Legal Realism: The Law in Action, Not the Law in Books, As the Subject Matter of Legal Analysis

Author(s):  
Raimo Siltala
2019 ◽  
pp. 239-259
Author(s):  
Joanna Narodowska ◽  
Maciej Duda

The authors of the paper disscuss the issues of conservation of the cultural heritage located in Warmia and Mazury region. Within the introductory issues, basic terms related to the subject matter are defined. The main part of consideration is devoted to description of the most valuable elements of the region’s material cultural heritage, such as castles, palaces and nobile manors. The particular attention is paid to presentation of pathological phenomena directed against monuments in the historical and contemporary perspective. A contrario the positive examples of revitalization of monuments of Warmia and Mazury are also pointed out. A dogmatic and legal analysis of the provisions of the law on conservation of monuments in the context of the destruction and damage of monuments are also made. The conclusions indicate the contemporary threats to the cultural heritage of the region and the possibilities of counteracting them.


2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-192
Author(s):  
Ian Winspur

I enjoyed Alice Brandfonbrener’s editorial “But I Didn’t Ask to Be a Lawyer” in the June 2002 issue of MPPA [MPPA 2002;17(2):57]. I understand and sympathize with her. Many physicians who, like her, are involved in these cases for altruistic reasons rather than pure commercial—-and I believe that this is more common in the world of performing arts medicine—-must find themselves in the same predicament. However, in the words of an eminent English lawyer, who qualified and practiced as a gynecologist before turning to the law, when considering medical and scientific evidence (or in many cases, including performers, non-scientific evidence!): “However scientific the subject matter of the claim and however recondite the evidence and the argument, the legal definitions must apply in a Court of Law; the problem for the lawyer is in making the scientist understand a totally different concept of proof required by the court.” Therefore physicians involved, whether altruistic or not, must understand the basis of these claims.


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 469-489
Author(s):  
Haris Jamil

Abstract The arbitral award in The “Enrica Lexie” Incident (Italy v. India) brings to the fore the issue of assigning a name to a case. To contextualise India’s contention regarding the name, The “Enrica Lexie” Incident, in this article, I outline the law and practice regarding assigning names to cases by different international judicial bodies (ICJ, ITLOS, WTO and PCA). Examining India’s objection to the name, I argue that the name of the case does not capture the subject matter of the dispute accurately and emanates from the mainstream view of international law. The name prioritises an Italian flagged vessel, owned by a company engaged in international commerce and navigating under the protection of the Italian navy, over a fishing vessel owned by private individuals. The name reinforces a state-centric view of international law in which the victims of the incident do not picture.


Author(s):  
Justine Pila ◽  
Paul L.C. Torremans

Once a European patent has been granted the nature and scope of the protection it confers must be determined. In considering such protection this chapter focuses on four issues of central importance to that end. The first is the effects of a patent, namely, the territories in and term for which it is valid. The second is the object of protection, namely, the subject matter that the public is excluded from using during the term of its protection. The third is the nature of protection, namely, the uses of the subject matter from which the public is excluded. And the fourth is the limitations to protection, namely, the uses of an invention that the law permits notwithstanding its protection by patent grant.


Author(s):  
Torremans Paul

This chapter examines the distinction between movables and immovables under English private international law. The first task of the court in a private international law case when required to rule on the question of a proprietary or possessory nature is to decide whether the item of property in dispute is movable or immovable. The legal system that will be applicable to the case depends on this preliminary decision. This chapter first considers the classification of the subject matter of ownership into movables and immovables by the law of the situs before looking at some examples relating to mortgages, trusts for sale, and annuities. It also discusses the relevance of the distinction between realty and personalty and concludes by explaining the distinction between tangible and intangible movables.


