Family Law – the area of private law that governs relations among members of the family that includes: Divorce – a legal procedure ends marriage, the steps are similar to civil procedures. Spousal support – another word for alimony and is a legal obligation to provide financial support to ones spouse from the other spouse…
A contract is a written agreement between parties which outlines the promises between them, held enforceable by law. Types of Contracts Contract under seal: A contract with the requirement of a seal that recognizes the acceptance of the agreement and the consequences if there is a breach in the contract. Express Contract: A contracts which…
Political Culture Culture: ‘patterns of beliefs and behaviour’ Institutional arrangements Social traits Political culture = cultural attitudes towards politics & government Attitudes, beliefs, values, norms about political issues and ideas Cultural differences among different groups and states Ideology Three categories of political culture: Parochial = negative + low Subject = positive + low Participatory =…
Landlord and tenant law has a lengthy history which can have its origins traced all the way back to the Code of Hammurabi. However, landlord and tenant law evolved into its present shape during the Middle Ages in England. A landlord is defined as a person or group which owns property and agrees to allow…
In the eighteenth century, the famous British jurist, Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780) pronounced that judges do not make the law, they merely “find” it. This comment represents an attitude toward the law that grew in strength in Britain and the United States in the nineteenth century and persists today, especially in Britain and, to some…