judicial principle — noun (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence • Syn: ↑legal principle, ↑judicial doctrine • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑principle … Useful english dictionary
Judicial review — is the power of the courts to annul the acts of the executive and/or the legislative power where it finds them incompatible with a higher norm. Judicial review is an example of the functioning of separation of powers in a modern governmental… … Wikipedia
Judicial review in English Law — Judicial review is a procedure in English administrative law by which the courts supervise the exercise of public power on the application of an individual. A person who feels that an exercise of such power by a government authority, such as a… … Wikipedia
Judicial independence — is the doctrine that decisions of the judiciary should be impartial and not subject to influence from the other branches of government or from private or political interests. In most cases, judicial independence is secured by giving judges long… … Wikipedia
Judicial restraint — is a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power. It asserts that judges should hesitate to strike down laws unless they are obviously unconstitutional.… … Wikipedia
judicial notice — n: recognition by the court of a fact that is not reasonably disputable and without the introduction of supporting evidence took judicial notice that January 1 is a legal holiday a motion for judicial notice of a fact Merriam Webster’s Dictionary … Law dictionary
judicial restraint — n: a refraining in the judiciary from departure from precedent and the formulation of broad doctrine compare judicial activism Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
doctrine — doc·trine / däk trən/ n: a principle established through judicial decisions compare law, precedent doc·tri·nal / trə nəl/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
Judicial system of Iran — قوه فضاییه جمهوری اسلامی ایران The main building of Judicial system of Iran in Tehran. Established 1979(modern) 1905(history) … Wikipedia
judicial review — n 1: review 2: a constitutional doctrine that gives to a court system the power to annul legislative or executive acts which the judges declare to be unconstitutional; also: the process of using this power see also checks and balances; marbury v … Law dictionary