The article states that the bar is a legal institution; stressed the need to instill high moral ideals for future lawyers; it is said that the development of the moral and ethical basis of the lawyer's activity is the subject of lawyer's ethics; noted that questions regarding the ethical principles of advocacy have been the subject of scholarly debate at various times; given the status quo, the subject matter of the study was identified; the role of ethical foundations for the profession of lawyer was determined and determined, the essence of the professional ethics of the lawyer as a whole, the specifics of the lawyer's ethics were investigated; determined that the basis of the lawyer's ethics, considered the moral aspects of the lawyer's activity, taking into account the norms of the current legislation of Ukraine and the Rules of Attorney's Ethics, proposals for improvement of the moral and ethical rules governing the lawyer's activity; it is argued that a lawyer's ethics is a kind of professional ethics of a lawyer; argues that the importance of advocacy ethics is important both in professional communication and at all times; identified the basic components of the legal profession; emphasized that the lawyer should always strive for moral self-improvement; noted the special role of the Rules of Attorney Ethics; The Law of Ukraine "On Advocacy and Attorney-at-Law", the Constitution of Ukraine in the Lawyer's Profession; noted the list of constituent characteristics of the legal profession in accordance with the existing normative documents regulating the said issue, which should not be defiled; it is considered that moral and ethical standards of behavior should be inherent in a person, because thanks to them, the latter will be able to do justly, so awareness of the importance of categories such as honor, dignity, responsibility, competence, conscience, professionalism, corporate ethics help the lawyer to create and maintain business reputation. Based on human considerations, the professional and psychological grounds that would interfere with the lawyer's professional duties include the following: underdeveloped speech, lack of professional knowledge, psychological instability, rudeness, aggressiveness, imbalance. Thus, the most important qualities that a lawyer should have are the following: honesty and integrity, integrity, ethics, modesty and self-criticism; principle and perseverance; moderation; respect for the law, the court and colleagues; lawyer's independence.


Author(s):  
Neil Parpworth

The purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to the fundamental principles and concepts of constitutional and administrative law. It is highly popular with undergraduates for its clear writing style and the ease with which it guides the reader through key principles of public law. This eleventh edition incorporates the significant developments in this ever-changing area of the law. The book also includes a range of useful features to help students get to grips with the subject matter. These include further reading suggestions to support deeper research, a large number of self-test questions to help reinforce knowledge, and chapter summaries and numbered paragraphs to aid navigation and revision. This new edition has been fully updated to cover all the latest developments in constitutional and administrative law, including those relating to devolution and Brexit.


Author(s):  
Beale Hugh ◽  
Bridge Michael ◽  
Gullifer Louise ◽  
Lomnicka Eva

This chapter discusses the significance of distinguishing between the various types of property over which security may be taken, or which may be the subject matter of a retention of title or other quasi-security device, since the same general principles will be applicable whatever the nature of the property. There are also differences between the various kinds of property, which will mean that the way the law applies in practice will differ. Thus, a charge over either ‘inventory’ such as stock in trade or raw materials will in practice usually have to be a floating charge rather than a fixed one; the chapter shows how it is very difficult to take and maintain a fixed charge over book debts or other receivables.


Author(s):  
Justine Pila

This chapter seeks to define the terms ‘invention’ and ‘plant variety’ as used by European and UK legal officials particularly. To that end, the nature of the objects identified by the legislature and courts as inventions and plant varieties is considered, as well as the nature of the objects excluded from protection, whether with reference to the requirement for an invention or plant variety or on other statutory grounds. The chapter also considers the law governing patent and plant variety right entitlement, and its implications for legal conceptions of the invention and plant variety. In its conclusion, the legal understandings of inventions and plant varieties are presented as answers to the questions identified in Chapter 3 concerning the categories and essential properties of the subject matter in question, their method of individuation, and the relationship between and method of establishing the existence of each individual subject matter and its tokens.


2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-47
Author(s):  
Justyna Holocher

The subject matter of the article is notarial preventive jurisdiction and its rules provided in the Polish law, with an emphasis laid on refusal of performing a notarial transaction, pursuant to Art. 81 of the Law on Institution of Notary Public and Notarial Services. The issue under analysis boils down to answering the question whether the prerequisite for refusing a notarial transaction in the form of ‘contradiction with the law’ covers only the statutory law or also the principles of community life. According to the essential thesis of the article, the systemic and functional reasons advocate taking a stand on having the concept of law limited exclusively to a statute. A Notary Public, for being a person of public trust, is to be a guardian of the legitimacy of a notarial act conceived not only as a conflict with the statutory law, but also with the axiology resulting from other normative systems, including principles of community life. The objective of notarial preventive jurisdiction is to make institutional and procedural frameworks for legal entities which make declarations, which should, in turn, secure the safety of legal transactions, including protection of parties of legal transactions, the efficiency of execution of their rights, as well as that of the rights of third parties and the State. It means that in the course of a ‘notarial procedure’, the Notary Public is obliged not only to apply simply the statutory rules, but also to investigate and to examine the circumstances which might imply the illegitimacy of a notarial action due to a conflict with the law or with the principles of community life.


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