Imperfection in liability system The products liability system has been criticized on equity‚ distributive‚ and efficiency grounds. The equity arguments often express a belief that cases should be inside on the basic afford and negligence. In particular‚ firm consider it in equitable to be assessed damage when there was nothing that could be done to prevent the injury. Objection had been made to the inability to use state-of-the-art design as a defense in cases governed by strict liability. In the absence
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once sent to jail for refusing to pay his taxes and I support this episode of civil disobedience as justified. Thoreau did not pay his taxes because he objected the use of the revenue to finance the Mexican War and enforcement of slavery laws. He did not request for his money to be used for the enforcement of slavery laws‚ therefore felt he had the right to protest and act out civil disobedience. Paul Harris defines civil disobedience as "an illegal‚ public‚ nonviolent‚ conscientiously motivated act
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Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Different Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Explain nature of law and other fundamental concepts relating to English Law (P1) I n order
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Torts are civil wrongs recognized by law as grounds for a lawsuit. These wrongs result in an injury or harm constituting the basis for a claim by the injured party. While some torts are also crimes punishable with imprisonment‚ the primary aim of tort law is to provide relief for the damages incurred and deter others from committing the same harms. The injured person may sue for an injunction to prevent the continuation of the tortious conduct or for monetary damages. Among the types of damages
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Product Liability: Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers‚ distributors‚ suppliers‚ retailers‚ and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause. The claims that most commonly associated with prodcut liability is negligence‚ strict liablity‚ breach of warranty‚ and various other consumer claims. Each type of product liability claim requires different elements to be proven to present a successful claim. A products
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hold him to his payments. The action failed because there was no indication that the arrangement was intended to be a contract. .1 Difference between the Tortuous Liability and Contractual Liability. 3.1.1 Contract Law Contract law is that body of rules that govern contractual agreements between persons or merchants. Contract laws outline what a person can or cannot include in a contract‚ and what the remedies are if a party breaches their contractual duties. For example: Silva contracts with
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BETWEEN THE LAWS‚CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND MAN-WOMAN IN SOPHOCLES’ ANTIGONE 1.Introduction Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC. It is a play about one girl’s beliefs against the injustices of civil law and the success of the orders of the gods. Sophocles creates a free woman figure against not only the mortal laws of the state but also men’s power. He engages necessity of harmony between tradition and state in Antigone. It deals with Ancient Greece’s
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BRANCHES OF LAW Among branches of law‚ two major fields can be distinguished: private law and public law. The difference between these two branches lies mainly in the parties of the legal relationship in question. Private law signifies rules that regulate the relationships between private individuals (subjects of law who are‚ legally speaking‚ in an equal situation; for example‚ the legal relationship between a buyer and a seller‚ where both parties have certain rights and obligations). Private law covers
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have ended with the Civil War but mistreatment of the African Americans still continued. With laws like The Jim Crow Laws mandating separation of the races in all aspects of life in the south being in the 1890s made life unbearably hard for people of color. Waterfountatins‚ restaurants‚ theaters‚ restrooms‚ doors‚ buses‚ trains‚ workplaces‚ and other public facilities were designated with “White Only” and “Colored” signs. These laws fueled racial discrimination. These types of laws existed until the
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Explain the arguments for and against strict liability offences A strict liability offence is one where it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove any mens rea. In most cases of strict liability even if one did not have the intent to commit a crime‚ however reasonable‚ in relation to a particular element of the actus reus of an offence‚ they can still be convicted. This can be shown in reference to Prince and Hibbert. Prince (1875) the girl was taken by Prince even though he knew she was
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