Rule of law in religious states - What does it mean when the State calls itself religious?
Dissertation - 2 pages - Droit autres branches
Essai en droit constitutionnel en anglais sur l'Etat de droit dans les Etats religieux.
L'influence réciproque des notions d'Etat de droit (Rechtsstaat) et de rule of law - peut-on parler d'Etat de droit au Royaume-Uni ?
Fiche - 2 pages - Droit constitutionnel
Les discours contemporains promouvant la démocratie ont fait du concept d'Etat de droit une exigence incontournable. Selon la conception classique, il s'agit d'un Etat soumis au droit et agissant par l'intermédiaire du droit. Aujourd'hui la notion dépasse la vision formaliste,...
"The concept of the Rule of Law as defined by Dicey still remains valid : it provides a measure against which we can judge the attitudes and actions of Parliament, Government and the courts"
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit européen
The rule of law is often expounded as a pillar of the English Constitution. It was described by Lord Bingham as "the second great rock on which [Dicey?s] constitutional edifice was founded". It was referred to as a statute for the first time, in the Constitutional...
« The effective application of European Union law has been ensured through the development of two key concepts by the European Court of Justice : firstly the supremacy of Community rules and secondly the mechanism of direct effect. » Discuss
Dissertation - 8 pages - Droit européen
According to Steiner, Woods & Twigg-Flesner, the ECJ, by interpreting the Treaties, gave direct effect and supremacy a common objective 'in the ECJ's approach: the need to ensure the effectiveness of Community law. [...] The Community would not survive if States were free to...
There is no sense in maintaining different rules for tracing at law and in equity. One set of tracing rules is enough
Dissertation - 3 pages - Droit des affaires
In the administration of a trust, the trustee is the one that assumes a range of duties and responsibilities. When a breach of trust occurs, the trustee might be liable for both acts of omission and commission. There are several ways a beneficiary can pursue remedies...
Global litigation and conflict of laws
Cours - 5 pages - Droit international
Whether A can have the Belgian court cease the proceedings pending before it on the basis that parallel proceedings are pending in France depends on whether the case at hand fulfills the criteria of parallel proceedings, which is that the proceedings must involve “the same cause...
Choice of law by the arbitrator
Étude de cas - 3 pages - Droit autres branches
One of the main problems faced by the arbitrator when it comes to choice of law is the question of mandatory rules of law. A mandatory rule, as defined by Professor Mayer, refers to “an imperative provision of law which...
An Introduction to the study of the law of the constitution - Albert Venn Dicey (1885)
Commentaire de texte - 2 pages - Droit constitutionnel
Le texte que nous allons étudier est "An Introduction to the study of the law of the constitution" de Albert Venn Dicey. Albert Venn Dicey est un juriste britannique, théoricien des lois constitutionnelles. Dicey est un diplômé du Balliol College d'Oxford et a été...
conflict of laws in IB
Fiche - 2 pages - Droit international
, it is important while doing business to set things clearly and that is why the contract need to be very clear and provide legal information to make sure that in any case of possible dispute the rules are clear. In any case of conflict, I truly believe, that mediation and...
Critical assessment of the contribution of Rome II to the subject of choice of law in tort
Étude de cas - 12 pages - Droit des affaires
The Rome II Regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations(hereafter referred to as “Rome II”) was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on July 11th 2007. It was the result of a long process that started in 1967 with the preparation of...
Conflict of Laws
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit civil
The recognition of same-sex marriage is becoming an issue in many countries, and there are today 14 countries allowing same-sex marriage, including Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Brazil, South Africa, Argentina, and 11 states of the United States. In...
Conflict of laws and Crossborder litigation - The slavery issue and the conflict of laws
Dissertation - 6 pages - Histoire du droit
In the field of the conflict of laws, slavery is often perceived as the most difficult question which the courts had to face. Indeed, it is hard to have an indifferent view on the issue, as it involves matters of philosophical, humanitarian, moral, political and...
The European Court of Justice and the rule of Precedent
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit européen
The rule of precedent is the legal principle under which judges have to follow the judgments established previously by upper courts. The Latin translation of "stare decisis" gives an unequivocal definition of the concept as it means "to stand by that which is decided"....
Conflict of laws, Exequature
Commentaire d'arrêt - 21 pages - Droit civil
Article 2412 of the civil code Difference between “exequatur” and “enforcement” even if it's the same etymology. Exequatur: suspensive effect CJCE, Deutsche Genossenschaft vs Soc. Brasserie du Pêcheur, 2 July 1985. CJCE, Hoffmann c. Krieg, 4 February 1988. The...
