An unregistered firm can institute a criminal proceeding for | 1. | Incorrect | Which of the following types of damages are NOT available in contract cases? Your answer: Equitable remedies The correct answer: Pecuniary damagesINCORRECT. The major form of relief in contract cases is monetary damages. Other potential types of damages are equitable‚ and tort damages‚ including punitive damages. | | 2. | Incorrect | Cecil has a contract for $2000 to paint Buck’s house so that Buck can place the
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MEGAN’S LAW 1 Megan’s Law Nelson Troncoso National University Twentynine Palms‚ CA MEGAN’S LAW 2 Abstract Megan’s law is an informal name for laws in the United States requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders. Individual
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judiciary to apply statutory interpretation‚ to interpret words of a given Act‚ to give them an exact meaning and to give them legal effect. Statutory interpretation is an integral part of the court ruling process‚ as the role of a judge is to apply the law‚ not make it. When trying to establish Parliament’s intention within an Act‚ there are various aids available to help. Firstly‚ there are three approaches to interpretation. The first of these is the literal rule‚ where‚ according to Martin (2007)1
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Chapter 1 THE NATURE AND SOURCES OF LAW A. Nature of Law and Legal Rights 1. LEGAL RIGHTS 2. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS 3. THE RIGHT OF PRIVACY 4. PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY B. Sources of Law C. Uniform State Laws D. Classifications of Law Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied‚ scanned‚ or duplicated‚ in whole or in part. Licensed to: iChapters User 4 Part 1 The Legal and Social Environment of Business law – the order or pattern of rules that society establishes
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Human Rights 10B Antonia Thomas March 6. 2014 Street Law When it comes to trying teens in court as adults. Some say stop trying them as adults and try them as juveniles‚ others say they must be tried as adults when they commit adult crimes. I believe that teens should be held accountable for their actions and tried as adults. If I knew somebody who hurt or killed someone I loved‚ I would want him or her to experience the worst possible punishment for his or her actions. Some people
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my classmates who that helped me through with these Assignment tasks. □ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT……….. 2 □ TASK 1 INTRODUCTION……….5 ← Definition of Law ← Classification of Law & Classification of Civil Law ← Definition of Contract Law ← Types of Contract BODY………… 6-15 ← Essentials of A Valid Contract ← Definition of Vitiating Factors ← Types of Vitiating Factors ← Description of the different
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| International Law | | In Completion of: | Government 202-01 Professor: Dr. Jones | Clifton R. Cooper Jr. 4/28/13 International Law For many years‚ Greece and Turkey have found themselves glaring uneasily at each other. Under the Aegean Sea between them‚ oil could be found. The question came up‚ “who owns it?” Both countries claimed the areas as being within their territorial waters. Billions of dollars were at stake. Wars have been started for less; and‚ the two countries
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What is negligence? Negligence is a legal concept in the common law legal systems mostly applied in tort cases to achieve monetary compensation for physical and mental injuries. Negligence is a type of tort. "Negligence" is not the same as "carelessness"‚ because someone might be exercising as much care as they are capable of‚ yet still fall below the level of competence expected of them. It is the opposite of "diligence". It can be generally defined as conduct that is culpable because it falls
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The rule of law is the application of laws consistently‚ without showing favouritism not authorized by said law‚ or otherwise deviating from it. The rule of law is often a criterion used in judging whether a country has good government or not. It is a principle that values procedural over substantive fairness. In some cases‚ for example‚ even when a defendant is known to be guilty‚ his case will be dismissed on the grounds that the government violated the law by gathering evidence in ways that violated
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Martial law in the Philippines (Tagalog: Batas Militar sa Pilipinas) refers to the period of Philippine history wherein Philippine Presidents and Heads of state declared a proclamation to control troublesome areas under the rule of the Military‚ and it is usually given when threatened by popular demonstrations‚ or to crack down on the opposition. Martial law can also be declared in cases of major natural disasters‚ however most countries use a different legal construct like "state of emergency".
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