Sentences with phrase «including common law tradition»

George and Bradley's strongest argument for their position on sexual morality relies upon tradition, including common law tradition.

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Lepard distinguishes between positivist legal traditions based upon «state - oriented» values (emphasizing state sovereignty) and the more dynamic human rights laws derived from common practices and understandings, including religio - ethical principles.

Even if it was never adopted (to my knowledge) in other countries including those sharing the common law tradition, this rule made sense.

Because Ireland will be «the only remaining English - speaking, common law tradition country in the EU and eurozone, it makes [Ireland] the logical gateway for investment for countries that share that heritage,» including the US and Canada, as well as Australia and New Zealand, according to Black.

We included deans, professors, librarians and clinicians, and we represented civilian, common law and aboriginal traditions.

These discovery and subpoena tools are all basically derivative of the common law trial subpoena power, and certain other powers that were vested in courts of equity, which is constitutionally recognized in federal criminal trials in the 6th Amendment which includes a right «to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor» and applies in civil trials by tradition, court rule and statute.

Common law legal concepts and research methods make a strong distinction, less pronounced in the civil law tradition, between primary sources of law (statutes and case law) and secondary sources (legal scholarship and commentary); regardless, access to interpretive commentary on the law, including legal scholarship and especially publicly - funded research, would significantly enhance the public's understanding of the law and their rights, and promote access to legal services generally.