legalityDefinition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation, searchFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. The principle of legality is the legal ideal that requires all law to be clear, ascertainable and non-retrospective. It requires decision makers to resolve disputes by applying legal rules that have been declared beforehand, and not to alter the legal situation retrospectively by discretionary departures from established law. It is closely related to legal formalism and the rule of law and can be traced from the writings of Feuerbach, Dicey and Montesquieu. The principle has particular relevance in criminal and administrative law. In criminal law it can be seen in the general prohibition on the imposition of criminal sanctions for acts or omissions that were not criminal at the time of their commission or omission. The principle is also thought to be violated when the sanctions for a particular crime are increased with retrospective effect. In administrative law it can be seen in the desire for state officials to be bound by and apply the law rather than acting upon whim. As such advocates of the principle are normally against discretionary powers. The principle can be varyingly expressed in Latin phrases such as Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali (No crime can be committed, nor punishment imposed without a pre-existing penal law), nulla poena sine lege (no penalty without law) and nullum crimen sine lege (no crime without law). From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Legality of dressing in costume in a mall, can they kick us out? Q. I wanted to see as to the legality of and/or likelihood of people being kicked out of a mall for dressing in costume (specifically as zombies) and behaving in an appropriate manner for the costume (moaning, shuffling, rolling of the eyes, etc.). Can individual stores kick people out, and moreover can the mall in general do that? It has already been established that this behavior is legal in public (a recent case in Minnesota) but how is the mall defined precisely? Asked by harrytumblers - Thu Mar 18 05:46:06 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. A mall is in most cases defined as private property so it's like it would be with any open private property. You can go in and do your thing but if you're asked to leave you are legally required to do so and if you don't you can be arrested for trespassing. Answered by Shawn - Thu Mar 18 06:00:31 2010 What is the legality of teaching an uninsured person how to drive? Q. I have a friend who grew up in the city and I want to help her build up driving confidence. She has a license but essentially she just took a crash driving course and never really had any highway experience. She does not have a car and so obviously she is uninsured. I am insured but I want to know if it is okay to let her practice on my car while I am sitting besides her. Any ideas? This is for California, by the way. Thanks for everyone's kind responses. My friend *has* been trained in driving school--that's how she got her license. She took a week of lessons and she got her license on the first try. She wanted me to help her because her driver instructor was not very thorough nor patient. He taught her only enough to pass the driving… [cont.] Asked by jsrfgurl - Fri Jun 9 17:24:00 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. The insurance on your car will cover her while she's driving. Insurance is on the vehicle, NOT the driver. You have to list all members of your household who are of driving age but that's only for determining insurance rates. You could let her drive the car by herself if you wanted. She'd still be insured. Since you're going to have an inexperienced driver operating your car, it might be a good idea to bump up the liability limits just in case. Answered by Bostonian In MO - Fri Jun 9 17:32:18 2006 What is the legality of a notice of notification?
Q. In other words, I am sending a piece of certified mail, return receipt requested. Can that be used in case of a lawsuit? Asked by lyoskowitz - Mon Sep 11 15:53:27 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes any government certified document is admissible in any court in the land . Answered by dutch_luvs69 - Mon Sep 11 23:43:59 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "legality"  azcentral.com Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:27:18 GMT+00:00 Arizona Republic An application to sell alcohol may have prompted protests against Pocket Jacks Poker, a poker room and supply store near Cooper and Warner roads. ...  talkradionews.com Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:20:47 GMT+00:00 Talk Radio News Service A pair of prominent law organizations are challenging the legality of a provision that requires attorneys to seek permission from the government before ... Lawyers Seeking Terror Suspect's Case Sue US New York Times ACLU Sues US Government Over Awlaki's Hit List Designation ABC News Rights Groups File Lawsuit To Allow Challenge To Targeted Killing Without Due ... Common Dreams (press release)  dissidentvoice.org Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:05:23 GMT+00:00 Dissident Voice Bush and his team cared little for legality , world opinion or that of their own citizens. But Britain on the whole is a law-abiding country, and Parliament ... From Google News Search: "legality"  deseretnews.com 400px x 600px | 58.40kB [source page] 7 photos From Yahoo Image Search: "legality"  blogs.forbes.com Elliot Clark hu, 20 May 2010 21:51:56 GM There is a lot of debate about whether Goldman Sachs is guilty of fraud and securities violations. Every . legal. expert I have read has said the SEC has a hard case to make, which may be why only three of the five SEC Commissioners voted ... From Google Blog Search: "legality" |
