Intro to Law and Legal - terms for 3 & 4

The concept that justifies criminal laws for the benefit of the public

The rule of law as applied to the facts of the
case

The law of the place where an action was
instituted

Constitutional provision located in Article I,
Section 8

The problem presented whenever a legal
controversy arises in which there is a foreign
element

Environmental Protection Agency, is an example of an:

Constitutional provision located in Article VI

The practice by which one court follows the
decision of another court on a similar
question, though not bound by the law of
precedents to do so

Law that derives its force and authority from
judicial decisions, not from any express staffite

A law that makes acts criminal that were not
criminal when they were committed

A judicial statement, concerning a point of law, that is not necessary for the decision of the case in which it is stated

Laws that impose punishment for offenses
committed against the state

The law of the place where the tort was
committed

The provision in Article IV of the federal .
Constitution whereby one state's laws are
made effective in other states

Those points of law decided by a court to
resolve a legal controversy

Requires a federal court to apply the
statutes and precedents of the state in
which it sits

A trial court that has limited jurisdiction
as to subject matter and territory

Hears and decides controversies by
determining facts and applying the
appropriate laws

Jurisdiction over property

The location in which judicial authority
is exercised

Reviews the proceedings of a lower
court to ascertain whether it acted in
accordance with the law

Jurisdiction over a person

Determination of issues by a judge as a
matter of law where no factual disputes
exist

The power or authority of a court to
determine the merits of a dispute and to
grant relief

An exception to the general rule that a
court with jurisdiction has both the right
and the duty to exercise it