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  2. List of Latin phrases (L) - Wikipedia

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    law in the event: A law that only concerns one particular case. See law of the case. lex lata: the law that has been borne: The law as it is. lex loci: law of the place: lex non scripta: law that has not been written: Unwritten law, or common law: lex orandi, lex credendi: the law of prayer is the law of faith: lex paciferat: the law shall ...

  3. William Drury (lawyer) - Wikipedia

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    The case is generally regarded by publicists as the locus classicus on the subject. [ 4 ] In June 1571, in his capacity as ambassador, he was sent to Scotland to speak terms with Regent Morton , who represented Mary, Queen of Scots .

  4. Res ipsa loquitur - Wikipedia

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    Res ipsa loquitur (Latin: "the thing speaks for itself") is a doctrine in common law and Roman-Dutch law jurisdictions under which a court can infer negligence from the very nature of an accident or injury in the absence of direct evidence on how any defendant behaved in the context of tort litigation.

  5. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    The law of the country, state, or locality where the matter under litigation took place. Usually used in contract law, to determine which laws govern the contract. / ˈ l ɛ k s ˈ l oʊ s aɪ / lex scripta: written law Law that specifically codifies something, as opposed to common law or customary law. liberum veto: free veto

  6. Tuffour v. Attorney-General - Wikipedia

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    Attorney General case became a landmark in Ghanaian legal history, recognized as the locus classicus of constitutional interpretation. [15] [16] Justice Sowah's observation that a written constitution is a "living organism capable of growth and development" has since become a foundational principle in the interpretation of the Constitution.

  7. Locus classicus - Wikipedia

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    Search for Locus classicus in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings. Start the Locus classicus article , using the Article Wizard if you wish, or add a request for it ; but please remember that Wikipedia is not a dictionary .

  8. Amodu Tijani v Secretary, Southern Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    The Privy Council, reversing the judgments below, [5] held that although the territory of the Lagos Colony had been ceded to the imperial Crown in 1861 under the Lagos Treaty of Cession [5] and the Crown thereby acquired allodial title to the land, the Crown held only a "limited right of administrative interference" with the land and was required to pay compensation for using it.

  9. Fox Odoi-Oywelowo - Wikipedia

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    A Locus Classicus of Fox Odoi-Oywelowo and James Akampumuza V Attorney General is taught in all law schools in Uganda. From 2000 to 2010, Odoi-Oywelowo was the head of prosecutions for Uganda People's Defence Forces unit, the Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) that later transformed into the Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB) which is currently ...