subordinates.2 However‚ the junior employees may also participate in the directing mind if they are delegated by the board of directors some part of the functions of management such as act independently in particular circumstances.3 The physical act (actus reus) and mental state (mens rea) of the employees involved may be took into account when establish corporate liability.4 Many cases concerning various fields of daily life including those that trace back to the early time when corporations appeared
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1. Justify your position about the importance of the physician-patient and hospital-patient relationships. In a typical physician-patient relationship‚ the physician usually agrees to diagnose and treat the patient according to the standards of accepting medical practice and to continue doing so until the termination of treatment. A patient must have confidence in the competence of their physician and must feel that they can confide in him or her. This is always good‚ when you feel comfortable
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Customary International Law in the 21st Century: Old Challenges and New Debates 1. Roozbeh (Rudy) B. Baker* 1. *Adjunct Professor of Law‚ Pepperdine University‚ Malibu‚ Cal. BA‚ University of California at San Diego; JD‚ University of Illinois; LLM‚ University of California at Berkeley; PhD Candidate (Politics and International Relations)‚ University of Southern California. Email:Rudy.Baker{at}yahoo.com. Next Section Abstract This article will survey the new non-traditional scholarship which
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COMMERCIAL LAW 101 Statutory Obligations There are two broad aspects addressed in this topic: Civil liability: Legislation may affect existing common law and equitable obligations: e.g -Legislation can cut across or interfere with common law and equitable obligations. Legislation can also reinforce such obligations. -Example: ACC legislation in NZ takes away right to sue for personal injury‚ but sets up statutory rights to compensation for injury regardless of fault. Criminal liability:
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I believe this West Los Angeles Administration of Justice program has equipped and readied me with the suffice amount of knowledge and skill set to be a competitive individual. This introduction course had helped me develop an also instilled in me pertinent skills and knowledge in aspects such as reasoning‚ professionalism‚ problem solving techniques‚ and a firm intellectual foundation of education to further my knowledge in the field of Criminal Justice. I feel I have been prepared to pursue a opportunity
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Intoxication: Not a Defence for Crime There has been too many times where intoxication was used as a defence in criminal cases where it should not have been considered as a defence. Intoxication in criminal cases and whether it should be considered or not considered as a defence is very controversial. Voluntary intoxication should not be considered as a defence of crime. The main arguments against using intoxication as a defence are: the degree of proof required to prove intoxication is not sufficient
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1. FUNCTIONS OF THE LAW Influence behavior of the members of a society Resolving disputes within the society Maintaining important social values 2. COMMON LAW/STATUTORY LAW Common law judge made law Under common law judges decide cases based on decisions from previous cases(stare decisis) Statutory law: Written laws created by federal and state legislatures 3. STARE DECISIS Doctrine where the law of precedent is used in guiding decision making in present cases before the court Precedent=
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Non-Fatal Offences Criticisms Essay The majority of non-fatal offences are included in the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (OAPA) which was described by Professor JC Smith as ‘a rag bag of offences brought together from a variety of sources’. This view is widely shared throughout the legal system‚ although some argue that the law works in practise and so no reform is needed. However the law does not include the common offences of Assault and Battery‚ providing another call for reform.
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Criminal Case #1: Crimes Against Persons (Kidnapping) Colleen Stan is a woman that was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by Cameron Hooker in Red Bluff‚ California in 1977. Hookers wife assisted in the kidnapping as well. She was held as a prisoner for 7 years. During this time‚ she was tortured‚ sexually assaulted‚ and led to believe that she was being watched by a large organization called “The Company”. Colleen was then mentally coerced to sign a‚ “slavery contract” that was supposed to have been
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Crime is a social construct Discuss. This composition will look at crime and its different criminological interpretations. Crime is an umbrella word which covers a diverse range of issues and is dependant upon the theoretical stand point of the writer. Although the wordings of the explanations differ‚ the implications are consistent (Newburn‚ 2007. Doherty‚ 2005). Mclaughlin et al (2006) seems the most relevant for the purpose. They separate crime into three key constituent parts. These are harm
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