Extra Judicial Punishments And Killings Extra Judicial Killing is the killing of a person by governmental authorities without the sanction of any judicial proceeding or any legal process. Extrajudicial Punishments are unlawful by nature, because they break the process of legal jurisdiction in which they occur. Most of the times Extra Judicial Killing targets the leading politicians, religious figures, trade unions leaders and sometimes socially popular figures. Extra Judicial killings are car...
In general, the criminal liability requires the proof of both actus reus and mens rea before convicting a person. When the necessity for the prosecution to prove mens rea (in the sense of intention, knowledge or recklessness, or even negligence) regarding the actus reus elements of the offence is disregarded, either expressly or impliedly, the offence in question is described as strict or absolute liability offence. What is the distinction (if any) between absolute and strict liability offenc...
Introduction Employees get into a contract when hired by an employee, and both the employer and employee are expected to observe the terms of the contract. For instance, statutory rights and the contractual rights are essential in guiding how employee and employer relate. Statutory rights are some of the rights that are based on the laws that are passed by the Parliament to offer employees a legal right when dealing with the employer [1]. On the other hand, contractual rights are known as tho...
Becoming an attorney Francis, Timothy B, Walter C. Jones, and Lisa J. Johnson.So You Want to Be a Lawyer: The Ultimate Guide to Getting into and Succeeding in Law School. New York: Skyhorse Pub, 2012. In this book, the authors provide the reader with essential guidelines anybody inspiring to pursue any legal career should read irrespective of their present level of education. The authors argue that for a law student to become a successful attorney, there is the need for hard work and commitme...
