Defence Closing Statement Members of the Jury‚ you have now heard all of the evidence in this case which I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of. My client ‚ Mr Chris Howells‚ is accused of ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM contrary to section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. The first witness you heard from today was one of two doorpersons at the Xplode night club‚ Billie Evans‚ who was present on the night of the 10th February 2012. This witness admitted to
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TOPIC: THE MAXIM IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO DEFENCE‚ SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE GHANA LEGAL SYSTEM SINCE MANY OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE RURAL AREAS ARE ILLETREATES. IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO DEFENSE This maxim can also be translated as ignorance of the law is no excuse. When one is found guilty of a crime the accused tends to hold unto the saying that he did not know that what he did is unlawful thereby ignoring that fact that ignorance of the law is no excuse or defense. This maxim
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HC/PS/13015-Faith Kisio Self-defence and its Implications to the War on Terror Introduction The quest for international security has become more elusive in recent years. From the continuous conflict in the Middle East to resource wars in Africa and territorial conflict in Europe‚ there has been an increase in insecurity globally. This has been incredibly exacerbated by the war on terror post September 11‚ 2001 attack in the United States (US). It was following this attack that the US declared
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Defence Day 6 September 1965 is a very bright day in the history of Pakistan. It is the day on which everyone in the whole nation is proud of. This is because we Pakistanis on that day were able to protect ourselves from the aggression of our neighbour who was much bigger in power than us. It is also known as Youm-e-Difa. And we celebrate it as national day on 6 September‚ in memory of those who sacrificed in war for their country. Defending country means you are strong enough to
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as many people as I can. This skill is very simple and once your body has memorized the techniques it will become natural if any threatening event occurs. Self defense skills range from finger‚ hand‚ elbow‚ head‚ knee‚ and foot strikes. This is only the hand-to-hand fighting techniques. There are weapon of opportunity techniques‚ edged weapon and firearm techniques. Hand-to-hand fighting is the basic training for anyone who is learning self defense. It is also the most important. Most people will
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by an officer of the rank of vice Admiral. Air Force- The Air Force is headed by Chief of the Air Staff of the rank of Air Chief Marshal. Its Headquarter is situated in New Delhi. The Air Force is divided into seven commands. Location of Defence Establishments The following Fighter Aircraft are included in the Indian Air Force- 5U-75‚ Hunters‚ MIG-29‚ MIG-23‚ MIG-21‚ MIG-27 and MIG-25 supersonic. Sjg-29 has been renamed as Baaz. India has also acquired Mirage-2000 r0m France which are
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nothing and let the attacker get away? If we don’t set a proper law‚ reasonable force could be anything up to murder like in 1999‚ the Norfolk famer‚ Tony Martin shot dead an intruder in his home. He was jailed for murder. The uk law on self defence is that anyone can use ‘ reasonable ‘ force to protect themselves or others‚ or to carry out an arrest or to prevent crime. That’s why they should be changed because its very hard to judge what is reasonable and what is not. Judging what counts
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DEFENCES TO NEGLIGENCE Up to the D to prove that the P’s also did not exercise the same reasonable standard of care for the community CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE * Contributory negligence involves a failure by the P to take reasonable care for his or her own safety that contributes to his or her damage * Apply section 5R – need to show that the P failed to take reasonable care for his or her safety or for the protection of the P’s interest * It is an objective standard that
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DEFENCE MECHANISMS IN THE PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESS. . Introduction The roots of the term ‘defence mechanism’ are to be found in psychoanalysis‚ and refer originally to ‘a process whereby the ego protects itself against the demands of the id’ (Colman‚ 2001: 189). In other words‚ the primitive‚ “I want”‚ voice of the id is tempered and restrained by the civilised‚“You can’t always have”‚ voice of the ego. In this sense‚ our defences constitute the compromise
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The role of state and local governments has provided a vital role in defining federal relations. The relationship has been defined by a few factors: Congress‚ the Supreme Court or other courts‚ and funding policies The courts must address questions concerning the powers of the state and federal government. Early Supreme Court decisions mirrored the views of Chief Justice John Marshall‚ who favored a strong national government. In defining commerce in the Gibbons v. Ogden case‚ he argued that Congress
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