Month: September 2023
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Personal Bias
Law and You > Administrative Law > Personal Bias According to the ‘Lectric Law Library’s Lexicon, “Any mental condition that would prevent a judge or juror from being fair and impartial is called bias. A particular influential power which sways the judgment; the inclination or propensity of the mind towards a particular object. It may…
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Nemo debet esse judex in propria causa
Law and You > Administrative Law > Nemo debet esse judex in propria causa This principle “Nemo debet esse judex in propria causa” of natural justice is also known as the Rule of Bias or the Doctrine of Bias. The first principle of impartiality roughly translated into English means nobody shall be a judge in…
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Principles of Natural Justice
Law and You > Administrative Law > Principles of Natural Justice The principle of natural justice constitutes one of the most important concepts of administrative law. It is an expression of English Common Law having its origin in Roman phrase Jus natural (law of Nature). Natural justice is also referred as “substantial justice”, “fundamental justice”,…