TOPIC: THE MAXIM IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO DEFENCE‚ SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE GHANA LEGAL SYSTEM SINCE MANY OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE RURAL AREAS ARE ILLETREATES. IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO DEFENSE This maxim can also be translated as ignorance of the law is no excuse. When one is found guilty of a crime the accused tends to hold unto the saying that he did not know that what he did is unlawful thereby ignoring that fact that ignorance of the law is no excuse or defense. This maxim
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Pay It Forward University of Phoenix PSY/490 August 27‚ 2012 Radha Shankar Pay It Forward The ability to give of one’s self is within every individual; it is an endless waterfall of giving and receiving. When an individual does something nice or caring for another‚ the individual receiving the kindness generally feels the need to give back; it moves recipients to share and increase the act of kindness they have received. Unfortunately‚ in some instances‚ an act of kindness can turn
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FUTURE OF NBC DEFENCE – GLOBAL INITIATIVES INTRODUCTION “If we do not stem the proliferation of the world’s deadliest weapons‚ no democracy can feel secure……One of our most urgent priorities must be attacking the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction‚ whether they are nuclear‚ chemical or biological.” - President Clinton‚ 1993 1. Let ‘Peace and Collective Survival’ be the global motto of the 21st century but one cannot ignore the more likely existence of a complex
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assessments. Analysis/Explanation/Discussion Within all organizations‚ managers are responsible for the direction of the organization and for effective decision making strategies. Managers utilize a host of techniques that will move the organization forward. However‚ despite the overall popularity of the technique used by management‚ the success rate is limited by the reliability of the information supplied. Strategic choice model suggests that managers tend to select strategies based on a specific
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A DEFENSE OF POETRY Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) born on August 4‚ 1792 at Field Place‚ near Horsham‚ West Sussex‚ England. one of the major English Romantic poets regarded by critics as among the finest lyric poets in the English language classic poems: Ozymandias‚ Ode to the West Wind‚ To a Skylark‚ Music‚ When Soft Voices Die‚ The Cloud and The Masque of Anarchy love of freedom and political opinions influenced poems such as Prometheus Unbound (1820)
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world into something better. He does not expect much -- maybe a clean-up of some graffiti. But Trevor decides to do three important favors for people who need them. Then‚ instead of allowing them to pay it back‚ he will ask each of them to "pay it forward‚" doing three favors for other people‚ and asking them to do the same. One of Trevor’s favors is to bring his mom Arlene and Eugene together‚ though it turns out that it is not just to make them happier. Arlene and Eugene put all of their effort into
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fight back to save your own life‚ or stay still for nothing as an innocent victim? Of late years‚ self-defence has been a topical issue‚ especially about the right of owning weapons. Undoubtedly‚ every human being has the right to protect oneself; however‚ would it be a sound reason to carry a weapon? This is arguable. It is believed that people should have the right to carry a weapon for self-defence whenever there is a life-threatening danger. Some people suggest that it is because everyone has the
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DEFENCES TO NEGLIGENCE Up to the D to prove that the P’s also did not exercise the same reasonable standard of care for the community CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE * Contributory negligence involves a failure by the P to take reasonable care for his or her own safety that contributes to his or her damage * Apply section 5R – need to show that the P failed to take reasonable care for his or her safety or for the protection of the P’s interest * It is an objective standard that
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Defence Day 6 September 1965 is a very bright day in the history of Pakistan. It is the day on which everyone in the whole nation is proud of. This is because we Pakistanis on that day were able to protect ourselves from the aggression of our neighbour who was much bigger in power than us. It is also known as Youm-e-Difa. And we celebrate it as national day on 6 September‚ in memory of those who sacrificed in war for their country. Defending country means you are strong enough to
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Defence Closing Statement Members of the Jury‚ you have now heard all of the evidence in this case which I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of. My client ‚ Mr Chris Howells‚ is accused of ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM contrary to section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. The first witness you heard from today was one of two doorpersons at the Xplode night club‚ Billie Evans‚ who was present on the night of the 10th February 2012. This witness admitted to
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