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case law as authority would be usefull in this regard. i would appreciate a case of reviwe where the attorney was allowed advocates' fees for representing a client in the high court
Synthetic leases have been in decline since the Enron fraud.
Is the new standard getting read of this type pf leases or is it treating them differently than topic 840?
Who can give me up-to-date source references on non-European legal philosophical discussions, dealing with anthropogenic climate change (e.g. references to conference proceedings or similar)?
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On 1 July 2012, the preliminary reference procedure was introduced at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands. When lower civil courts face controversial points of law, they may refer a question of interpretation to the Supreme Court and request a preliminary ruling. This way, the Supreme Court should be able to provide legal practice with a faster and more specific response to pressing legal questions than through the ‘ordinary’ procedure.
This preliminary reference procedure is not a modern invention. It was already known in Rome, existed in a specific form in France (référé législatif, where a question of interpretation was referred to the legislator), was used at the Italian Corte Costitutionale and has been a powerful tool for the development of EU law by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg (see the attached blog and article). Furthermore, Protocol 16 to the ECHR will allow highest courts of states that have ratified this Protocol to refer a question of principle to the European Court of Human Rights for an advisory opinion.
I wanted to use ResearchGate for a small comparative exercise. Perhaps you would like to answer the following questions. May lower courts in your country refer a question of interpretation to the highest court(s) in your country? Did such an instrument once exist, or is the introduction of such an instrument currently under consideration in your country?
I am also interested in literature on this subject and in other relevant international examples.
Your help is greatly appreciated,
Ruben
should questioning be allowed by police investigators
In some circumstances, unilateral acts conducted by the manufacturer/supplier may constitute a restrictive agreement within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU. I've been looking for the most recent judgments of the EU courts in this subject.
In FIDIC,there is a DAB to solve dispute before lawsuit and arbitration.Just like ad hoc arbitration is one of atbitration ways,there may be a large difiniation concept to discribe it.DAB‘s procedure is kind of like arbitration but its judgement is not support by force,while arbitration is supported by force and once is it decided,one cannot go for lawsuit help?
The availability of smartphones and other electronic gadgets made it so easy for patients to audio/video record any conversations or visits with a doctor, with or without consent. Medical doctors are becoming wary of this reality, more so after an adverse event.
how lex certa as universal principle that derived from legality principle implemented in a case law? and what is the legal consequences if a regulation breached the standard of the lex certa principle?
is the lex certa principle only bind the legislator to make a obviously clear regulation or it's bind the judge to interpret the law as it vague written?
which they are the cases and judgments
I am presently reviewing "dying declaration" cases decided by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. As a rule of evidence courts have given so much premium on "dying declarations" of victims. I am focusing on cases were the victim made the declarations just minutes prior to his demise or out of hospital declarations. Simply put, those cases where in the victim have not yet receive any medical interventions and subsequently died. I believe, however, that at that point significant physiologic changes are already in play that significantly affects the cognitive functions of the brain, specifically "recall of antecedent facts". Stated otherwise, a victim in shock can suffer acute brain dysfunction that affects the veracity of his "dying declarations."
If Adolph Hitler had presented evidence proving he was suffering from a mental illness that prevented him from knowing the difference between right and wrong at the times of the alleged violations of international war conventions and customs of war, could he have been found not guilty by reason of insanity? If so, what would the consequences be or what should they be?
Bankruptcy as a civil institution for the settlement of debts between creditors and debtors, the public interest should not be positioned as a goal to be achieved. but on the other hand the processes and mechanisms of bankruptcy tends to be "repressive" can indirectly harm the public interest. Here the state took a role in keeping the public interest with limiting or even eliminate the rights of the creditors or the debtor in bankruptcy. While we know that the state was not free from the influence of various interests in particular of the interests of capital owners.
So we need clear yardstick in incorporating consideration of the public interest in bankruptcy to provide a balanced protection of the interests of the public and private interests.
The principle on rule of law is a fundamental one enshrined in the preamble of all the modern constitutions. The history of thought concerned with the concept of rule of law is quite rich. Despite this fact, the definition of the principle on rule of law is far from obvious and indisputable.
In an addendum to a charter party contract the charterer was replaced with a third person. In the first clause parties agreed on this "replacement". In the second and third clauses they agreed on transferring " liabilities" and " responsibilities" but there is no agreement on " rights" in the document. Does the word replacement convey the meaning of transferring rights as well?
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There is a common logical fallacy that the crime statistics reflect in some way the morality of the society. STOP HERE AND THINK TWICE! The crime statistics reflect first to which extent the human behaviour may be considered to be criminal, i.e. these figures mirror the criminalization of certain activities. We can legalize prostitution or the retail sales of alcohol in Sweden and then statistics of crime will look different, not necessarily better. We can change the definition of the crimes; a broader definition will increase the statistics at least in the first period after the amendment. A narrower definition and a harder burden of proof for the prosecution will decrease the statistics, but attention not the criminality. The most fallacious part of the statement is to pass by the fact that an increase in the statistics can often reflect a more effective enforcement. The police and the other authorities have invested lots of public money in a betterment of the enforcement. This has nothing to do with the morality of the people living in that jurisdiction.
Think about the taxation for instance! One can define taxation as a very moral activity, it is after all about sharing and giving to the people in need, but also as an immoral activity because a person is dispossessed by his/he property, property which has been obtained completely in a legal manner. Of course that some crimes appear to be absolutely horrifying and undoubtedly immoral, but you as an outsider, as a second hand listener, you will never know the whole story. Therefore the biblical story is still wise: Don't throw any stones on nobody! You might be less innocent than that person.
Another short reflection about the truth and the search for truth and the idea that the ultimate truth is God! To me this statement is related with the first the biblical advice 'Don't throw stones!'. The socially constructed truth is always relative and it serves some common purposes. Panem et circenses, bread and circus/games, this is what it is served. Now-a-days the circus is more Hollywood constructed than live. The main idea is that you do not witness the truth, we are only told the 'truth' and if the truths being told fit with your frame of values, they are going to be accepted as reality. If they come in conflict with this frame of values, you will reject them and start to search about the 'real' truth and so on. It sounds strange but in order to provide justice and be impartial, you have to forget about your own cultural bias or moral bias and judge as to the law, not as to the morality.
The values of the society can not be alienated from the law, the law comes as a reflection of these values, but in the moment of becoming LAW, it becomes the main point of reference for the judge. The relation between law and moral values is a very complex one indeed.
I would like you to ponder a bit on the ideas of law and moral in society based on relative truths. What is the role of moral for the law maker or for the law enforcer? Do moral have any significance for a judge?
What is the difference between these two terms in property law, "Right to possession" and "Right of possession"