Criminal law in European Democracy
Dissertation - 17 pages - Droit pénal
Criminal law refers to the need of justice in a society. The European region is called as a continent in geographical terms. However on a broader sense Europe is the Western fifth of the Eurasian landmass of the European Union. Criminal policy in democratic states should encompass the...
Treasure trove in English Common law
Dissertation - 3 pages - Droit civil
In English Law, there is an uneasy distinction between a category of fixtures and chattels. According to Kevin Gray & Susan Francis Gray, the difference between fixtures and chattels is that fixtures are "physical objects which are regarded as acceding to the realty" in opposition with...
Is a link with morality necessary for positive law to be valid law?
Fiche - 2 pages - Histoire du droit
Nowadays, a lot of examples show the will of imposing ethical values into life and law. One of the best illustrations is the introduction of the Convention of Human rights in 47 countries. There are many theories about the meaning of Law that can be dispatched in two groups named...
International business law: final assignment
Dissertation - 16 pages - Droit international
I am the president of Natural Vitamins Inc ("Natural Vitamins?) which manufactures and sells all-natural vitamins and food supplements in the United States, mainly through chiropractors. I founded the company with David and Corinne, owning about 65% of the capital all together. Our company,...
The Law Reform Committee Essay: Murder (Rethinking the Mandatory Life Sentence)
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit européen
Sir Edward Coke stated in the Third Part of his Institutes that "of all felonies, murder is the most heinous". As such, murder has always received the most severe punishment the law could give; a law of King Canute stated that Aberemord 'caedes manifestae' was punishable by...
Histoire et statut de la Cour pénale internationale
Dissertation - 16 pages - Droit international
Le XXe siècle n'aura pas seulement été un siècle de conflits mais aussi un siècle rongé par des crimes perpétrés à grande échelle contre des populations civiles : massacre des Arméniens, horreur systématisée de la Shoah, exterminations massives au Cambodge, purification ethnique en...
Le Droit international privé spécial : théories des statuts et des conflits
Cours - 170 pages - Droit international
La loi personnelle au sens du DIP ? Dans la conception classique, en matière de statut personnel, les individus peuvent être soumis à leur loi nationale ou à leur loi personnelle. Pour la loi nationale, on a tendance à utiliser l'expression loi nationale ou loi personnelle. Mais les deux ne...
Competition law
Dissertation - 12 pages - Droit autres branches
Competition law has different forms of laws according to the causes of concern it has in various countries. The first aspect of its function is to protect individuals, consumers, against the power of monopolies or different corporations, and against agreements on various levels of...
Essay on the Rome Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations
Dissertation - 14 pages - Droit européen
The Rome Convention on the Law applicable to contractual obligations “applies to contractual obligations in any situation involving a choice between the laws of different countries.” The scope of the Convention is therefore clear; its aim is to regulate contractual...
Co ownership in Land Law
Dissertation - 3 pages - Droit civil
In the year 2000, there were three sisters Hermione, Iris and Jocasta, who inherited their mother's house property. The house was transferred in their joint names and they simultaneously gladly occupied their respective portions. A squabble broke out between Hermione and Iris which resulted...
International law and normative unity
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit international
In the Supreme Court of Canada's 1993 judgment in Hunt v. T & N Plc, Justice La Forest laid down the following goal to international law : “develop (…) co-ordination in the face of [the] diversity” of the international system. In other words, international law has to...
Women's difference in Law : essay on gender discrimination and Legal Equality
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit autres branches
In this document I will try to define the so-called differences between men and women, and see how they have been used to justify the discrimination against women. Secondly, I will analyze cases where gender differences are denied or not considered as strong enough to legitimate discrimination...
L'analyse du statut de la Cour Pénale Internationale au regard du droit européen : CEDH et droit internes
Dissertation - 10 pages - Droit européen
L'adoption du statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale -CPI- le 17 juillet 1998, suivie de son entrée en vigueur le 1er juillet 2002, ont non seulement signifié l'instauration d'une nouvelle Cour pénale internationale permanente, mais aussi la mise en place d'un nouveau système judiciaire...
Constitutional and administrative law
Dissertation - 4 pages - Droit constitutionnel
The rule of law' is a system of rule in which the relationship between the State and the individual is governed by the law, protecting the individual from arbitrary state action.The rule of law is better understood by translating it into French as 'primauté du...
Public international law - the problems associated with the proliferation of international judicial bodies
Dissertation - 7 pages - Droit international
Since the end of the Cold War, a new phenomenon in international law has surfaced: the proliferation of international judicial bodies as a consequence of the increasing number of treaties. More than just a numeral observation, there have been changes concerning the nature and competences...
International law: history and definition
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit international
“Truth is that international law is neither a myth on the one hand, nor a panacea on the other, but just one institution among others which we can use for building of a better international order” (J. Brierly, The law of nations, Oxford 1995). Law is a system of...
