• "Prerogative writ" is a historical term for a writ (official order) that directs the behavior of another arm of government, such as an agency, official...
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  • is one of what are called the "extraordinary", "common law", or "prerogative writs", which were historically issued by the English courts in the name...
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  • lower court or government agency. Certiorari comes from the name of a prerogative writ in England, issued by a superior court to direct that the record of...
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    Warrants, prerogative writs, subpoenas, and certiorari are common types of writs, but many forms exist and have existed. In its earliest form, a writ was simply...
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  • Mandamus (redirect from Writ of mandamus)
    Courts of New York, have replaced mandamus (as well as the other prerogative writs) with statutory procedures. In New York, this is known as an Article...
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  • "chosen to vote first". Extraterritoriality Prerogative court Prerogative writ Royal prerogative Look up prerogative in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Individual...
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  • A writ of prohibition is a writ directing a subordinate to stop doing something the law prohibits. This writ is often issued by a superior court to the...
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  • common law, quo warranto (Medieval Latin for "by what warrant?") is a prerogative writ issued by a court which orders someone to show what authority they...
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    unlike its predecessor, the Court heard two writs of error from the territorial courts and three prerogative writs of mandamus and prohibition in criminal...
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  • In the Philippines, amparo and habeas data are prerogative writs to supplement the inefficacy of the writ of habeas corpus (Rule 102, Revised Rules of Court)...
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  • Procedendo (category Prerogative writs)
    of the prerogative writs. It is a writ that sends a case from an appellate court to a lower court with an order to proceed to judgment. The writ of procedendo...
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  • Regional Trial Court granted Sotto's petition and issued a writ of habeas data. The prerogative writ ordered the censorship of portions of the Pepsi Paloma...
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    the Habeas Corpus Parliament to define and strengthen the ancient prerogative writ of habeas corpus, which required a court to examine the lawfulness...
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  • Regional Trial Court granted Sotto's petition and issued a writ of habeas data. The prerogative writ ordered the censorship of portions of the promotional...
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  • A Writ of Kalikasan is a legal remedy under Philippine law that provides protection of one's constitutional right to a healthy environment, as outlined...
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  • Justiciability Judicial interpretation Ministerial act Ouster clause Prerogative writ Certiorari Habeas corpus Mandamus Prohibition Quo warranto Rulemaking...
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  • the Northern Ireland Assembly An Order in Council made under the Royal Prerogative Church of England Measures – the instruments by which changes are made...
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  • originally developed from the royal prerogative writs of English law, such as the writ of mandamus and the writ of certiorari. In certain common law...
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    Regional Trial Court granted Sotto's petition and issued a writ of habeas data. The prerogative writ ordered the censorship of portions of the Pepsi Paloma...
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  • justice is therefore a democratic safeguard guaranteed by various Charter prerogatives in line with principles of Fundamental Justice which the courts cannot...
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    Justiciability Judicial interpretation Ministerial act Ouster clause Prerogative writ Certiorari Habeas corpus Mandamus Prohibition Quo warranto Rulemaking...
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  • prohibit A prerogative writ, by which a superior court prohibits an inferior court from hearing a matter outside its jurisdiction; also called a writ of prohibition...
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  • originally developed out of the royal prerogative writs of English law such as the writ of mandamus and the writ of certiorari. Thus, it is not enough...
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    Justiciability Judicial interpretation Ministerial act Ouster clause Prerogative writ Certiorari Habeas corpus Mandamus Prohibition Quo warranto Rulemaking...
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    The royal prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity attached to the British monarch (or "sovereign"), recognised in the United...
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  • 226 – which is not a Fundamental Right in itself – to issue these prerogative writs even in cases not involving the violation of Fundamental Rights. The...
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    which it enacted in May, 1679 to define and strengthen the ancient prerogative writ benefitting all subjects. It was dissolved while in recess on 12 July...
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    corporation to impose. The court decided that it had no power to issue a writ of certiorari to quash the decision of the defendant simply because the court...
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  • In most legal systems of the Spanish-speaking world, the writ of amparo ("writ of protection"; also called recurso de amparo, "appeal for protection"...
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    Rule of law Cabinet system The legislative speaker and their role Prerogative writ Parliamentary privilege United States Bill of Rights (Fundamental rights)...
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