Statutory Law

According to, American Hardware Supply agreement with the retail company falls under Statutory Law and Common Law. Statutory Law is written laws that are passed by either the federal or state legislature. This business transaction is handled primarily at the state level. Under the Common Law, Stare Decisis and Business basically stated that if the courts have the rights to make a decision in any situation if need be. This particular business transaction could have some of the same unforeseen

statute is the formal and the written law of the country. It is passed by the legislative authority of the country. Generally, statutes, and, prohibit or declare something and sometimes, they are also called as legislation. In this way, statutory interpretation means the interpretation of the statutes by the courts. This interpretation takes place when an Act of the Parliament is not clear and as a result, it creates uncertainty in the law. Therefore, statutory interpretation is required when an Act

Have you ever wondered what Statutory Rape really is? It is sexual intercourse with a minor. In humbler terms it is when a male adult 18 years or older has sexual intercourse with a female who is 17 years old or younger without consent. The issue that I have seen arise a great deal of the time is that the laws in most states are sexually biased when it comes to an adult male and an underage female. In this essay I want to specifically focus on the State of North Carolina, being that I live in this

POLICY CONSIDERATION UNDERLYING BAIL An analysis of the statutory law relating to bail brings to the fore the basic consideration underlying the bail system. Section 436 underlines a doctrine that bail can be had as matter of right without warrant. Since an arrest without warrant is serious encroachment upon an individual’s personal liberty, the doctrine comes as protective check against executive action. This right is extended to cover situations where the interests of society are not likely to

Constitutional, Statutory, Administrative, and Common Law The greatest legal document ever to be written is the United States Constitution. The constitution is ultimately a series of power compromises and is the foundation of common law. Merriam-Webster defines common law as " the area of law that has to do with the subject matter and with the interpretation and construction of constitutions or that deals with the nature and organization of government" (Constitutional Law). Cases involving constitutional

In “Statutory Lawlessness and Supra-Statutory Law” Gustav Radbruch talks about the Radbruch Formula that states extreme injustice is no law. (p.126) Radbruch is against positive law because in a situation of conflict between legal certainty and justice, positive law takes precedence even when the content is unjust and fails to benefit the people. (p.132) This is one of the main reasons why Radbruch criticizes positive law, it fails to create justice for the people. Another reason is that according

Legislation or also known as Statutory Law is the laws that are made by the legislature such as Parliament and State Assemblies under powers conferred on them by the constitution. It is divided into two categories which are Federal Legislation and State Legislation. Federal Legislation is applicable to all states which is enacted by the Parliament while State Legislation is applicable only to a particular state such as Selangor and was enacted by the State Assemblies. Subsidiary Legislation

requests for the return of your security deposit. You have since heard from other tenants of your landlord that he is notorious about refusing to return security deposits. What remedy do you have available under Massachusetts law? You need to research case law and/or statutory law.” Outline: Security Deposit Framework: Security Deposit Definition Money aside from the payment of rent that a landlord requires a tenant to pay to be kept separately in a fund for use should the tenant cause damage to

draft bill operate retrospectively (2years) and what effects, if any will this have under current relevant statutory and case law? Advance notice of the Law is an important part of a law abiding community. Josehp Raz stressed that ‘…all laws should be prospectively publicized and clear…’.1 Dixon CJ in Maxwell v Murphy, said; ‘The General rule of common law is that a statute changing the law ought not, unless the intention appears with reasonable certainty, to be understood as applying to facts

There are debates on whether or not the laws for statutory rape are strict enough. The age of consensual sex varies from state to state. In some states the age of consent is 16 while others start at the age of 17. Though many of these teens may be physically ready to engage in sex, many of them are not mentally prepared. In their article, “Enforce Statutory Rape Laws to Curb Teen Sex”, Kathleen Sylvester and Jonathan O’Connell talk about relationships between 12, 13 and 14 year old girls and sexually