This PDF covers the following topics related to General Law and aims to
provide understanding and working knowledge of sources of law, Constitution,
legislative environment, interpretation of statutes and general laws. The topics
covered are as follows : Sources of Law, Constitution of India, Interpretation
of Statutes, General Clauses Act, 1897, Administrative Laws, Law of Torts,
Limitation Act, 1963, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Indian Penal Code, 1860 ,
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 , Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Special Courts,
Tribunals under Companies Act & Other Legislations , Arbitration and
Conciliation Act, 1996, Indian Stamp Act, 1899, Registration Act, 1908:
Registration of Documents , Right to Information Act, 2005, Information
Technology Act, 2000.
Author(s): The Institute of Company Secretaries
of India
This PDF covers the following topics to
General Law : Introduction, the Distinction Between General and Local Law, Local
Law and General Law, Judicial Adherence to the Distinction, the Breakdown of
General and Local Law, State Efforts to Localize General Law, Federal Judicial
Efforts to Generalize Local Law, Erie and the Supremacy Clause, General Law in
Federal Court After Erie, Matters Within State Authority, Matters Beyond State
Authority.
Author(s): Bradford R. Clark, Anthony J. Bellia Jr. ,
George Washington University Law School
This guide covers the following topics: Constitution of India,
The Constitution (Ninety-Ninth Amendment) Act: 2014, The Contempt of Courts Act:
1971,Judicial Officers Protection Act: 1850, The Judges Inquiry Act: 1968, The
Delhi High Court Act, The National Judicial Appointments Commission Act: 2014.
The Basic Law of Saudi Arabia is a
constitution-like charter divided into nine chapters, consisting of 83 articles.
The Basic Law is in accordance with the Wahhabi understanding of Sharia and does
not override Islamic laws.
This note has been designed to develop among learners an insight into
various legal processes and practices.This would sensitize the learners to the
socioeconomic, political legal, ethical and moral values emerging national and
global concerns so as to enable them to become law abiding, responsible citizens
and agent of democratic governance.
Author(s): The National Institute of Open Schooling, Government of
India
The Lives
and Works of Eminent Jurists From the Last Two Thousand Years. Written by a team
of eminent scholars under the auspices of the Association of American Law
Schools, this highly readable book covers the lives and chief works of selected
eminent Classical, Continental and English jurists including Gaius, Papinian,
Ulpian, Bartolus, Alciati, Cujas, Gentili, Hugo Grotius, Selden, Hobbes, Zouche,
Pufendorf, Vico, Bynkershoek, Montesquieu, Pothier, Vattel, Beccaria, Bentham,
Mittermaier, Savigny and Jhering.