The major problem for European Union environmental law is that it has been marginalized by the failure to incorporate environmental requirements into other sectors of union activity. Discuss
Étude de cas - 13 pages - Droit autres branches
‘A healthy environment is essential to long term prosperity and quality of life and citizens in Europe demand a high level of environmental protection'. This quote from the European Commission and the introduction of the Sixth Environment Action Programme - 'Environment 2010: Our future,...
Parenthood in French law and filiation
Dissertation - 9 pages - Droit de la famille
The purpose of this paper is first to understand French parenthood, namely the way to be the legal father or mother of a child. Investigating further, we will see whether the current legislation is modern enough or not, which will be our main question. Indeed, some scholars and politicians think...
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 Ireland however, as...
Human Rights Law: Essay on the Human Rights Act
Dissertation - 4 pages - Droit autres branches
The State's "margin of appreciation" doctrine is a fundamental component of the European Convention system of Protection of Human Rights. While human rights are not a state's private area of jurisdiction, the idea of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is that this...
Le statut juridique des détenus de Guantanamo
Mémoire - 45 pages - Droit administratif
« Nous ne pouvons juger du degré de civilisation d'une nation qu'en visitant ses prisons ». Telle est la citation empruntée à DOSTÏEVSKI que F.BOLOPION utilise comme accroche à son ouvrage « Guantanamo, le bagne du bout du monde », écrit à la suite de sa visite à Guantanamo Bay, à Cuba, où sont...
Criminal law : consent
Dissertation - 4 pages - Droit européen
In criminal law, there exists a defense of consent. Within this defense, there is a general rule that a person cannot consent to his being caused actual bodily harm. No one can ever lawfully consent to his own death-R v Young . This opens the debate on issues related to euthanasia,...
The common law jury through the example of England and the United States
Dissertation - 4 pages - Droit autres branches
In the common law countries, the jury takes a more prominent part in the judicial process than in the romano-civilist countries. The roots of the common law jury are archaic, but it has managed to survive, and to a considerable extent to thrive. In many common law countries,...
Le statut d'auto-entrepreneur au 1er janvier 2009 : quel impact cette simplification juridique peut-elle avoir sur les créations d'entreprise ?
Dissertation - 7 pages - Droit des affaires
Depuis le 1er janvier 2009, un nouveau statut d'entrepreneur a été instauré par la Loi de modernisation de l'économie : l'entrepreneur individuel, communément appelé auto-entrepreneur. Ce statut s'adresse en particulier aux personnes qui ne veulent pas nécessairement créer une société...
Essay about Dworkin, Hart, and Fuller debate on law and morality
Dissertation - 8 pages - Droit autres branches
In ?rder t? answer this questi?ns in this paper, it is necessary t? analyze the debate between H. L. A. Hart and L?n L. Fuller [I] and t? study the news arguments br?ught by R?nald Dw?rkin [II].
Les dommages-intérêts punitifs dans le droit de la common law
Étude de cas - 13 pages - Droit international
La common law est un système de droit jurisprudentiel, il n'y a donc pas de définition légale des dommages-intérêts. Aucun texte ne définissant ou ne limitant leur rôle et leur mesure, ce devoir n'a été attribué au jury. En effet, dans un ouvrage écrit en 1891, un traité sur « La mesure...
Sécurité juridique et évolutivité en Common Law
Dissertation - 3 pages - Droit constitutionnel
La prestigieuse université d'Oxford accueille des étudiants anglais et étrangers ; ainsi que des professeurs qui logent dans son enceinte même, et sont soumis à un règlement intérieur. Ce règlement mentionnait notamment que la possession d'animaux de compagnie était strictement encadrée, les...
La Cour pénale internationale à la veille de la révision de son statut (2009)
Mémoire - 47 pages - Droit international
À la suite du projet de statut d'une Cour Criminelle internationale élaboré en 1994 par la Commission du droit international, l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies a décidé en 1996 la mise en place d'un Comité préparatoire pour la création d'une Cour criminelle internationale puis la convocation...
Le statut d'huissier de justice en danger ?
Cours - 23 pages - Droit civil
Les missions de l'huissier de justice sont très variées. Titulaire d'une parcelle de la puissance publique, il exerce à titre monopolistique la signification des actes, grâce à laquelle il peut garantir la délivrance effective de l'acte et informe le destinataire de son contenu, et l'exécution...
Différents aspects du statut personnel de la femme dans l'Iran post-révolutionnaire
Mémoire - 133 pages - Libertés publiques
Téhéran, 21 février 1994. Homa Darabi, 53 ans, médecin et ex-professeur à l'université de Téhéran, mère de deux enfants, s'immole par le feu en plein milieu de la rue. On dit qu'avant de mettre le feu à son corps, elle aurait ôté son voile et crié : « A bas le despotisme ! Vive la liberté ! »...
