CLN Study Guide Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024/2025

CLN Study Guide Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Case law/ common law - ANSWERSA type of law developed in England that is based on following judicial decisions and is common to all the people of a country. Exculpating factor - ANSWERSA factor that clears the defendant of blame precedent - ANSWERSA legal decision that is taken as a guide for subsequent cases Rule of law - ANSWERSthe fundamental principle that society is governed by laws applying equally to all persons that neither any person nor the government is above the law Custom - ANSWERSa long established way of doing something that, over time, has acquired the force of law Intra vires - ANSWERS(latin) within the power of Ultra vires - ANSWERS(latin) beyond the power of Ombudsman - ANSWERSan official appointed to receive and investigate citizens' grievances against the government diplomatic asylum - ANSWERSprotection sought in embassies of other countries by individuals fearing for their safety