Constitutional and administrative law
Dissertation - 4 pages - Droit constitutionnel
The rule of law' is a system of rule in which the relationship between the State and the individual is governed by the law, protecting the individual from arbitrary state action.The rule of law is better understood by translating it into French as 'primauté du droit'. Since the...
Advantages and disadvantages of having a written Constitution: the example of United Kingdom
Dissertation - 3 pages - Droit constitutionnel
A constitution is a legal document that sets out the relationships between the three main institutions of the state, that is to say the executive, the legislative and the judicial power, and that which also guarantees a certain amount of rights for the citizens. In a wider sense, and...
British Law - The Constitution
Fiche - 4 pages - Droit international
British Law - The Constitution
Under what circumstances do you think states should intervene in humanitarian crises?
Dissertation - 6 pages - Droit international
Humanitarian intervention deals with two academic fields: political philosophy and international law. The question of intervention depends on the morality and on the legality of the intervention. Is humanitarian intervention a moral duty for different states? Is humanitarian intervention a right...
The two equality directives of 2000: False-twins
Mémoire - 43 pages - Droit européen
2007, the “European Year of Equal Opportunities for All” in the European Union ended a few months ago, stressing on the question of the current anti-discrimination law in the Union. This initiative of the Commission took place in a general movement of the European Union toward a better...
Le juge aux États-Unis - la "common law" et la "roman law"
Dissertation - 15 pages - Droit constitutionnel
Les observateurs extérieurs au droit des États-Unis ne le connaissent parfois que par le biais des représentations filmiques et télévisées. Ainsi, il n'est souvent pas nécessaire d'être juriste américain pour connaître le fameux droit de garder le silence qui revient à celui que l'on arrête. De...
Criminal law in European Democracy
Dissertation - 17 pages - Droit pénal
Criminal law refers to the need of justice in a society. The European region is called as a continent in geographical terms. However on a broader sense Europe is the Western fifth of the Eurasian landmass of the European Union. Criminal policy in democratic states should encompass the prevention,...
UK and French legal system : structural and conception differences
Dissertation - 6 pages - Droit civil
The governing laws and its legal system in France and the United Kingdom have major differences, as each of the legal systems have and are based on various views. France is governed by the Constitution of 1958. All the French laws are based on this text. In the United Kingdom, the laws are based...
The French Conseil Constitutionnel: In comparison with Constitutional Courts
Dissertation - 11 pages - Droit constitutionnel
I believe that constitutional courts play a major role in legal systems. After the introduction of the 'Conseil Constitutionnel' in 1958, Louis Favoreu, a public law teacher, claimed, 'L'Etat de droit est désormais complet en France'. Indeed, it is often considered that...
The United States and the International Criminal Court: How valid are the US arguments for not joining the International Court ?
Dissertation - 11 pages - Droit international
A new jurisdiction in the history of international accountability of human rights is being set up, but with a limited action which makes it different than a world court. In this document we will analyze the justifications for the lack of commitment by the United States of America towards the ICC...
Cours complet: Introduction au droit constitutionnel
Cours - 52 pages - Droit constitutionnel
Le droit constitutionnel moderne a un triple objet. Tout d'abord, le droit constitutionnel a pour objet de décrire les institutions politiques, d'étudier les problèmes juridiques qui les concernent, d'exposer quelles sont les bases constitutionnelles des institutions administratives...
Droit de la propriété intellectuelle : exemple de Star Wars - Carte conceptuelle
Étude de cas - 1 pages - Propriété intellectuelle
Cette carte conceptuelle réalisée avec Xmind porte sur le droit de la propriété intellectuelle, avec une analyse du droit d'auteur.
Commentaire de l'arrêt McCulloch v. Maryland de la Cour Suprême américaine (1819)
Commentaire d'arrêt - 3 pages - Droit constitutionnel
In McCulloch, Justice Marshall resolved one of the most difficult issues facing this new nation. He fearlessly and systematically confronted the conflicting theories of the federalists and anti-federalists. The McCulloch decision has influenced the way the Supreme Court decides commerce clause...
The ninth amendment: origins and controversy
Dissertation - 9 pages - Droit constitutionnel
Select one amendment from the Bill of Rights and research why the Founding Fathers found it necessary to state it, and explain what had happened in England or Europe that brought about that amendment? Remember that we were a colony of England's for over one hundred years before the American...
United Kingdom Immigration Laws, asylum laws and anti terrorism Laws
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit international
In recent years, public attention has been focused on asylum seekers, but their numbers have fallen sharply. They are now less than 40,000 a year of whom only a quarter are given permission to stay in Britain, yet only one in five is actually removed. Meanwhile, other forms of immigration have...
