Natural Law VS. Positive Law Laws are rules established by a governing authority to organize and maintain orderly existence. It can generally be divided into two principles: Natural law‚ which is based on the divine‚ and Positive law which states that laws are what the lawmakers command. Throughout history many philosophers have come to be linked to either branch of law. Philosophers such as Aristotle advocated Natural law‚ while others‚ such as Thomas Hobbes‚ supported Positive law. Each
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Name : Zi Lin ( Emilie ) Student Number : 706479 Teacher’s Name : Jonathan Bowlby Group : 4 Case1 Issue Does XZA Bank Pty Ltd have legal right to sell Ji’s house based on the loan contract he signed? Rules The case of Commercial Bank of Australia v Amadio[1] and Blomley v Ryan[2] demonstrate the bank’s conduct were unconscionable. The court look at 3 main elements to determining whether to activate the doctrine of unconscionability. • Special disadvantage: A person’s
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IN KENYA by NEMA LEAD EXPERT Ms Joan Kithika EMCA‚ 1999 Environmental Management and Coordination Act‚ 1999 Assented to in1999 and commenced in 2000. An ACT of Parliament to provide for the establishment of an appropriate legal and institutional framework for the management of the environment and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. EMCA‚ 1999 Institutions under EMCA NEMA: National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) is to exercise general supervision
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abrogation of the 1962 constitution of Uganda to constitutional development by critically looking at its impact on the doctrines of constitutionalism including independence of the judiciary‚ separation of powers‚ protection of human rights‚ rule of law as well as the role of the army to mention but a few. In 1964‚ according to Kristin Leefers A Worldwide Student Journal of Politics‚ discord within the UPC‚ as well as challenges from opposition parties threatened Uganda’s political development
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the loan contract between ABC bank and Sambal Pty Ltd is invalid. State the law: Section 140 of the corporations act states that: “A company’s constitution (if any) and any replaceable rules that apple to the company have effect as a contract: (a) Between the company and each member; and (b) Between the company and each director and company secretary; and (c) Between a member and each other member; Apply the law: According to section 140‚ a company’s constitution is only an internal governance
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Shapley | Civil Law v. Criminal Law | Introduction to Criminal Law | Joanna Solis 3/2/2012 | Only a few people actually know “the law”. Others think that the criminal justice system is a body that only has one set of rules and laws and all act the same. Not to mention that because of television they think that every case is tried at criminal court with a judge and a panel of jurors. However that is not the case because there’s two specifically types of law‚ civil and criminal law. Though both
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Impacts of Terrorism Dancing around the fire is not the solution to any problem. One should try to see beneath the surface in order to grasp an idea about the basic issue. Despite a stream of strong words and announcements made by the international level organizations and many governments of the various countries‚ nothing has been done successfully in order to counter the cataclysmic activities of terrorism in the world. Rather the situation has taken a quantum leap for the worse. At present in many
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THE LAW OF CONTRACT IN GHANA (These notes have mainly been culled from Mrs. Christine Dowuona Hammond’s seminal work on the Law of Contracts.) INTRODUCTION Contracts are made by people every day‚ whether the parties recognise it or not. Each time one spends money on anything – a bus ticket‚ an airline ticket‚ a pair of shoes‚ a meal in a restaurant‚ laundry services‚ books‚ or signs a lease‚ etc. one concludes a valid and legally binding contract. Contracts may be oral or written;
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Here are the salient features of Republic Act 8792: It gives legal recognition of electronic data messages‚ electronic documents‚ and electronic signatures. (section 6 to 13) Allows the formation of contracts in electronic form. (section 16) Makes banking transactions done through ATM switching networks absolute once consummated. (section 16) Parties are given the right to choose the type and level of security methods that suit their needs. (section 24) Provides the mandate for the electronic
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General statements of lowest price (Efroiken v Simon) * Statements of lowest price in response to a specific inquiry (Harvey v Facey) * Invitations to tender (Spencer v Harding) * Newspaper advertisements in general (Shepherd v Farrel Estate Agency) * Advertisements by transport companies of their charges for conveying goods (Frazer v Frank Johnson) * Displays in shop windows (Crawly v Rex) * Displays on self service counters (Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash
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