Case law

The definition of the rule of law has been expounded upon since Dicey, and other theorists have drawn up principles they consider to be key in defining the rule of law. Lord Bingham, for example, favours a more thick conception of the rule of law where ‘substantive’ elements are also protected, such as fundamental human rights. He also believed there must be compliance by the state towards its international legal obligations. Due to the United Kingdoms’ dualist nature, the Human Rights Act is…

responsible for providing impartiality, order, equality, justice, and fair punishment under the Federal Laws that are governed by the Constitution of the United States. Supreme Court According to the Glossary of Legal Terms (n.d.), A Court is a governing body of leaders that has the authority to settle, manage, or control legal issues and disputes. The Supreme Court is the highest-ranking court under the law of the Constitution in the United States of America. (The Supreme Court of the…

States (SCOTUS), in which they have to judge a case with the law of congress and the constitution to be able to see if it constitutional or unconstitutional. Overtime in the Supreme Court, there have been many cases with civil right and civil liberties. When defining civil rights, it is the rights given to citizens and is protected by the nation government. As all American citizens have freedom and rights that cannot be taken away. A Supreme Court case that has to do with an American civil…

Last updated: a minute ago History View files Plagiarism check .DOC .PDF AuthorLastName2 CALIFORNIA Vs GREENWOOD 486 U.S 35 (1988) California (Applicant) Vs Greenwood (Respondent) Facts of the Original case The police obtained some trash bags from the garbage collector which were believed to have been left on the curb in front of Greenwood’s house ( California V Greenwood.). This police action was instituted after information reached the police indicating that the respondent was engaging…

Case I: Giroie v. Montgomery (1030-1093, France): This case could exist under a mixture of law systems and mentalities. If the case was to interpreted as occurring after 1080, elements of Corpus Iuris Civilis, Justinian 's rediscovered law codes could come into play. Given the prevalence of vendetta and the ordeal, however, this is unlikely. This case is primarily viewed through the lens of Germanic “barbaric” law, since the deeds are viewed as private wrongs, rather than public crimes, as”the…

vs. Connecticut case the right of privacy was brought about in discussion when trying to decide the ruling of the case. This case involved Doctor Griswold providing ways of avoiding conception to a married couple. In Connecticut at this time it was illegal to use any certain drugs or instruments to prevent conception. If one was found guilty of using any drugs or instruments to stop conception than that person would have to pay a fine or face minor jail time. However, this law was not strongly…

interpretation of the 14th amendment to decide rights of privacy in the case of Roe v. Wade that concerned the issue of abortion and rights of women. Lastly, the case of Lawrence v. Texas in 2003 that involves the issues of sexuality and privacy, shows another way that the 14th amendment was interpreted to give everyone the right to free choice. Through examining the way that the 14 amendment was used in each of these cases, it is evident that the meaning and interpretation of this amendment has…

Orden v. Perry was a U.S. Supreme Court case held in 2005, about a Texas resident that argued that the capital of Texas was violating the Establishment Clause by having the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state capital building (Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2015). The Establishment Clause is found in the first amendment and states that no law shall be passed ?respecting an establishment of religion? (Cornell University Law School , 2015). This case deals with deciding if the first…

American’s minds. The Supreme Court cases Plessy versus Ferguson and Brown versus Board of Education are landmark cases that have sent precedent for the United States. The case Plessy versus Ferguson supported and encouraged segregation in the late 1800s. The case Brown versus Board of Education rejected this doctrine when an African-American child was declined admission into a white only school. These two cases still effect the United States and many Americans, today. The case of Plessy versus…

that the FBI is trying to go beyond with this case and in depth to unfold more issues than just to resolve one case from one iPhone it will affect everyone’s civil liberties. I tend to be on the side of Apple in this case. It’s going to be tough for the FBI to force Apple to give them a backdoor to people’s privacy information because if we think about it there isn’t any real…