Lecture 4 & 5 - CISG- International Contracts of Sale of Goods Contract The issues in this case is -- what is the governing law? -- Does CISG apply? -- Is there a breach of contract by (seller) as regards to (a) Delay of delivery (b) quality if wines? -- What are the remedies available to (buyer)? 1. Is there a choice of law clause? ( Yes – Australian is the governing law ) ( No- where there is no choice of law clause in the sale contract‚ courts will choose the law of nation which has the ‘ closest
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LEGAL STUDIES – HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT: TREATMENT OF REFUGEES/ASSYLUM SEEKERS. Human rights are universally recognized liberties for each human in the world granted by birth. Just the fact that you are born entitles you the right to be treated in a comfortable and respectable manner. The important part of these rights is that they are undeniable and inalienable. Meaning no human being should be denied of them‚ and that no-one can be alienated from them. These rights are equal to all cultures
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Is The Internet a Human Right? A Review and Assessment of Human Rights and the Internet. It may seem blasé‚ or more probably naive‚ in this post dot-com-bust world to still hold out that “information is power” and‚ moreover‚ that the Internet is fundamentally different than any previous information technology. Perhaps I am guilty of such sentimentalities‚ but allow me at least for the sake of argument to hold on to a small hope that the Internet really is something new. It would then be true that
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Holocaust motivated many individuals to strive to change the world and demand equal rights for all. After the end of the Second World War‚ the United Nations were formed with the goal of keeping peace around the world. In 1948‚ the Declaration of Human Rights‚ a document which outlined all the rights every human being is entitled to was released. It should be noted that throughout history‚ the Declaration of Human Rights was not always adhered to and groups of people were being targeted and treated inhumanely
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Laura Vassalli 7118763 Professor Alison Brysk Global Studies 111 12 December 2012 HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN CONGO The conflict in Congo is one of the worst of our contemporary history in terms of casualties and human rights violations. Since the beginning of the civil war in 1996 about 5.400.000 million people died. “The wars in that country have claimed nearly the same number of lives as having a 9/11 every single day for 360 days‚ the genocide that struck Rwanda in 1994‚ the ethnic cleansing
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The universality of Human Rights In the course of history men and women have been struggling to obtain equal rights. Some major results have been achieved: a century and a half ago slavery has been abolished and in almost every country in the world women have voting right. Formally‚ the establishment of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN General Assembly in 1948 was a great accomplishment in this struggle. The intention of this declaration is clearly shown by the use of the
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International Law and Terrorism Some ‘Qs & As’ for Operators By Colonel Charles J. Dunlap‚ Jr.‚ USAF * The events of 11 September 2001 present military lawyers—like the rest of the U.S. armed forces—with a variety of new challenges. Indeed‚ the war on terrorism raises complex legal issues (not the least of which is whether it is a “war” at all!). As difficult as it may be to determine what law applies to a particular question‚ the even more challenging task is to translate the legal analysis
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Michael Jackson is best known for his music‚ but he possibly touched just as many people through his love and compassion for those less fortunate. Here are just some of the things he did which never really made the headlines... January‚ 1979: Michael Jackson donated a number of books‚ including ‘Peter Pan’ to the Chicago Public Library’s Young Adult Section and promoted reading through a library program called ‘Boogie to the Book Beat’. July‚ 1981: A benefit concert at the Omni Auditorium
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International Law Reading Notes: Ch. 3: Sources * There is no single body to create laws internationally binding upon everyone nor a proper system of courts with comprehensive and compulsory jurisdiction to interpret and extend the law. * Sources: provisions operating within the legal system on a technical level * Reason and morality are excluded as well as functional sources * Survey of process whereby rules of international law emerge * Article 38 of the Statute of
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establishment of a code of human rights is a relatively recent concept introduced by the United Nations in 1946. However‚ code list is not globally accepted‚ but is upheld and respected by progressive democratic thinking countries. Not all can agree on what constitutes a human right‚ but looking back through the course of history it is clear that there have been countless violations of what the U.N. has presented as human rights. Some of the most prominent violations of these rights stem from tensions between
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