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‘Doctrine of Cyprus’ is related with

State responsibility under international law requires the following to be fulfilled :
i. There exists an international legal obligation in force as between two particular States 
ii. There has occurred an act or omission which violates that obligation and which is imputable to the State responsible 
iii. Loss or damage has resulted from the unlawful act or omission 
Choose the correct option

The following statements are related to s. 56 of the Contract Act, 1872 :

Eugen Ehrlich identified the real source of law not as statute or reported cases but the activities of society. If so, which of the following statements would be correct.
i. There is a living law underlying the formal rules of legal system and the task of the judge is to integrate both
ii. In heterogenous and pluralistic societies there will invariably be more than one living law

Which one of the following is true ?

While referring to natural rights, one of the jurist referred to them as “simple nonsense,” with “natural and imprescriptible rights, rhetorical nonsense – nonsense upon stilts”. Who among the following is that jurist ?

Period of fifteen days of police custody should be counted from

The following is not true about the Board of directors of a company :

Identify from the following statements, the correct scope of an unjust law according to Finnis in the context of the following adapted argument of Finnis. ‘The focal meaning is of an authoritative common ordering of a community, aimed at facilitating the realisation of the common good.’
i. Much of the unjust law will not be law in its focal sense
ii. Unjust law will at best be an imperfect or fringe instance of law in its focal meaning 
iii. At worst unjust law will be a mere corruption of law in that focal sense

Which types of cases cannot be dealt with by the Lok Adalat ?

Mortgage by deposit of title deeds requires the following :

Identify to which of the legal theories the following statements can be most appropriately alluded to.
“One of the main functions of law is obscure power relationships. Thus, the legal form will refer to the right to freely enter into contracts but in the absence of equality of bargaining power, this freedom is illusory.”

Following is not the difference between the lease and the agreement to lease :

UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (Singapore Convention) shall apply when :
i. there exists a mediated written agreement between parties; 
ii. at least two parties to the settlement agreement have their places of business in different States; 
iii. settlement agreements concluded to resolve a dispute arising from transactions engaged in by one of the parties (a consumer) for personal, family or household purposes; 
iv. the State in which the parties to the settlement agreement have their places of business is different from either the State in which a substantial part of the obligations under the settlement agreement is performed; or the State with which the subject matter of the settlement agreement is most closely connected; 
Select the correct combination

The principle of pacta sunt servanda in international law declares

Which of the followings are considered to be elements for the identity and existence of a legal system ?
i. Efficacy 
ii. Institutional character 
iii. Sources

A prompt dower is payable :

Utilitarianism works on the basic premise “the greatest happiness for the greatest number.” In this context which of the following statement is incorrect ?
i. An act can increase happiness for the greatest number of people but still fail to maximize the net good in the world if the smaller number of people whose happiness is not increased much more than the greater number gains. 
ii. The principle of utility would allow sacrifices of the smaller number to the greater number.

Coparcenary property of a Hindu :

Identify from below given options the most rational choices parties in the original position will choose according to Rawls.

The following is true about s. 53A, Transfer of Property Act :

Which of the following statement/statements is/are correct ?
A. Fundamental Rights are not absolute. They are subject to reasonable restrictions. 
B. Freedom of press is implicit in Article 19 of the Constitution. 
C. Socially and Economically backward classes of persons are entitled to get benefit under clause (4) of the Article 15 of the Constitution. 
D. ‘Equal Protection of laws’ under Article 14 of the Constitution is based upon English Law.

A transfers some money to B on the condition that he shall marry with the consent of C, D and E. E dies and B marries with the consent of C and D. Has B fulfilled the condition ?

Which of the following is not an exception to the principles of natural justice ?

A boy of 17 years marries a girl of 15 years. Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 the marriage is