Echr article 14 Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

4. Human dignity and end of life decision-making: the individual’s right to choose freely and autonomously his or her own destiny So far this article has emphasised that European legal systems are built on ethical foundations, underpinned by respect for human dignity, which justify, inter alia, the ban on discrimination, the protection of the physical and psychological integrity of the person and the protection of the common good. This section will discuss the implications of this assum...

Constitution - a set of rules determining where ultimate power lies in a system and relationship between government Unentrenched - having no special procedure for amendments Uncodified - the constitution is not written so cannot be followed Unitary - power is in one place Parliamentary sovereignty - parliament has ultimate power over laws, can't bind its successors and its legislation can't be struck down by a higher body Rule of law - everyone must follow the rule and will be punished ...

OUTLINE CONTENTS PART A INTRODUCTION 1 1 What’s special about land? 3 2 What is land? 27 3 Human rights and land 59 PART B THE CONTENT QUESTION 123 4 Legal estates and legal interests 125 5 Equitable interests 145 6 Direct rights 167 PART C1 THE ACQUISITION QUESTION 189 7 Formal methods of acquisition: contracts, deeds, and registration 191 8 Informal methods of acquisition: adverse possession 246 PART C2 THE ACQUISITION OF AN EQUITABLE INTEREST IN LAND 289 9 Th e doctri...

OUTLINE CONTENTS PART A INTRODUCTION 1 1 What’s special about land? 3 2 What is land? 27 3 Human rights and land 59 PART B THE CONTENT QUESTION 123 4 Legal estates and legal interests 125 5 Equitable interests 145 6 Direct rights 167 PART C1 THE ACQUISITION QUESTION 189 7 Formal methods of acquisition: contracts, deeds, and registration 191 8 Informal methods of acquisition: adverse possession 246 PART C2 THE ACQUISITION OF AN EQUITABLE INTEREST IN LAND 289 9 Th e doctri...

Define Public Law Law involved in the regulation of the state, generally consisting of Constitutional & Administrative Law Define Private Law Law involved in the regulation of relationships between individuals Define constitution the body of rules that govern the political system, the exercise of public authority and the relationship between citizen and the state. Convention Understandings, habits or practices considering to be binding by and upon those who operate the c...

Notes on article 14 of the ECHR and how it relates to equality law in the UK - case law, overview etc

Summary of the course Constituional Law Contains a main summary of the book: Constitutions Compared - Aalt Willem Heringa This is the content of the summary; Introduction 4 Narrow/formal vs. Broad/substantive 4 Constitution basic terms 5 Terminology 5 Abusive constitutionalism, sham constitutions, aspirational constitutions. 6 The constituent power: foundation of constitution making 7 The process of constitution-making: questions about inclusiveness 7 Substance of constitution making 8 Unamend...