The Anglo-American common-law tradition is built on the doctrine of Stare Decisis ("stand by decided matters")‚ which directs a court to look to past decisions for guidance on how to decide a case before it. This means that the legal rules applied to a prior case with facts similar to those of the case now before a court should be applied to resolve the legal dispute. The use of precedent has been justified as providing predictability‚ stability‚ fairness‚ and efficiency in the law. Reliance upon
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Binding Precedent The English Legal System is hierarchical whereby the decision of a higher court binds lower courts. The doctrine of binding precedent‚ stare decisis‚ (stand by things decided) is at the core of the legal system. The Superior Court is at the top of the legal pyramid and its decisions bind all lower courts‚ except on civil cases involving European law where the European Court of Justice is the court of last resort. Below the Superior Court‚ we have the Court of Appeal‚ and it is
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2nd Assignment: Suggested Answer 1. The legal issue revolving around this case is that whether a valid legally-binding contract has been entered into between David and John‚ and‚ if that is the case‚ whether David is able to sue John for his breach of contract resulting from his sale of the shop to Nancy. In general‚ a legally binding contract is an agreement made between two or more persons‚ by which rights are acquired by one or more to acts or forbearances on the part of the other
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Gabriela Mistral’s‚ “Tiny Feet” A child’s tiny feet‚ Blue‚ blue with cold‚ How can they see and not protect you? Oh‚ my God! (1-4) Tiny wounded feet‚ Bruised all over by pebbles‚ Abused by snow and soil! (5-7) Man‚ being blind‚ ignores that where you step‚ you leave A blossom of bright light‚ that where you have placed your bleeding little soles a redolent tuberose grows. (8-13) Since‚ however‚ you walk through the streets so straight‚
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Ligand binding assays are an analytical procedure‚ whose method relies on the binding of specific ligand molecules to receptors‚ antibodies or other macromolecules (Hulme et al.‚ 2010). The analysis of radioligand binding assays are based on a simple model‚ called the law of mass action‚ which assumes that binding to the receptors are reversible. The binding to the receptors occurs when the ligand and the receptor collide by diffusion and when the collision has enough energy and the correct orientation
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Just for Feet‚ Case Study Just for Feet‚ Case Study 1. Balance Sheets Just for FEET‚ Inc. | Balance Sheet | Years ending Jan 31st | | | | Current Assets: 1996 1997 1998 | Cash & Equivalents | 36.93% | 18.40% | 1.80% | Marketable Securities AFS | 9.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% | Accounts Receivable | 1.74% | 3.53% | 2.74% | Inventory | 35.47% | 45.97% | 58.01% | Other Current Assets | 0.56% | 1.50% | 2.65% | Total Current Assets | 83.75% | 69.40% | 65
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ACCT 3596: Auditing Just For FEET‚ Inc. Case Analysis: Case 1.2 #1-3‚ 5 Beka Vinogradov Seat #1 2011 1 Beka Vinogradov ACCT 3596: Case Analysis #1. Common-Sized Balance Sheets. Just for FEET‚ Inc. Balance Sheet Years ending Jan 31st 1997 18.40% 0.00% 3.53% 45.97% 1.50% 69.40% 21.08% 8.05% 1.46% 100.00% 20.22% 11.41% 2.07% 0.30% 0.72% 34.73% 5.48% 40.21% 0.00% 48.76% 11.03% 59.79% 1996 Current Assets: Cash & Equivalents Marketable Securities AFS Accounts Receivable Inventory Other
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Homework 1 Instructions In this homework‚ you will design a program to perform the following task: Calculate the usable area in square feet of house. Assume that the house has a maximum of four rooms‚ and that each room is rectangular. There are 4 components of your submission including: Program Description- A detailed‚ clear description of the program you are building. Analysis- Demonstrates your thought process and steps used to analyze the problem. Be sure to include the required
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uhiuhuikany Animal Logic. Though primarily an animated film‚ Happy Feet does incorporate motion capture of live action humans in certain scenes. The film was simultaneously released in both conventional theatres and in IMAX 2D format.[2] The studio had hinted that a future IMAX 3D release was a possibility. However‚ Warner Bros.‚ the film’s production company‚ was on too tight a budget to release Happy Feet in IMAX digital 3D.[3] Happy Feet won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the BAFTA
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Foot binding is also known as “lotus feet”. This practice was to prevent the feet from growing. This custom originated from upper-court dancers during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in Imperial China. As a result‚ this practice became popular in the Song Dynasty and had spread to all other social classes. Foot binding was a mean to show that you were wealthy. This custom was thought to be beautiful. The origin of foot binding began when Emperor Li Yu created a six-foot tall golden lotus that
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