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Principles
Broad standards that courts weigh when deciding, and how much weight each one gets.
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Constitutional17
- Non-ArbitrarinessWanted
- The Rule of LawWanted
- Independence of the JudiciaryWanted
- Non-RetrogressionWanted
- Transformative ConstitutionalismWanted
- Free and Fair ElectionsWanted
- Substantive EqualityWanted
- Anti-StereotypingWanted
- Judicial RestraintWanted
- Institutional IntegrityWanted
- Cooperative FederalismWanted
- No Equality in IllegalityWanted
- Right to KnowWanted
- Access to JusticeWanted
- Secrecy of the BallotWanted
- Efficiency of AdministrationWanted
- Latitude in Economic LegislationWanted
Administrative11
- Natural JusticeWanted
- The Right to Be HeardWanted
- The Rule against BiasWanted
- The Duty to Give ReasonsWanted
- Pension Is Not a BountyWanted
- Compassionate AppointmentWanted
- Fairness in State ActionWanted
- Level Playing FieldWanted
- Allocation of Natural ResourcesWanted
- Deference to PolicyWanted
- He Who Hears Must DecideWanted
Criminal18
- The Presumption of InnocenceWanted
- Bail, Not JailWanted
- The Rule against Self-IncriminationWanted
- No Punishment without LawWanted
- Fair TrialWanted
- Speedy TrialWanted
- Proof beyond Reasonable DoubtWanted
- Proportionality in SentencingWanted
- Reformative SentencingWanted
- Victim CompensationWanted
- Fair InvestigationWanted
- Disclosure to the AccusedWanted
- Notice to the InformantWanted
- Prompt Reporting of CrimeWanted
- Anonymity of Victims of Sexual OffencesWanted
- Principles of Juvenile JusticeWanted
- Grounds of ArrestWanted
- Production before a MagistrateWanted
Evidence9
Civil Procedure11
- RestitutionWanted
- Dominus LitisWanted
- Actus Curiae Neminem GravabitWanted
- Procedure as the Handmaid of JusticeWanted
- Fraud Vitiates EverythingWanted
- Limitation Bars the Remedy, Not the RightWanted
- No Relief beyond the PleadingsWanted
- Finality of LitigationWanted
- The Law Does Not Compel the ImpossibleWanted
- Suppression of Material FactsWanted
- No Forum ShoppingWanted
Contract8
Tort4
Property4
Family3
Corporate8
- Majority RuleWanted
- The Director’s Duty of LoyaltyWanted
- Limited LiabilityWanted
- Corporate DemocracyWanted
- Director’s Duty of Care, Skill and DiligenceWanted
- Duty to StakeholdersWanted
- Capital MaintenanceWanted
- The Auditor as WatchdogWanted
Competition2
- Competitive NeutralityWanted
- Consumer WelfareWanted
Securities3
- Disclosure-Based RegulationWanted
- Investor ProtectionWanted
- Parity of InformationWanted
Banking6
Tax7
- No Equity in TaxationWanted
- Certainty in TaxationWanted
- No Tax without Authority of LawWanted
- Consistency in TaxWanted
- Natural Justice in AssessmentWanted
- Arm’s Length PrincipleWanted
- Destination PrincipleWanted
Labour6
IP2
Tech & Data5
Media3
- Open JusticeWanted
- No Heckler’s VetoWanted
- Right to ReputationWanted
Environment9
Arbitration5
- Party AutonomyWanted
- Minimal Judicial InterventionWanted
- Equal Treatment of PartiesWanted
- Pro-Enforcement BiasWanted
- Confidentiality of ArbitrationWanted
International (Public)19
- Non-RefoulementWanted
- Pacta Sunt ServandaWanted
- No-Harm RuleWanted
- Prohibition of the Use of ForceWanted
- Non-InterventionWanted
- Self-DeterminationWanted
- Aut Dedere Aut JudicareWanted
- ComplementarityWanted
- Distinction in Armed ConflictWanted
- Common Heritage of MankindWanted
- Most-Favoured-Nation TreatmentWanted
- National TreatmentWanted
- Double CriminalityWanted
- Freedom of the High SeasWanted
- ReparationWanted
- Non-Appropriation of Outer SpaceWanted
- Sovereign EqualityWanted
- Peaceful Settlement of DisputesWanted
- Permanent Sovereignty over Natural ResourcesWanted
Private International3
- Comity of CourtsWanted
- Mobilia Sequuntur PersonamWanted
- Lex Loci CelebrationisWanted
Human Rights8
- Prisoners Keep Their RightsWanted
- Legal AidWanted
- No Routine HandcuffingWanted
- AutonomyWanted
- Reasonable AccommodationWanted
- Non-Derogable RightsWanted
- Progressive RealisationWanted
- The State’s Duty to ProtectWanted
Jurisprudence4
- Harm PrincipleWanted
- Justice as FairnessWanted
- Inner Morality of LawWanted
- Corrective and Distributive JusticeWanted