INTRODUCTION Determining whether Mr. Fullman has an actionable claim under the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”) and whether the Fourteenth Circuit has jurisdiction over this matter can be determined by the same answer. If Lansdale can be held liable under the ATS‚ the Fourteenth Circuit has jurisdiction. If suit is barred against Lansdale‚ due to his status as a corporation‚ the Fourteenth Circuit lacks subject-matter jurisdiction and‚ thus‚ the case must be dismissed. The Supreme Court has not determined
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LAW IS THE LAW OF SEDITION STILL RELEVANT TO THE MODERN NIGERIAN GIVEN THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION GUARANTEE IN THE 1999 CONSTITUTION Sedition is any statement or representation which has the intention to stair up treason; defame the person of the head of state or governor of a state or to incite one section of the population against another. Sedition is a crime against society
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world as we know it. The question‚ “Are aliens real?”‚ has been around for hundreds of years and has puzzled many professors and scientists. No one knows for sure‚ but I have faith that these extraterrestrial beings are not just a myth. Over the years‚ too much unexplainable‚ ancient and scientific evidence has been uncovered for nothing else to be out there. There is no doubt in my mind that aliens are real. According to James C. Fernald‚ the word Alien means‚ an “unnaturalized foreigner” or
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Illegal Aliens and Birthright Citizenship The United States Constitution is the supreme law of our great country. Found in our Constitution‚ is the fourteenth amendment. But‚ did the authors of the Fourteenth Amendment want or not want to grant citizenship to every person who happened to be born on U.S. soil? And does "subject to the jurisdiction" mean something different from "born in the United States‚"? First‚ let’s see exactly what the fourteenth amendment states: “All persons born or naturalized
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with an unstoppable Alien any better. In a time when our society was experiencing a declining economy‚ political mayhem and a gender role revolution‚ Ridley addressed his audience in a brilliant manner. Alien stands as a groundbreaking movie that not only tested movie genres but also tugged on the number one heartstring‚ which was a seemingly dark and gloomy future of mankind. Incorporating a throbbing temp track‚ psychosexual imagery implications and threatening sound effects‚ Alien (1979) attacks and
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life out there somewhere but till this day‚ nobody really knows the answer. Extraterrestrial life is life that does not originate from planet Earth. This term is referred to as alien life‚ or simply “alien”‚ which is a word many of us‚ I am sure‚ have heard or learned about many of times before. The questioning of alien life dates back to the ancient Greeks who were the first to consider the possibility of life on other planets. Later in the 16th century‚ the discovery of the Copernican model
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television. Historically‚ there has not been any written law specifically meant to control the press as an industry. Some general laws concerning contempt of court‚ obscenity‚ criminal libel‚ civil defamation‚ public incitement of hatred‚ etc. make specific acts or expressions by journalists illegal‚ but there has never been a statute explicitly intended to regulate the press in Canada (Osler‚ 2001‚ p. 234).. What led to the setting up of the Kent Commission?
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would want to be raised by an alien‚ dinosaur‚ or robot because that would be crazy‚ right? Well‚ maybe I am a little insane to say that I would be pleased if my mother left me at the hatches of a UFO for my alien parents to find me rather than leaving me to be devoured by dinosaurs or programed by robots. The choice is simple. My best chance at a healthy‚ productive life is with aliens. Aliens are unknown creatures. No one knows how they live‚ act‚ or look. Aliens could be similar to humans with
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family friendly universe than a galaxy far‚ far away. As is very obvious from the title‚ Aliens vs. Pinball is based around the “Alien” science-fiction horror franchise. Pinball fans get to take on three tables based around this popular license and each one of these tables live up to the quality that we have come to expect from Zen Studios. First up is Aliens Pinball‚ which
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Why Aliens Do Not Exist There are several different meanings to the word “alien.” An alien could be a resident born or belonging to a different country‚ a foreigner‚ a person who has been excluded from something‚ or a creature from outer space (extraterrestrial). For this argument‚ a creature from outer space would be the appropriate definition. Many believe extraterrestrials do exist. Many even claim to have seen aircrafts belonging to these extraterrestrials. There have been thousands of
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