The Dutch Legal System The Kingdom of the Netherlands was founded in 1813. It was part of France from 1795 until 1813‚ before 1795 the greater part of the current territory was governed by a confederation of sovereign provinces. Government Structure ’Central government is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Since 1814 there has been a hereditary monarchy occupied in turn by Kings William I‚ William II and William III‚ followed by the Princess Regent Emma and Queens Wilhelmina
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AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM The US legal system has several layers‚ more possibly than in most other countries. The Constitution is the main power of the US legal system. It was adopted in 1787‚ and ratified in 1788. The Constitution sets strict boundaries between federal and state law and also divides legal system into 3 branches of government: legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branches. It creates a “separation of powers” between each branch and creates system of “checks-and-balances” to prevent
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A GIANT SIZE ENVIRONMENT EXTENDED RESPONSE IN RESPONSE 2A BROAD/GENERAL QUESTION …. Evaluate the effectiveness of the legal system in protecting the global environment. INTRODUC-TORY IDEAS Some key ideas we can consider: the need for global environmental protection change over time global problem – interdependence of nation states types of environmental problems faced? Climate change‚ biodiversity issues‚ deforestation‚ loss of species etc. Making a judgement on effectiveness
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IPHONE LEGAL ISSUES During the time since the iphone was release back in June 2007‚ there have been many legal issues that have presented themselves. Most of these legal issues started when people started noticing that the iphone was able to be jail broken. This means that they can download free software and use it to unlock and phone that he or she wishes to. Many problems started occurring because this caused a birch of contract with the service provider AT&T. With all that being said AT&T
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To what extent did the concepts and institutions of the western legal tradition influence the colony of New South Wales and‚ ultimately‚ the development of the Australian legal system? Australia inherited a legal system and a system of government from its colonial power‚ Britain. An understanding of Australian law requires tracing of development of law and legal institutions in England. Britain shares many of the basic concepts of law found in other parts of Western Europe. The underlying concepts
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undeveloped countries in the world. The conflictive contrasts between different social groups have made the Bolivian legal system change throughout time. The most recent and dramatic shift in the Bolivian legal system‚ was the adoption of a completely new constitution in the year 2009‚ during the government of Evo Morales Ayma (Nogales 2009). A clear fact that demonstrates shifts in the legal system is that this newly approved constitution is the seventeenth constitutional document
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clients objectives unfettered by conflicting responsibilities or interests C. Duty of Diligence 1. Attorney must pursue clients interests without undue delay D. Duty of Competence 1. Attorney must give client competent representation a) legal knowledge‚ skill thoroughness and preparation E. Duty of Confidentiality from the 6th Amendment Right to Effective Counsel 1. Duty of Confidentiality versus Attorney-Client Privilege a) The Attorney Client privilege is a shield in evidence which
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means that people who wish to go to court to resolve disputed amongst their family whether this be in relation to their children‚ parenting matters‚ etc‚ they are now required to first attend Family Dispute Resolution‚ and be seen to make a genuine effort to resolve their disputes before attending court. Some exceptions apply for example if it is an urgent matter‚ family violence child abuse etc. The FDR proccess is highly accessible to anyone‚ as well as meeting society’s needs at the same time
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Legal issues in outsourcing INTRODUCTION The last two decades have witnessed a significant trend towards ever-increasing outsourcing by firms in most developed economies. This trend reverses an earlier pattern in the evolution and growth of large industrial firms towards greater level of vertical integration that prevailed during most of the previous 100 years. What does Outsourcing mean? * It involves “takeover” and “transfer” of non-core function or entire business unit of an organisation
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The legal system of Singapore Contants Introduction Legal history Common law and custom law Constitution Legislature Judiciary Specialities in Singapore legal system Self comments Conclusion *Note: I check the official webside‚ there is only Singapore legal system instead of Singapore’s legal system‚ so in my whole passage I use the word Singapore legal system. Introduction Singapore‚ a thriving city-state‚ overcomes the dearth of natural resources to become one of the juggernaut
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