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Which were two stages in Roman civil procedure? What was the function of the praetor? What did every formula contain? How was evidence introduced at the trial?
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Plaintiff Pleadings of the parties To abide by the result of the submission to the judex Binding judgment Judicial proceedings
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The court could refer some particular point to the oath of a party, leaving other issues to be tried, so that a cause might not be tried as a whole but only on issues remaining unsettled.
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What is a constitution? Why is it called a constitution? Why is a constitution a political act?
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Define a unitary state, democratic state, social state What can the Croatian Sabor and people decide on? The highest values of the constitutional order of the Republic of Croatia
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Power derives from the people Inalianeable sovereignty Inviolability of ownership Separation of powers Everyone shall abide by the Constitution
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The people shall exercise power through the election of representatives and through direct decision-makiong.
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The European Convention on Human Rights The composition of the European Court of Human Rights Applications to the Court (individual and inter-state applications)
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To enter into force Violation of human rights To lodge a complaint Adversarial procedure A breach of any of the Convention rights
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Unprecedented in its scope as an international legal document, the Convention stands as a landmark in the development of international law.
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The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan The Constitution The definition of American federalism National, state and concurrent powers
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Framers of the Constitution Threefold distinction Allocation of powers Concurrent powers To levy taxes
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The Constitution expressly gives to the national government such important powers as levying taxes, but it makes no effort to prohibit the states from also exercising such authority within their own borders.
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Powers of the American president (executive, legislative, judicial) The constitutional grounds for impeachment Impeachment proceedings
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Commander in Chief of the armed forces Executive agreements Chief Justice Impeachment Treason
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The grounds for impeachment according to the Constitution are ‘treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.’ The last category is a less definite one, and in practice, it seems to cover any misconduct which affects the public welfare.
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Organisation of the Supreme Court The role of law clerks Original cases The role of Chief Justice
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To flag something as important Litigants Court’s jurisdiction Uniform national decisions
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In short, just about one case each calender day is decided on the merits, creating legal precedents binding on the thousands of American judges.
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When and where was the case method introduced? Which are major characteristics of the case method? Why is it being criticised?
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By 1900 the tested merits of the case method had, despite much debate, persuaded all the major schools in the United States to adopt it. Casebooks had been compiled in all the main fields of legal study, even in those in which statutory law predominated.
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