in the United States
Constitutional law ‘Whatever overlap there may be … between the exercise of executive and legislative powers, the separation between the exercise of judicial powers on the one hand and legislative and executive powers on the other is total or effectively so.’ DPP of Jamaica v Mollison [2003] UKPC 6 at para. 13 (Lord Bingham) Critically […]
Constitutional Law Baker (2010) argues that international courts change customary international law and start to influence domestic laws of some countries. How are these courts influencing our domestic laws? Will the influence be positive or negative in the long run? In the 1970s during the Barcelona Traction case the ICJ decision noted both the lack […]
‘Critically evaluate the system for electing MSP’s to the Scottish Parliament’ Description A 1,100-word piece on UK Constitutional Law. So ask yourself things such as: -Why is a different system used than in Westminister? -Do you agree with its rationale? -To what extent has it succeeded? -What are its advantages and disadvantages -What impact has […]
One principal objective of feminist jurisprudence is to show how patriarchal assumptions have shaped the content of laws in a wide variety of areas: property, contract, criminal law, constitutional law, and civil rights law. After reading Chapter 3 and the posted article by Smith, discuss how laws naturally embody the values, attitudes, expectations, and presumptions […]
