printed pages of Understanding Property Law by John G. Sprankling where the topic is discussed.] LexisNexis Capsule Summary Property Law PART I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 WHAT IS PROPERTY? § 1.01 An “Unanswerable” Question? [1-2] The term property is extraordinarily difficult to define. The ordinary person defines property as things that are owned by people. However‚ the law defines property as rights among people that concern things. § 1.02 Property and Law [2-4] [A] Legal Positivism
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the possession‚ of a determinate thing; and the other party (Buyer) obligates himself to pay therefor a price certain in money or its equivalent.1 The Roman Law concept embodied in the old Civil Code2 that treated delivery of tangible property as the sole purpose of sale has been modified under the present Article 1458‚ which applies the common law concept of requiring the obligation to transfer the ownership of the subject matter of the sale as a principal obligation of the seller. 1. Nature of Obligations
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What Is Law? Although “the law” may seem to be abstract and far removed from everyday life‚ it actually is a framework for much of what you do. Perhaps you get a traffic ticket or want a local store to replace a defective toaster you purchased. Perhaps you have been called for jury duty or must testify as a witness to an accident. Perhaps you want to stop a road widening project near your home‚ ponder the issues of prayer in school or abortion‚ or must see that the provisions of a will are carried
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NO. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS Introduction A collective term describing international treaties‚ statutes‚ regulations‚ and common law and national legislation that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment‚ towards the purpose of human activity is called Environmental law (Akpan‚ 2004). Environmental impact statements have mostly been applied to individual projects and have led to various offshoot techniques‚ such as health impact assessments‚ social
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Administrative Law- GPR 203 Module 2: EVENING Lecture Notes By: Prof. Migai Akech Lecture 1 and 2: Thursday October 2012 – B3 5.30-8.30 PM INTRODUCTION Definition Administrative law is the law relating to the control relating to government power. The primary purpose of administrative law is to keep the powers of government within their legal bounds‚ so as to protect citizens against abuse. Nature and Purpose of Administrative law Article 47 of the constitution
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Business Law Assignment; Mistake in contract law‚ is a factual misunderstanding that may lead to a failure of a meeting of the minds. Unilateral mistake is mean that is only one party is mistaken‚ but the other party knows‚ or ought reasonably to be aware of the mistake. Contract may be void or voidable. Void is a contract that is no legal effect. While‚ voidable is an agreement that may be affirmed or rejected at the option of one of the party. The reason why Lord Denning took the view that these
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adhere to the essay question‚ it is important to establish what frustration is. The essence of frustration was identified in Davis Contractors Ltd v Fareham Urban District Council[1] by Lord Radcliffe. He asserts that “Frustration occurs whenever the law recognises that without the default of either party‚ a contractual obligation has become incapable of being performed because of the circumstances in which performance is called for would render it a thing radically different from that which was undertaken
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of law… The basic of law can be summarized in two words: human conflict. People dispute and argue over money and theft and property damage. Law is a body of rules enacted by public officials in a legitimate manner and backed by the force of the state. The first element (body of rules) is self evident‚ the hidden part is these rules are found in a myriad of different places. The second element (law is enacted by a public official) is critical. all places have rules but they are not laws unless
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Topic 2 Patents and Computer Software (Part 1) What is a Patent? It is a right granted by law to an individual who has created an invention in a form of product or process‚ which is new. In other words‚ a patent simply means a right to an invention. Darcy v. Allin (1602) Co Rep 84 b Stroud’s Judicial Dictionary of Words And Phrases: letters patent for an invention Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: a paper from a government office (the Patent Office) giving someone
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them to buy them at competitive prices. If it were not for the antitrust laws that the government put into effect there would not be much of a market. There would only be big businesses that produced everything and they would set the price consumers would pay. Antitrust laws protect companies from one another so they compete for business and are not forced out of business by a larger company. It is because of these antitrust laws‚ such as the Sherman Act (1890)‚ the Clayton Act (1914)‚ and the Federal
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