Le filtrage des recours par la Cour Suprême des Etats-Unis
Mémoire - 32 pages - Droit constitutionnel
Alexis de Tocqueville, dès 1835, témoigne de la fascination qu'exerce la Cour Suprême américaine, tant par son organisation et ses attributions, que par sa puissance. S'il est admis que la Cour Suprême est l'une des plus puissantes juridictions nationales parmi les régimes démocratiques — au...
The legal system of common law in Anglo-Saxon
Dissertation - 4 pages - Droit international
A contract is the most obvious manifestation of law in everyday life. In a legal point of view, not all agreements are seen as enforceable contracts. Indeed, each legal system introduced some rules in order to determine which agreement is enforceable; this corpus of rules is called "the badge of...
Competition law
Dissertation - 12 pages - Droit autres branches
Competition law has different forms of laws according to the causes of concern it has in various countries. The first aspect of its function is to protect individuals, consumers, against the power of monopolies or different corporations, and against agreements on various levels of...
International law: history and definition
Dissertation - 5 pages - Droit international
“Truth is that international law is neither a myth on the one hand, nor a panacea on the other, but just one institution among others which we can use for building of a better international order” (J. Brierly, The law of nations, Oxford 1995). Law is a system of rules that is kept and...
The European Institutions
Dissertation - 6 pages - Droit européen
The debates and referendums on the project of European Constitution will contribute greatly to give birth to a real European public opinion. The new generation of EU institutions will therefore have to serve not only the historic actors of the European construction - administrations and...
L'intégration européenne menace-t-elle la souveraineté anglaise ou du moins sa position exceptionnelle ?
TD - 2 pages - Droit européen
L'intégration europénne est, a contrario de la coopération européenne, un mécanisme qui opère un transfert de compétences des Etats membres vers l'Union Européenne, provoquant de vives et hostiles réactions nationalistes. Vu la position particulière de l'Angleterre dans...
Introduction to the Challenges of European and French Law in Legal Informatics
Dissertation - 15 pages - Droit européen
The " new technologies " which appeared thirty years ago and are characterized by a considerable development are subject to fundamental legal questions. The definition of new technologies remains vague and includes the information and communication technologies. The information and communication...
The International Criminal Court and the USA's antagonisms
Fiche - 5 pages - Droit international
Critically examine the assertion that the International Criminal Court cannot survive the United States' antagonisms.
Reform Act 1832
Fiche - 1 pages - Droit civil
In spite of social disturbances and difficulties linked to urbanization, Great Britain doesn't know revolution and achieved to keep its political institutions but in the likings of numerous crisises. We are going to study one of the most important : the Reform Act of 1832, his reasons…
European Labour law: Compare and contrast the role and concerns of International Law with those of European Law in the field of Employment
Thèse - 7 pages - Droit européen
Employment law is a contract between an employer and an employee; it is issues regarding employment, workplace discrimination and other private law issues. With the evolution of the International and the European law, Employment law has evolved in parallel and must deal with new concerns. In...
The International Criminal Court and the prosecution of nationals of non-party states
Dissertation - 6 pages - Droit international
If the ICC can prosecute nationals of non-party states, then the principles of the Rome Statute violate a fundamental principle of general international law. What principle of general international law is violated and to what extent does the Rome Statute violate this?
Rwanda towards the abolition of capital punishment
Étude de cas - 4 pages - Droit international
Louise Harbor, the United Nations' Secretary of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed full satisfaction with the initiative of the Rwandan government to abolish their national law with regard to death penalty. According to the UN, the attempt is even more important at least for...
Analysis of the protection from online falsehood and manipulation act 2019
Étude de cas - 2 pages - Droit autres branches
Ce devoir est une analyse de la loi singapourienne sur les fake news et la manipulation de l'information en ligne. Il reprend les grands éléments de cette loi et apporte une vision critique à la fois sur son efficacité et sur les risques qui peuvent en découler. Rédigé en anglais.
USA Patriot Act
Dissertation - 6 pages - Droit international
dissertation sur la patriot act, loi votée aux états unis après les attentats du 11 septembre pour lutter contre le terrorisme.
What are the various means allowing the pacific regulation of the disputes?
Dissertation - 4 pages - Droit international
The Hague Peace Conference of 1899, marked a new phase in the history of international arbitration. It ended by adopting a Convention on the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, which dealt not only with arbitration but also with other methods of pacific settlement. Then the league of...
