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ANGLAIS Leçon 1: Common law & Origins of English Legal System What is common law? English laws were based on rules developed by the royal courts during the first 3 centuries after the Norman Conquest (1066). Rules of law are developed by the courts as opposed to those created by state (acts of parliament). It’s a general system of law deriving exclusively from court decisions. Common law Droit coutumier (≠ droit commun) La loi anglaise a été fondée sur des règles élaborées par les cours

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PARUIT VS THE QUEEN 1968 MR 37 Rivalland C.J. and Latour Adrien J. This is an appeal against the judgment of the district magistrate of Grand Port who found the appellant guilty of the offence of having obstructed a police officer in the discharge of his duties and sentenced him to pay a fine of Rs 75 with Rs 25 as costs. The police officer concerned-a Chief Inspector-deponed to the effect that on the 15th August, 1967, in company of other police officers, he was patrolling Labourdonnais

DEVOLUTION Devolution works in a sovereign state. It is the statutory granting of powers from the central government to government at a subnational level. It is a transfer of legislative authority and regulations towards parliaments or regional assemblies elected by direct vote. Devolution is not symetric in the United Kingdom. In the UK, government was created following simple majority referenda in Wales and Scotland in 1997. In 1998, the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern

d’une entreprise (to work in the legal department of a firm). acte juridique (a legal document). Les procès L’accusé (the defendant) reçoit une assignation à comparaître (GB : a writ ; US : a summons) qui expose la requête (claim) du demandeur (the plaintiff). Il peut y répondre et les deux parties (the parties) échangent ainsi leurs conclusions (pleadings) pour définir le point de droit (the issue of law) qui fait l’objet du procès. Parfois, l’affaire est réglée (the case is settled) sans procès

long form the Kingdom of Sweden, is a country of the north of Europe which belongs to Scandinavia. Its capital is Stockholm. The spoken language is Swedish. It counts about 9 million inhabitants (9,074,055 for the official estimation done in 2010), and with its 450,000 square km, it is the third largest country of Western Europe. Sweden has weak densities of population (about 22 inhabitants per square km), except in the metropolitan zones. The rate of urbanization is 85% although the cities occupy

-1- Let us walk joyfully, following God’s way, In the narrow gate that leads to endless joy. Let us leave behind us the worldly pleasures, Let us pray our Father, to guide our footsteps. Trusting in His mercy, be filled with His peace, Let us be faithful and full of confidence. -2- If thorny is the road, slippery the pathway, The Lord answers all those, who know how to pray. He’s the Deliverer, and He is the light, Of those who trust in Him, and in Him delight. His ultimate

sources: Common law, statute, EC law. * Common law: law made by judges. Also called case law. * Statute is the legislation. Piece of law that has been voted by the parliament (House of the lords (2 significations, equivalent du Sénat, mais c’est également la plus haute Cour d’Angleterre), house of commons). Statute is more important than Common law, a judge will look at the common law but he will look at statute before. * EC Law: European law. Même valeur qu’en France. Attention:

terror hurl the dart? Oh, feeble weapon 'gainst so great a heart! Must courage proved a thousand times in arms Bow to a peril forged by vain alarms? POLY. I know that dreams are born to fade away, And melt in air before the light of day; I know that misty vapours of the night Dissolve and fly before the morning

Dare You Say What You Think? The Social-Desirability Scale Do you say what you think, or do you tend to misrepresent your beliefs to earn the approval of others? Do you answer questions honestly, or do you say what you think other people want to hear? Telling others what we think they want to hear is making the socially desirable response. Falling prey to social desirability may cause us to distort our beliefs and experiences in interviews or on psychological tests. The bias toward responding in socially