um.... division and seperation of powers, NGO's, delegated powers (i guess), international law (yes it is not enforcable, but if countries want to look good on a world stage - which they do - they will ratify international law) ummmm our democartic form of government... human rights (again an image thing).... im not sure, just a few ideas. also the social, political, economic and cultural power of a nation state.... the australian constitution... lol thats all i can think of
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ESSAY QUESTION..Explain? (1 Viewer)
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rr.dun.dun
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"Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny" [Edmund Burke]
What mechanisms exist to prevent the law from becoming tyrannical?
Can anyone explain this please?
What mechanisms exist to prevent the law from becoming tyrannical?
Can anyone explain this please?
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errr...you could discuss a number of things, but your main line of argument should be based on and giving examples of:
division of power
separation of power
(Yes they are two different things, go read your textbook!).
that's about it really..they are the structures in place that protect the australian 'democractic freedom'...but also, i guess you can talk about the process of forming a statute/common law, and how they (as the other person said) only pass when they reflect moral standards...
division of power
separation of power
(Yes they are two different things, go read your textbook!).
that's about it really..they are the structures in place that protect the australian 'democractic freedom'...but also, i guess you can talk about the process of forming a statute/common law, and how they (as the other person said) only pass when they reflect moral standards...
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It is asking what mechanisms are in place to prevent the law from arbitrary
Things like the:
Constitution - division of power
Bicameral parliament (i.e. upper houses providing checks and balances)
separation of powers
laws can be challanged if believed to be unconstitutional
Courts
Things like the:
Constitution - division of power
Bicameral parliament (i.e. upper houses providing checks and balances)
separation of powers
laws can be challanged if believed to be unconstitutional
Courts
rr.dun.dun
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I'm not doing the competition, just wanted the statement explained.shona1990 said:
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the legal word is called "constructive ambiguity"rr.dun.dun said:
it is where words are dummed down to maximise membership to ratify international laws and for political correctness.
It explains why many well known instruments such as Kyoto Protocol are weak, because it has bent over backwards to gain maximum amount of state membership. However, there is catch 22. It sometimes dummed down so much that it contradicts the spirit of the instrument.