Contempt in its simple literal meaning is disgrace, scorn or disobedience. Contempt of court is the offense of being disobedient or disrespectful towards the court, its officers, or the proceedings of a court of law. Thus the contempt of court is any behavior or wrongdoing that conflicts with or challenges the authority, integrity, and superiority […]
The word jurisprudence comes from the Latin word ‘jurisprudentia’. Juris means law and prudentia means knowledge. So jurisprudence stands for “knowledge of the law” or “wisdom of the law” or “philosophy of the law”. In general sense, Jurisprudence is the knowledge which deals with law. The study of jurisprudence started with the Romans. Bentham is […]
The dictionary meaning of justice is ‘moral or legal fairness”. Classification of Justice: Justice can be classified into two types viz. natural or moral justice and positive or legal justice. Natural Justice: The word is derived from the Roman word ‘Jus Naturale’, which means principles of natural law, equity, and good conscience. These principles did […]
Natural or Moral Laws: Natural laws are the belief that certain laws of morality are inherent by human nature, reason, or religious belief, and that they are ethically binding on humanity. Actually, it is a philosophy that is based on the idea that “right” and “wrong” are universal concepts, as mankind finds certain things to […]
What is Law? Rules of conduct approved and enforced by the government of and over a certain territory is called a law. (eg. the ‘laws’ of India). Blackstone’s Definition: According to Sir William Blackstone (an English jurist and judge of the eighteenth century) ‘Law, in general consists of the rules recognized and acted upon in the […]
Writ: Anything that is issued under authority is a writ. Orders, warrants, directions etc. issued under authority are examples of writs. Any person whose fundamental rights are violated can move the High Court (under article 226 of Indian constitution) or the Supreme Court (under article 32) and the court can issue direction or orders or […]
The meaning of “bail” is to set an accused person free after depositing some money with the court before he is tried, often on condition that a sum of money would be forfeited if he does not attend the trial. a warrant for the defendant’s arrest is issued. The judge sets the amount, and the money […]
An assault is defined as intentional conduct that is meant to place another person in reasonable apprehension or fear of harmful contact. The contact must appear to be imminent, meaning that the offender must appear to have the present ability to cause the contact, even if he or she is not actually capable of inflicting […]