Nicole Miller 12/26/14 Law and Society For women in the 19th century‚ marriage was a binding contract that required them to sign their life away to the man that they loved. They lost all of the rights to their property‚ their income‚ and basically their independence. Women were expected to keep the household tidy and running smoothly‚ as well as earn some type of living that didn’t require much of leaving the house. Women were also expected to present their husbands with everything they needed‚
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Employment law. S230 (1) of the ERA an Ee as ‘an individual who has entered into work or works under a contract of employment.’ How the court decide: 1) they use control test-Yewens V Noakes [1880] ‘A servant is a person subject to the command of his master as to the manner in which he does his work.’ 2) Walker V Crystal Palace Football Club [1910] Emphasis changes- court looks at does the Er control the background arrangement; where and when work done; holiday arrangements. Held; footballer was
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Are all of our laws here in the United States concrete or are there some circumstances where laws can be broken? Should we say that all of our laws should never be broken or are there areas that are gray? I would think that Martin Luther King and many other African Americans would say that if they had not broken the law they may not have the freedom they do today. John Rawls‚ a famous political philosopher of the twentieth century also believed that there were and still are certain circumstances
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The duty of care has been breached Law 02 the second sttage of negligence You have not started this quiz yet. You have 17 questions to answer. ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form 1. Breah of duty is the second stage of negligence. We can prove if there was a breach of duty by using the ’............’ test * reasonable person * reasonable man * degree of risk * standard of care 2. In this test there is an ’.........................
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24 Weeks In 1973 when the abortion law was changed with the landmark case‚ Roe v. Wade‚ many states scrambled to change their pre-existing laws regarding abortion in order to comply with new Federal regulations. With haste often come mistakes and oversights. Michigan law fails to clearly identify the point of gestation in which an elective abortion is no longer legal; it simply states abortions are illegal past the point of viability. Abortion clinics in Michigan offer abortions up to 24 weeks
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Assess the view that changes in the law are the main cause of rising divorce rates (16 Marks) Over the years people’s opinions of divorce have changed rapidly. The divorce rate has increased since 1940. Many argue the divorce rate has increased because of the change in society or the rising expectations of marriage. Whereas others disagree and argue that it is because of the changes in law that divorce rates have increased. Divorce has become more socially accepted and there is less social disapproval
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American Laws Mandatory Authority Court decisions that are binding on all lower courts. Ex: The Constitution‚ the enactments of the legislative branch of government‚ and the case law decisions of the judicial branch of government. Mandatory authority is legal authority that the courts must follow. The decisions of the Supreme Court are mandatory on all lesser federal and state courts. The highest appellate court of a state are mandatory authority for the lesser courts. An ex; of Mandatory Authority
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person is killed due to the misconduct or negligence of another person. It is often referred to as wrongful death. The family members of the deceased person may opt to file a wrongful death claim. For example‚ if a parent lost a child in a car accident‚ then he or she may be able to file a lawsuit against the responsible party. There are several elements that must be present in a wrongful death case. Those elements include death of a person‚ negligence and the surviving members of the family must
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Evaluate whether the law on omissions is fair and just in a modern society. Actus reus is the physical element of the crime ‘guilty act’ . In order for the defendant to be held liable the act or omissions must be voluntary on the part of the defendant. This was established in Hill v Baxter (1958) Where the driver did not commit the offence voluntarily and was attacked by a swarm of bees when driving therefore the act was not done voluntarily. This shows that criminal law is concerned with fault
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A) Explain how a follower of Natural Law might approach the issues surrounding abortion. [25] Natural Law is a set of principles regarded as a basis for which all human beings should live their lives. It originated from the Greek philosopher Aristotle and was finished off by Thomas Aquinas. Natural Law is based on the idea that everyone has the same opinion on what is morally right or wrong - this allows Natural Law to be applied universally. It is an absolutist approach - meaning that there are
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