PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE

Basically, the ancient Roman Empire developed this legal theory i.e. Doctrine of the Public Trust. The Public Trust Doctrine primarily rests on the principle that certain resources like air, sea, waters and the forests have such a great importance to ...

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DOCTRINE OF PUBLIC TRUST

The doctrine of public trust has evolved over the years to emerge as one of the core principles for the judiciary to substantiate the legitimacy of governmental action that interferes with the use by the general public of natural resources. ...

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CIVIL GOVERNMENT IS A SOVEREIGN STATE

There are a few checks and balances on the power of the government Government by definition is ‘civil government of a sovereign state which can be local, national, or international’ (Wikipedia). Its main purpose is to maintain social order and ...

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COMMITTEE SYSTEM

Introduction: A committee system mainly made up with a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the parliamentary democracy. Select committees exist in the British Parliament, as well as in other parliaments ...

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SEPARATION OF POWER IN PUBLIC LAW

It addresses the question: “The separation of powers, as usually understood, is not a concept to which the United Kingdom constitution adheres”. I will tackle the main type of power in the UK, what it was and how it has ...

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LAW OF RESTITUTION

Introduction There is no doubt that the purpose of the law of restitution is to prevent unjust enrichment. However, some scholars argue that the normative basis for mistaken transfer should be corrective justice. It is fiercely argued by Saprai that ...

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THE NOTION OF A THREAT

As the notion of a threat to the peace has noticeable change, enforcement of Article 39 has to be adapted to suit for current situations. Article 39 is the key to collective security measures of the Charter of the United ...

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REPAYMENT OF A LOAN

Security for repayment of a loan Introduction Mortgages are essentially a pledge or security for the repayment of a loan. Usually, the response of a mortgage lender would be to take possession of the mortgaged property when a borrower continuously ...

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DELEGATED LEGISLATION

Advantages Time: The requirement for new law to be made is often a very slow process, this is not suitable in times of emergency. For example, to strengthen the Anti Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 in a number of ...

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