Introduction To Law Flashcards

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What is law ?

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Law is a set of rules and regulations set out to control he behaviour of people in a given society

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Positivist school of thought states

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Law is law regardless of its moral content.

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Realist school of thought states..

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Law is what a judge says it is

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4
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Naturalistic school of law of thought states

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Law must be made in line with morals.

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5
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Name different classifications of law

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Civil law and criminal law
Substantive and procedural law
National and international law
Public international law and private international law
International customary law and bi lateral and unilateral agreements
Public and private law

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6
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State 9 attributes of a good legal system

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Certain
Simple
Accessible
Understandable
Speedy adjudication
Equal
Written
Comprehensive
Flexible

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7
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Chibwe v chibwe

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Wife’s husband filed for divorce and she was supposed to get paid reasonable amount by him. It was concluded courts was biased against her

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