There is no reason to classify the principle of abrogation, if this be the general principle, other than as a legal principle.

Applying the law retroactively beyond a certain time limit, however, would contradict the general principles of law.

These are general principles of law and are contained in the Penal Code and the Police Ordinance.

(a) A general principle of the equality of all men before the law (sect. 65, subsect. 1)

The second question is whether the legal principle is an autonomous and general legal principle, with recognized exceptions, or something else.

WORKING GROUP ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW

The law adopted in 1947 provided, for the first time, a general definition and brought together main principles and general rules of different types of cooperatives.

First, according to the principle of systemic integration , attention should, in the interpretation of a treaty, also be given to the rules of customary international law and general principles of law that are applicable in the relations between the parties to a treaty.

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If the convention does not include a particular provision, then the article refers to the general principles on which it is based or, in the absence of such principles, in conformity with the law applicable by virtue of the rules of private international law.

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III. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

A. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

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It introduced in the Sammarinese legal system a series of general principles safeguarding personal data files.

It accepted that the rules referred to in article 31 (3) (c) included not only other treaty rules but also rules of customary law and general principles of law.

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Following the meeting of the Working Group on General Principles of Criminal Law.

First, the draft principles offered a legal regime that was general and residual in character and without prejudice to the relevant rules of State responsibility.

The Act is supplemented by guidelines and general provisions laid down by the Minister of the Environment and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

Moreover, the rules containing the general principles of company law had not been specified.

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They may be required to be made available to the public under the general principle of transparency of governance or under a specific act.

20. Tunisia reported that criminal procedure under Tunisian law was in line with the general principles set out in the draft minimum rules.

The significance of rules of customary international law and general principles of law in this process is in the fact that they perform a systemic or constitutional function in describing the operation of the international legal order.

the principle of non retroactivity of laws

It was noted that procedural matters were in principle outside the scope of the Model Provisions and had been largely left to the laws of each enacting State.

In such a case, the general principles of written law and customary law apply

Careful consideration would have to be given to which set of general principles of law would inform the draft articles and the role of customary law in each field.

Rousseau formulates the general principle (le principe de caducité) and then presents a series of significant exceptions to the general principle.

A set of rule of law principles would serve as a guide for further law making activities and would ensure that the latter did not conflict with any of those principles.

In such cases, the Panel, in conformity with general principles of law, exercised its discretion in assessing the amount of compensation that should be awarded.Compare UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts ( UNIDROIT Principles ), art. 7.4.3(3). ( Where the amount of damages cannot be established with a sufficient degree of certainty, the assessment is at the discretion of the court. )

C. General principles relating to counter terrorism measures

If several rules from different sources (treaty, custom, general principles) might be applicable, the view, also expressed last year, was reiterated that though there was no formal hierarchy between the legal sources, lawyers tended to look first at treaties, then customary rules and then general principles in seeking answers to interpretative problems.

The principle of intention appeared to provide the general criterion.

Moreover, Iraq states that there is no general national practice to support the use of such methodologies and, consequently, that it cannot be argued that the use of these methodologies is reflected as a general principle of law recognized by civilized nations.