The burden of proof in Criminal Law is "beyond reasonable doubt". This means that in order for a criminal to be convicted, the prosecution has to prove that the accused did the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. The defence's job would be to raise reasonable doubt in the prosecution's case. What does "beyond reasonable doubt" …
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I was revising Introduction to Legal Theory (ILT) and I came to the topic of legal positivism and the Hart-Fuller debate. It is an extremely interesting topic and I thought I could just write down some of my views on it. Just in case this bores people out, the theories outlined in the post may …
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It's been more than halfway through year one of law school. Currently on my second week of semester 2. I've been enjoying the study of law so far, although certain modules like "Introduction to Legal Theory" kind of drive me nuts, mainly because I have never been the philosopher kind of person, but also because …
Yesterday was Unit Hike 2014. A rather successful one I would say. So we started at Buona Vista and went all the way to KAP there. Along the way, we had Pioneering, Team-bonding games and even a PT comp. In many ways, I'm really glad that through this simple half day hike, we can see …
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