Constitution Notes What is a constitution? * A constitution is a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organisation is acknowledged to be governed. * A ‘constitutional govt.’ is a govt. that functions according to rules laid down in a constitution * Unconstitutional behaviour is anything that falls outside the accepted rules and norms of the political system Codified or uncodified? Types of constitutions | Codified | Uncodified
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German constitution of 1871 established a democratic form of government in Germany.” Explain why you agree/disagree with this view. Many people believe that the German constitution of 1871 was a democratic from of government and I am going to debate the reasons why it was and why it wasn’t seen as a democratic form of government. For many reasons I both agree and disagree with this view. First of all I agree with this view because I know from my own knowledge that the German Constitution of 1871
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Constitutional reform committee have created three different blueprints for changes to the constitution. Professor Blackburn's three ideas are; A Constitutional Code, A Constitutional Consolidation Act and A Written Constitution. Firstly, A Constitutional Code would be a document sanctioned by Parliament, but without statutory authority, and which would set out the essential existing elements and principles of the constitution and the workings of government. Due to the fact that the document doesn't have
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THE CONSTITUTION OF REALITY INTRODUCTION Spinoza’s political thought draws from a number of sources, both classical and modern. As one commentator puts it “Spinoza formed new conclusions from facts and concept borrowed from others”. It is worth briefly considering some of the sources of the facts and concepts that he inherits. At some point in the Mid-1650’s (around the time of his cherem, or excommunication) Spinoza began studying Latin with Francisus Van Den Enden. Van Den Enden was an ex–Jesuit
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federation. The federation then would control the actions from the states from a central government. Key-marks of federalism will be broad competence for the states, limited competences for the central government and entrenchment of divided power in the constitution. For this paper the distinction between co-ordinate federalism and co-operative federalism is made. In co-ordinate federalism each state is separate, has its own exclusive competences, its own administration, its own taxes and a minimal need
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1. What decision/action/subordinate legislation do you wish to challenge? 2. Statutory interpretation a. Guiding principle/literal approach: ordinary/natural meaning b. Purposive: “interpretation that would best achieve the purpose or object of the Act” (s 15AA AIA) i. Extrinsic materials 3. More information? c. Seek reasons ii. ADJR s 13, 13A; AATA s 28; Migration Act s 430; AIA s 25D; L&B Linings d. FOI Application 4. Is internal
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Why is it important that the bulk of current laws should be crafted and introduced by the country's parliament? “No man is an island, entire of itself”. These are the words of historical figure John Donne; a poet, a preacher and a philosopher who understood that no one is truly self – sufficient. To some degree, we depend on others as a means to function in society as well as create a guide to how we as civilians will co-exist in society. This is the purpose of law. According to Glenn (2013), law
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The term senior civil servents as used in the extract refers to civil servents which have served in the service for a while and have a more senior posistion in the organisation and work closly with ministers senior civil servents are crucial in the civil service as they already have politcal experience and are good judges of public opinion and policy. This experinace is crucial as the minister they serve under may have not held that posistion before so they may rely on them to formulate decsions
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News about Unconstitutional Laws * SC: 2 EOs ni Erap kaugnay ng Dalawang Batas sa Coco Levy Fund, Unconstitutional 2012-Apr-21 - Saturday ~ 08:16:39 AM MANILA, April 22 (PNA) – The Supreme Court (SC) has declared unconstitutional two presidential acts for the creation of trust funds for farmers in connection with the controversial coco-levy funds. In a 23-page decision written by Associate Justice Roberto Abad, the SC ruled as illegal Executive Order 312, which sought to establish a P1-billion
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Review Volume 49 | Issue 4 Article 16 Constitution Writing in Post-conflict Settings: An Overview Jennifer Widner Repository Citation Jennifer Widner, Constitution Writing in Post-conflict Settings: An Overview, 49 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1513 (2008), http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmlr/vol49/iss4/16 Copyright c 2008 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmlr CONSTITUTION WRITING IN POST-CONFLICT SETTINGS: AN
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