In personam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BUL 4421 - Department Assessment Review Q & A Rated A+ Precedent (Ch. 1) -Answer-Judicial decisions often include interpretations of statues and administrative regulations, as well as the reasoning they used to arrive at a decision. Such reasons relies heavily on precedent, past decisions in similar cases that guide later decisions thereby providing greater stability and predictability to the law. Stare Decisis -Answer-When courts rely on precedent, they are obeying the principle of stare ...

BUL 4421 - Department Assessment Review EXAM Questions With 100% Correct Answers Precedent (Ch. 1) - answerJudicial decisions often include interpretations of statues and administrative regulations, as well as the reasoning they used to arrive at a decision. Such reasons relies heavily on precedent, past decisions in similar cases that guide later decisions thereby providing greater stability and predictability to the law. Stare Decisis - answerWhen courts rely on precedent, they are obey...

COB 218 Study Questions with Correct Answers Jurisdiction - Answer-to the power of a court to hear a particular case Original Jurisdiction - Answer-the power to hear and decide a case when it first enters the legal system appellate jurisdiction - Answer-the power to review a lower court decision to determine whether the lower court erred in rendering its verdict In personam - Answer-a court can exercise personal jurisdiction over any person or business that resides in a certain geograp...

Subject Matter jurisdiction - ANSWER-the power of a court to hear the type of claim being asserted. Personal Jurisdiction - ANSWER-The power of the over the parties in the case In Personam - ANSWER-power over a person if minimum contacts is established In Rem - ANSWER-A court has power if a particular property at issue in that state Consent - ANSWER-When a contract specifies in which state a dispute is settled Lifecycle of a lawsuit - ANSWER-Plaintiff files complaint, defendant fi...

Two parties to a civil lawsuit- - Answer Plaintiff and Defendant Civil Process-Issuing party- - Answer Clerk of Superior Court Civil Process-Serving Party- - Answer Sheriff or his deputies Under the law a summons must be issued within______days after the complaint is filed. - Answer 5 Civil Process-Complaint- - Answer The initial or first pleading that states the reasons for the lawsuit itself. Civil Process-Summons- - Answer Names the persons and indicates to th...

Primary Sources of Law - correct answer 1. Constitutional Law 2. Statutory Law 3. Administrative Law 4. Case Law Constitutional Law - correct answer Law based on documents that set forth the general organization, power, and limits of their respective government. Supreme law of the land in the United States - correct answer The United States Consti...

What is Property law? - Answer-Property law is the legal rules that relate to physical things What two questions does property law deal with? - Answer-(i) who is entitled to use a thing?; and (ii) how are they entitled to use it?" Ben McFarlane The Structure of Property Law (Hart, Oxford, 2008) What is real property? - Answer-Real property concerns rights in land. The remedy you will usually get for Real Property is the land back, or the right in forced that you want in relation to the lan...

BLAW2080 Chapter 3 Test 1 with Correct Answers Judicial Review -Answer-the process for determining whether the decisions made by the executive and legislative branches are constitutional Origins of of Judicial Review in the U.S. - Answer-The U.S. Supreme Court established this power in the 1803 case Marbury v. Madison Jurisdiction - Answer-- a court's authority to decide a case - the court must have jurisdiction over the person the suit is brought against or the property involved ...

Business Ethics - the application of ethics (moral and ethical principles) to the special problems and opportunities experienced by business people Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - The resolution of disputes in ways other than those involved in the traditional judicial process. Negotiation, mediation, and arbitration are forms of ADR. Administrative agencies vs governments - Similarities executive - daily operations, the establishment of general policies and objectives Legislative - ...

BLAW 3391 TTU Exam 1 Questions With Verified Answers Laws - answerrules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. Priorities of Law? (Highest to lowest) - answerFederal Constitution Federal Statutes State Constitution State Statutes Local Ordinances Conflict Order of precedence Agencies - answercreated by legislatures and make their own rules which have the legal force of statutory law. (ex: IRS) Common Law - answer- The earliest version of...