Law Justice and Accountability

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Law Justice and Accountability

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1. Legal Reasoning (20 entries)
  1. applicability
  2. reasoning by analogy
  3. jurisdiction
  4. legal reasoning
  5. establish a duty
  6. standard of proof
  7. burden of proof
  8. interpret a provision
  9. statute
  10. precedent
  11. liability
  12. distinguish a case
  13. admissibility
  14. weigh competing rights
  15. incompatible premise
  16. barbed remark
  17. irony
  18. tongue-in-cheek
  19. callback
  20. pun
2. Institutions and procedure (20 entries)
  1. issue a ruling
  2. proceedings
  3. tribunal
  4. claimant
  5. magistrate
  6. assert jurisdiction
  7. de jure authority
  8. legitimise a measure
  9. demand an account
  10. constitutional settlement
  11. measured acknowledgement
  12. claim to neutrality
  13. procedural language
  14. distancing language
  15. formulaic response
  16. passive construction
  17. in accordance with
  18. subject to approval
  19. noncommittal statement
  20. duly authorised
3. Evidence and responsibility (20 entries)
  1. substantiate a claim
  2. intent
  3. allegation
  4. material fact
  5. assess credibility
  6. contest an allegation
  7. credible witness
  8. background check
  9. trace responsibility
  10. chain of responsibility
  11. collective responsibility
  12. evasion
  13. misdirection
  14. diffusion of responsibility
  15. attribution of blame
  16. duty to disclose
  17. evade scrutiny
  18. scapegoating
  19. tacit accusation
  20. running gag
4. Rights and remedies (20 entries)
  1. legal remedy
  2. uphold a right
  3. due process
  4. seek relief
  5. remedy a breach
  6. legal representation
  7. protect an interest
  8. injunction
  9. discrimination
  10. damages
  11. freedom of assembly
  12. safeguard a right
  13. public accountability
  14. ministerial accountability
  15. pass the buck
  16. democratic accountability
  17. accountability
  18. secure consent
  19. long-term liability
  20. escalate a case
5. Justice and legitimacy (20 entries)
  1. legitimacy of authority
  2. legal certainty
  3. prevent arbitrariness
  4. rule of law
  5. access to justice
  6. enforce consistently
  7. judicial independence
  8. equal protection
  9. justify interference
  10. open justice
  11. establish legitimacy
  12. democratic legitimacy
  13. assess legitimacy
  14. legal competence
  15. independent oversight
  16. public legitimacy
  17. confer legitimacy
  18. executive discretion
  19. jurisdictional boundary
  20. legitimacy claim