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The theory of adjudication looks into how judges arrive at a decision. It can be divided into rule and non-rule standard, or active and passive approach. 1. It can be divided into judicial activism and judicial passivism. Judicial passivity encourages judges to exercise restraint upon their powers in deciding a case. This approach upholds the doctrine of stare decisis, which stands by the need for precedents in order to establish guides to future conduct, and applies not merely to legal system...

As compared to American realism with legal background, Scandinavian realism approach focuses more on realistic conceptual from philosopher. Firstly, the idea. Scandinavian realism seeks to provide ideology based on observation and experiment, rather than reliance on existing legal rule. They believe that the highest standard of knowledge is knowledge gained by a priori or logical reasoning. Knowledge can only be enlarged through empirical observation, and not only based on books. Secondly, the ...

Derived from the term ‘society’, which refers to people and the community. - Factors contributing to the rising concern and interest in the law in relation to society: - The rapid increase in population and inequalities caused by the industrial revolution - Creation of new rights for specific sections of the community - Changing tempo and patterns of modern legal practice - Pressure for legal reform, greater access to justice, and for the delegalization (revoking the authority) of the judici...

Feminism in general can be defined as the theory of political, economic and social equality of sexes. It is an idea which promulgated with the purpose of analysing the traditional legal theory and practice which had oppressed the women or does not provide a proper entitlement of rights for the women. In simpler words, feminism is protest with the intention to make the society pay attention more on the woman in the sense that women are also entitled for similar position as men. Feminism accepte...

New legal realism is one of the most popular concept of jurisprudence in the modern era. New legal realism seeks to examine the relationship between law and the society, and how law leave impact within people’s lives with the help of social science methodology, namely; qualitative, quantitative, and experimental approaches. Unlike the natural law which takes a normative angle and analytical jurisprudence which takes a conceptual or analytical angle, the new legal realism is basically based on ...

The leading figure of the Marxist theory is Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), and Vladimir Lenin. This theory is a comprehensive system of thought which cover the idea of sociology, economics, history, and politics. Marxist theory is materialism in nature. It is a materialistic theory in the sense that the material conditions in life are the most important factor in society. Law is a class struggle between the ruling class (bourgeoise) and the working class (proletariat). Th...

● Postmodernism was a movement that was born as a response towards modernism. It is a broad movement that developed in the mid- to late 20th century across philosophy, the arts, architecture, and criticism, marking a departure from modernism. It is a notoriously ambiguous concept as it is difficult to define.It can be described as a reaction against scientific attempts to explain reality with objective certainty, recognizing that reality is constructed as the mind tries to understand its own p...

Notes on the topic of Bill of Lading comprises of the definition, types of bill of lading and its functions.

Review on the case of Re Bahia under Law of Association

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