Bill of Rights

Legislative sources I. General characteristics of legislation. Legislation is the primary source of French law, at least in the domain of private law. It is importsant to not that “administrative law” has been created mainly by the courts, particularly by the Conseil d’état (the highest administrative court). Legislative sources can be classified under four main categories: -constitution -treaties -lois (parliamentary statute) -réglements (government regulations) This approach has a theoretical

ATELIER METIER ANGLAIS Situation 1 : Négociation au sein de CopyRight Bonjour Entreprise Copy Right Hello Copy Right Company Bonjour je voudrais parlez a Mrs Jones Hello Can I speak to Mrs Jones C’est moi que puis-je pour vous ? It’s me what can I do for you? J ‘aurais quelques question concernant la facture de nos 100 000 plaquettes publicitaire I have a few questions about the bill our 100,000 (one hundred thousand) advertising inserts Je vous écoute ? I listen to you? Nous avons constaté

hardly any vegetation. It is a barren, arid landscape with big mesas or buttes that remind me of the south west of the USA. The photo was certainly taken near the Four Corners, where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona meet at right angle. On the right hand side from the top of a mesa, a cowboy or Indian riding a horse is gazing at the breathtaking landscape. This character and the setting evoke the Conquest of the West when pioneers, adventurers and cowboys moved westward to conquer the open spaces

Introduction a) The age of Enlightement: a general description People have the right to be happy, free, and equal. Political texts that expressed this idea: 1688:The Glorious Revolution 116: declaration of independence (US) 1789: DDHC Kant: E. is the liberation of man from his self-caused state of minority. b) Reason as the cornerstone of human development The Queen of the Night, embodying irrationality and obscurantism in Mozart’s opera “The Magic flute” c) Progress in sciences

consistait en réalité à un régime militaire dans lequel le parlement était abolit. Le régime représentatif est rétablit en 1690 par Guillaume III qui signe avec le Parlement un texte fondateur : "Bill of Rights" (= déclaration des droits) le 13 février 1689. Fin de l'absolutisme royal. La "Bill of Rights" définit les principes de la monarchie parlementaire. Le parlement doit etre consulté pour le vote des lois et la levée de l'impot. Il doit etre régulièrement réunit. Les sujets anglais disposent

Union with Wales (1536): “although the English conquest of Wales took place under the 1284 Statute of Rhuddlan, a formal Union did not occur until 1536, shortly after which Welsh law, which continued to be used in Wales after the conquest, was fully replaced by English law under the Laws in Wales Acts 15351542. + NEW FLAG - Oliver Cromwell (1649): seized the power in England and Wales, and established the Commonwealth, after a long period of tension between the king and Parliament. He used his army

confident nation. Victory gave Americans a deep pride in the powers of their armed forces, in the productivity of their economy and in the strength of their ideals. America, Churchill said, «stands at this moment at the summit of the world». The US entered the postwar era as a creditor nation producing almost half of the world's manufactured goods with every indication of continuing technological and financial supremacy. In the spring of 1945, most Americans looked to the world beyond their borders with

continued) III – Devolution of power Since the early 70’s the United Kingdom has engaged into a process of decentralisation. It was speeded up in 1988 the enactment of devolution laws grating more autonomy to its national components and creating an ‘almost’ federal state. A- The Scotland Act 1998 Scotland now enjoys reinforced autonomy but laws enacted by its Scottish Parliament must not overlap with UK laws and must comply with EU laws and ECHR. The UKSC is in charge of checking their compliance

Gandhi’s First Crusade In 1893, Mohandas Gandhi went to South Africa to work as legal counsel to a wealthy merchant. At the time, about 65.000 Indians, most of them very poor, lived there. About a week after Gandhi arrived at Durban, his business took him to Pretoria. He bought a first-class ticket and dressed, as he did then, in impeccable European clothing, traveled first class until the train reached Maritzburg. There, a white passenger protested to railroad officials, and Gandhi was ordered

“Les DDLH, fondement de toute société démocratique » Biblio : Lexique des termes juridiques, 2012, 19ème édition, p.341, p. 292 édition Dalloz Uni.org./fr/documents/udhr/#a21. Déclaration des droits de virginie Bill of Rights DDHC Constitution Américaine Phédon ou de l’âme, Platon Définitions : Société démocratique : société où le pouvoir en place tire sa légitimité du Peuple. La démocratie est aujourd’hui vue comme une société individualiste où chaque individu a des droits et des pouvoirs