Interpretation of law changings frequently, and how it is interpreted can determine ones willingness to enter legal action. According to The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce, “To bring a lawsuit, a plaintiff must have standing to sue. This means the plaintiff must have some stake in the outcome of the lawsuit (pg 25)”. This means someone must be tied in to the case where the outcome could directly affect him or her. If the standard to sue were to be abolished, it would allow a
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‘The UK would benefit greatly from the introduction of a fully codified constitution’ Discuss Plan Arguments against * Ruins the doctrine of sovereignty-Parliament sovereignty is effectively beaten. * Judges have to police the constitution and effectively interpreted. – Threat of judicial tyranny. Codified constitutions cannot be interpreted by the public so the judges would have to interpret it which could bring out preferences and values of senior judges * Un-necessary- doesn’t
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The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions, and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens. It is the longest[1] written constitution of any sovereign country in the world, containing 448[Note 1][2] articles in 25[Note 2] parts, 12[Note 3] schedules, 5 appendices and 98[Note 4]amendments (out of 120[3]
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needed to approve the Articles of Confederation? 13 The final authority in the Federal System is… Constitution/Judicial What are checks and balances? A system that limits power between the three branches of government What are Federalists? People who supported a strong central government therefore they were the ones who also favored the constitution. What was America’s first constitution? Articles of Confederation What happens in a depression? The economy goes down and most people are
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largest democratic countries in the world, both United States and India are based on federalism in their political structure. US became a Federal Republic State by promulgating its constitution in the year1789; whereas India became a Socialist, Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic by formally launching its constitution only in the year 1950.Thereby both countries had attained dominion status in which a number of smaller states had got affiliated forming a union with a strong central government
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A constitution is a body of fundamental principles or established models according to which a state or is acknowledged to be governed. The UK’s constitution is part-written and uncodified. There is evidence the UK’s constitution is strong and successful, however there is evidence to also suggest that the UK needs constitutional reform. One huge advantage of the UK constitution is its ability to be flexible and change according to modern opinions or issues. An uncodified or unfixed constitution like
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ordain and promulgate this Constitution. EXPLANATION: It shall be the sovereign Filipino people basically through the facilities and structures of government and through people’s organization. It is said that the Preamble is not a part of the Constitutions nor a source of rights. But it can certainly be referred to in knowing the aims or purposes of the Constitutions. Dean Vicente Sinco says of the Preamble: “The preamble performs a vital function in a constitution. Its value is not merely
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Constitution What is a constitution? • Set of rules seeking to establishing the duties, powers and functions of the various institutions of government • To regulate the relationships between and among the institutions • Define the relationship between the state and the individual, define extent of civil liberty Types of Constitution • Codified and uncodified o Codified – enshrined in law and based on 1 single authoritative document outlining powers of institutions
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the separation of powers. Even though he oversimplified how exactly it all worked, his book, On the Spirit of Laws, greatly influenced how America’s government would work. So much so that checks and balances became the basis for the United States Constitution. A third philosophe that was a huge influence is Jean Jacques Rousseau. He was very passionately committed to individual freedom. He worked as an engraver, music teacher, tutor, and secretary. Eventually, Rousseau made his way to paris and
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CHILE: THE DEVELOPMENT, BREAKDOWN, AND RECOVERY OF DEMOCRACY. In the nineteenth century, of all Latin American states that had been part of the Spanish Empire, Chile enjoyed a unique reputation for its institutional order and internal peace. The first years of independence were quite turbulent, and Chile did not escape the common experience of the continent-military violence and strife administrative discontinuity-in that period of political turmoil. The Battle of Lircay in 1830 marked the beginning
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