Category: Commonwealth

  • Scot Legal System

    The sources of Scots Laws are Legislation (including European legislation), Precedent, Institutional text (from writers like Mackenzie, Stair, Craig, Bell, Hume and Alison), Custom and Equity. Criminal Procedure in Scotland In Scotland hardly any crimes are constituted by statute law, […]

  • English Revolution

    British Political and Social Thought: The Constitutional Crisis and the English Revolution Introduction to English Revolution After Elizabeth I died in 1603, James I became the first of the Stuarts to ascend the English throne. The Stuarts had ruled Scotland since 1371. James and his […]

  • Governor-General

    Introduction to Governor-General Governor-General, representative of the British sovereign in those countries of the Commonwealth of Nations that do not have another head of state. The governor-general carries out the functions of the Crown in the absence of the monarch. (1) Resources Notes […]

  • Associated State Of The United Kingdom

    Associated State of the United Kingdom, status of certain countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations that have full power of internal government, but where Britain is responsible for external relations and defense. (1) Resources Notes and References Encarta Online Encyclopedia See Also

  • List of Commonwealth Case Law Reports

    Commonwealth Case Law Case Law Reports series from other Commonwealth jurisdictions. In addition to the indexed series detailed below, is widely used the unreported cases from AustLII. AustLII includes decisions from: Federal Court-1977 onwards Family Court-1982 onwards […]