International competition law: extraterritoriality matters, conflicts of decisions
Cours - 6 pages - Droit international
One criterion in Europe: effect doctrine. Competition rules exist on the European scale, but we don't have a worldwide competition law. In the past, the WTO tried to set up a worldwide code with antitrust rules: the Munich Group. It was hard to reach an agreement between...
The duties of the board of directors
Dissertation - 8 pages - Droit fiscal
The corporation according to how we understand it today, came into existence in the 19th century because entrepreneur needed a device to raise capital from a large number of investors. According to the legal dictionary: “the corporation is an organization formed with state...
Conflict of laws and Crossborder litigation What is comity?
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit international
Comity, first referred to as comitas gentium by Ulrich Huber in the 17th Century, literally translates to courtesy of people. It provides, in fact with an intellectual and legal justification, the recognition of a foreign law by a sovereign state without weakening the...
Droit de la Common Law : les torts de négligences et particuliers
Cours - 48 pages - Droit international
Le principe est que cette évolution historique traditionnellement anglo-saxonne est divisée en quatre grandes étapes, quatre grandes périodes. Tout d'abord, du XIIe siècle à 1800. Dans cette période, le principe à retenir est que le droit de la responsabilité civile délictuelle dans les...
Critically assess the harmonisation of Trade Mark in European Union.
Dissertation - 4 pages - Propriété intellectuelle
Since it has been created in 1993,the European Union (former European Community created in 1957), which is composed of twenty five members, has always try to find the best ways to coordinate the laws which govern the whole of each member states; with a view to allowing a best...
European Labour law: Compare and contrast the role and concerns of International Law with those of European Law in the field of Employment
Thèse - 7 pages - Droit européen
Employment law is a contract between an employer and an employee; it is issues regarding employment, workplace discrimination and other private law issues. With the evolution of the International and the European law, Employment law has evolved in parallel and...
Nature and sources of international business law?
Dissertation - 2 pages - Droit international
What are your views on the nature and sources of international business law? The idea of international business law is fairly easy to understand: It is the standardization of fundamental business practices worldwide. Its purpose is to increase global...
The rule of precedent
Dissertation - 4 pages - Droit autres branches
In simple terms 'the Doctrine of Judicial Precedent', also known as 'the doctrine of Stare Decisis' (let the decision stand), means that when a judge comes to try a case he must proceed by analogy, and always look back to see how previous judges have dealt with...
Summarized family law
Fiche - 2 pages - Droit autres branches
Family matters are dealt with in the Family Division of the High Court, and by district judges in County Courts. These magistrates undergo special training, according to Family Proceedings rules 2010. Also, recently the Government has supported and developed for mediation schemes...
Critically assess the significance of the EU as a source of regulation of Communication Technology in the UK with reference to the range and type of regulations and directives
Dissertation - 8 pages - Droit européen
Information Technology Law "is a set of recent legal enactments, currently in existence in several countries, which governs the process and dissemination of information digitally. These legal enactments cover a broad gambit of different aspects relating to computer...
International business law: MPFree example
Étude de cas - 7 pages - Droit international
Company designs and sells a newly-invented MP3 player, the MPFree, that plays any music it can receive wirelessly from the Internet and that works with wireless earphones. As vice-president of this 75-person company located in the fictional country of Euphoria, we have to advise...
International Business Law in Ecuador
Thèse - 10 pages - Droit international
In this document, we shall present an overview of Ecuador and its laws along with recommendations on entering the Ecuadorian market. As an exporter of main products, Ecuador is an interesting target for foreign investors and that could permit the development of the...
Le 'Tort of Negligence' dans les pays de Common Law
TD - 5 pages - Droit international
La responsabilité délictuelle encadre les cas de figure dans lesquels une personne peut se voir obligée de réparer un dommage. Cette responsabilité délictuelle n'est pas conçue de la même façon dans tous les systèmes juridiques. Par exemple, alors qu'en droit français la notion de faute...
International business law Canada
Étude de cas - 6 pages - Droit international
In this document we are going to look at the CANADA. Canada is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system, defining itself as a bilingual and multicultural nation, the French and English are of equal status, the official languages. Industrialized and technologically advanced...
International Business Law : Doing Business in Australia
Mémoire - 7 pages - Droit international
This file has for main goal to analyze risk factors of Australia. We have conducted a study of legal, political, cultural and financial risks. Australia is the 15th largest economy in the world . Australia's GDP is one of the highest of all countries and services...
Critically analyse the approach of the EU to product market definition under Article 82.
Thèse - 7 pages - Droit européen
Competition law is the ‘law which seeks to promote economic and business competition by prohibiting anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices' . In Europe, the Common Market was established by the Treaty of Rome. Two articles in the Treaty are fundamental,...
