The English word “law” refers to limits upon various forms of behavior. Some laws are descriptive: they simply describe how people‚ or even natural phenomena‚ usually behave. An example is the rather consistent law of gravity; another is the less consistent laws of economics. Other laws are prescriptive - they prescribe how people ought to behave. For example‚ the speed limits imposed upon drivers that prescribe how fast we should drive. They rarely describe how fast we actually do drive‚ of course
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Problem 1 Issue1 Is the La Rochelle website‚ including the slogan‚ protected by copyright law? Law Copyright law protects text‚ images and other forms of expression. The requirements for protection are as follows: (1) The creation is a ‘work’ or ‘subject matter other than works’; (2) The creation is original; (3)The creation is expressed in a material form. Application The slogan is not a ‘work’ or ‘subject matter’ because Single words‚ names‚ titles‚ slogans are too short to be protected
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by-laws AUDIT 610 ADVANCED AUDITING ETHICAL CONDUCT & CODE OF ETHIC Prepared for: Madam Fairuz bt Fauzee Prepared by: Nur Rabiah bt Radzi Nur Hidayah bt Johari Nurul Hanisah bt Hasan Rohayu bt Rashid ACB 8Ba Question 1 1. There is violation of ethical conduct under professional independence( Financial interest).it is because Wani not take part in the audit of the client and the value of her shares is not material in relation to her husband wealth. 2. According
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Constitutional Laws Constitutional law is the branch of law relates the relationship between the judiciary‚ the legislature‚ and the executive. Constitutional law is responsible for setting out the government’s general operating framework. Constitutional laws usually determine the scope of the terms contained in constitutions‚ and their applications. Constitutional laws cover various areas of law‚ such as individual rights‚ relationships between various bodies of governments‚ legislative
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punishment as stated in the constitution There are many variations between the prison systems. The United States approaches the prisoners in a different way; the courts decide how long their sentence will be according to the three-strike law. The three-strike law is based on the number of times someone has been charged for a crime. Prisoners that have been committed with three charges are then moved in to an ADX prison. ADX prison is the highest security prison in America. There is a high percentage
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Obeying the law is a general moral obligation. Usually‚ laws are written from societal ethical codes; therefore the law can embody morality. Obeying the law usually implies the greatest good for the greatest number of people and therefore complies with Mill’s utilitarianism. Especially if the law reflects general morality or protects people from pain‚ such as the admonition against murder‚ utilitarian theorists would argue that obeying the law is a general moral obligation. However‚ there are certain
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unless specifically provided in the various professional regulatory or other laws‚ the following terms shall be understood to mean: a) Accredited Professional Organization (APO) refers to a professional organization which may now or hereafter be accredited by the Commission. b) Board refers to a Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) created by law‚ decree‚ or other issuance pursuant to law to regulate a specific profession
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be the effect of a contract entered into with a bankrupt and what kind of remedies were there have for such contracts. Explanation of relevant law According to the Contracts Act 1950‚ under section 2(h)‚ an agreement enforceable by law is a contract. Furthermore‚ S. 2(h) of the Contracts Act 1950 states that any agreement which is not enforceable by the law is said to be void. To have an enforceable contract there must be offer and acceptance. In Section 2(a) stated that a proposal is made when one
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The two legal systems in question are the adversary system‚ most commonly practiced in the United States‚ and the civil law system‚ also referred to as the inquisitorial system‚ most commonly practiced in European countries. Both systems have the same goal; to find the truth. However‚ each system has a very different path to justice. The adversarial system implies that two parties assume opposite positions in debating the guilt or innocence of an individual. In this scenario‚ the judge is required
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Court to review law for constitutionality (=extension of power of judiciary) Facts: Outgoing president Adams appoints justices as his last order. Appointments are approved by senate‚ but secretary of state Marshall (who later becomes chief justice) does not deliver them in time. New president Jefferson declares them void. 1. Does Marbury have a right to the commission to be appointed judge? 2. If so‚ does the law grant remedy? 3
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