Asian Social Science December‚ 2009 Factors Effecting Drug Relapse in Malaysia: An Empirical Evidence Fauziah Ibrahim‚ PhD Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia E-mail: ifauziah@ukm.my Naresh Kumar‚ PhD Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Putra Malaysia E-mail: naresh@putra.upm.edu.my Abstract It has been noted that many drug addicts relapse to drug use after discharged from successful treatment and rehabilitation programs. Thus it is imperative
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LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL CONTEXT – C. Nicora / L. Oholeguy Language varies not only according to social class‚ age and gender but also according to the social context in which we are immersed. Many aspects of the social situation can contribute to decide which linguistic variety is to be employed on a particular occasion. Another way to refer to social contexts is the term‚ used by Miriam Meyerhoff‚ "Social Networks": • Social Networks are groupings based on frequency and quality of members ’ interaction
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In the present case‚ the question is whether Joe Smith parent can file a lawsuit because he was discriminated against due to his race‚ sex‚ national origin‚ religion‚ and/or financial means. Like in the Yick Wo case‚ Smith is discriminated due to his national origin. Even though‚ his origin is white and the admissions policy might appear neutral to some‚ but it is applied unequally to whites. In DeFunis v Odegaard‚ this case was ruled moot because Defunis was in his last year of law school‚ so the
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1 2 CASE NOTE: AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION V STODDART1 I INTRODUCTION The High Court of Australia held in Australian Crime Commission v Stoddart (2011) that a privilege against spousal incrimination does not exist at common law. This provides that a spouse sworn in as a witness loses the right to call on the privilege to refuse to answer a question at the risk of incriminating the other spouse. This case note will outline the key issues of the case‚ analyze both the High Court majority
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textbook question to answer Part 2 - Choose ONE of the options [pic] Part 1 - Choose one part of the assigned textbook question to answer An important concept this week is jurisdiction. As the text explains‚ a court must have subject matter jurisdiction to hear a case. Subject matter jurisdiction is rather straight forward - the court must have jurisdic tion to hear the particular type of dispute (see my video for further explanation of this concept). Now look at Question
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THE HIGH COURT’S DECISIONS a. Duty of care In Harriton’s case‚ she was Mrs Harriton’s decision alone as to whether or not to undergo an abortion‚ and elsewhere the law recognizes that where this is a lawful possibility this is a decision she may make in her own best interests and not necessarily those of the foetus. Then a recognized legal right of the mother may conflict with any posited ‘right’ of the unborn child‚ with the further complication that‚ should the mother decide to continue the pregnancy
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Authorized Institution – Restriction by Type | |Banks (LB 133) |Restricted Licensed |Deposit-taking | | | |Banks (RLB 46) |Company (DTC 45) | |Min. Deposit Amount (or equiv |No Restriction |HKD $500‚000 |HKD
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Case of Braswell v. United States Team A Bridget Sarris‚ Bonnie Kyle‚ Erlyn Cruz‚ Ernest Snyder LAW / 421 Robert Tisher May 27‚ 2013 BRASWELL v. UNITED STATES This case presents the question whether the custodian of corporate records may resist a subpoena for such records on the ground that the act of production would incriminate him in violation of the Fifth Amendment. We conclude that he may not. From 1965 to 1980‚ petitioner Randy Braswell operated his business — which comprises
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The homeless to safe and secure housing if the only housing to which the person has access: • • • damages‚ or is likely to damage‚ the person’s health or threatens the person’s safety marginalises the person through failing to provide access to adequate personal amenities or the economic and social support that a home normally a ords places the person in circumstances that threaten or adversely a ect the adequacy‚ safety‚ security and a ordability of that housing. Figure 1 Homelessness
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Asian Immigrant Families in America The United States of America is a country founded and built by immigrants. Many people from all over the world has migrated to this country in hopes of building a brighter future for themselves and their children. America has always been viewed as the land of opportunity‚ and this is the reason why so many people have moved to this country. While all immigrants are faced with similar problems‚ some immigrant groups are faced with more difficult problems than
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