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  2. Proportionality (law) - Wikipedia

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    Proportionality is a general principle in law which covers several separate (although related) concepts: . The concept of proportionality is used as a criterion of fairness and justice in statutory interpretation processes, especially in constitutional law, as a logical method intended to assist in discerning the correct balance between the restriction imposed by a corrective measure and the ...

  3. American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

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    Requires law students appearing before the court to "have knowledge of" the MRPC. [58] United States Tax Court: Requires attorneys to operate "in accordance with the letter and spirit" of the MRPC. [59] Uses MRPC Rules 1.7, 1.8, and 3.7 to define and address attorney conflict of interest situations. [60]

  4. Principle of typicality - Wikipedia

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    In criminal law, the principle of typicality, also defined as the prohibition of analogy, indicates that the criminal law applies only to real events that actually relate to the abstract case, without having recourse to the principle of analogy.

  5. Legitimate expectation - Wikipedia

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    The duty to act fairly is a core tenet of administrative law and a predominant feature in the application of the rules of natural justice. With each individual's entitlement to natural justice and fairness, legitimate expectation reinforces the duty of public bodies to act fairly.

  6. Rulemaking - Wikipedia

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    If the agency wants to make the rule effective sooner, it must cite "good cause" (persuasive reasons) as to why this is in the public interest. Significant rules (defined by Executive Order 12866) and major rules (defined by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act ) are required to have a 60-day delayed effective date. [17]

  7. List of U.S. state constitutional provisions allowing self ...

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    Rules of Civil Procedure Rule Rule 1290 "Any person named as a respondent in a petition may file a response thereto" [5] California: California Code of Judicial Ethics III b 7 "A judge shall accord to every person who has a legal interest in a proceeding, or that person's lawyer, full right to be heard according to law.*"' [6] California

  8. Military necessity - Wikipedia

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    The judgement of a field commander in battle over military necessity and proportionality is rarely subject to domestic or international legal challenge unless the methods of warfare used by the commander were illegal, as for example was the case with Radislav Krstic who was found guilty as an aider and abettor to genocide by International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for the ...

  9. Vagueness doctrine - Wikipedia

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    A law can also be "void for vagueness" if it imposes on First Amendment freedom of speech, assembly, or religion. The "void for vagueness" legal doctrine does not apply to private law (that is, laws that govern rights and obligations as between private parties), only to laws that govern rights and obligations vis-a-vis the government.