Avoiding Precedents
The doctrine of judicial precedent involves an application of the principle of stare decisis (to stand by the decided). In practice, this m...
Saturday, June 30, 2012
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
Musings by Miss P
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Suing Minors For Damaged Property & Bodily Injury
This is a good question by an anonymous reader of this blog concerning whether a minor could be legally liable for causing damage to proper...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Legislation
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The Malaysian Written Law
The laws of Malaysia can be divided into two types of laws—written law and unwritten law. Written laws are laws which have been enacted in t...
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Legal Systems
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Common Law
Common law is a legal system that gives great weight to precedents (legal principles or rules decided by a judge that may apply to subseque...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Legal Systems
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Legal Systems In The World
There are various definitions of the term "legal system". A legal system is the framework of rules and institutions within a nat...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
News
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Internet Giants vs. Censorship Laws
Wikipedia went dark, Google blotted out its logo and other popular websites carried out protests on Wednesday to voice concern over legi...
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Consumer Protection
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Consumer Protection
Imagine that you are queuing up at a food outlet counter waiting to order your lunch. After several minutes when it is your turn, the a...
