A LATIN EXPRESSION

Audi Alteram Partem: Natural Justice revisited

'Audi Alteram Partem', the Latin expression well ingrained in the common law legal system translated in English means 'no one should be condemned unheard. It is one of the three basic principles of natural justice, it has come a long way since it first found favour before the English Courts since the inception of the common law system

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HABEAS CORPUS

Habeas corpus (Latin meaning "you are to have the body^[1]") is a writ, or legal action, through which a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention. The remedy can be sought by the prisoner or by another person coming to his aid. Habeas corpus originated in the English legal system, but it is now available in many nations. It has historically been an important legal instrument safeguarding individual freedom against arbitrary state action

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WEDNESDAY TUTORIALS -16-2-2011

FOR THIS WEEK STUDENTS ARE REQUESTED TO BRING  A PHOTOSTAT COPY OF THE CASE OF ABDUL GHANI HAROON V KPN [2001] 2 CLJ 709. WE MAY HAVE A GUEST LAWYER FOR THE EVENING. HAPPY STUDYING. -vj-

If this is a smiling competition, then the best prize goes to lawyer Imran.

ANOMALIES OF THE ENGLISH LAW

"...where a Judge is compelled to combine three distinct and seperate jurisdictions in one, as in Probate, Divorce & Admiralty, the machinery of justice must sometimes tend to clog. It is utterly incongrous  for the same judge to be expected to perfect himself  in three subjects so widely different in character."

(page 9)

Samuel Beach Chester