The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution for a country‚ containing 395 articles‚ 12 schedules‚ numerous amendments and 117‚369 words. Indian Law is largely based on English common law because of the long period of British colonial influence during the period of the British Raj. After the failed rebellion against the British in 1857‚ the British Parliament took over the reign of India from the British East India Company‚ and British India came under the direct rule of the Crown
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(1873-1875) with a view of supplementing the common law rules. Equity developed because of the problems of the common law. The word ’equity’ has a meaning of ’fairness’ and this is the basis on which it operates. The existing law as at the time equity arose was common law‚ equity acted as a supplement to the common law thus it was described as being ’a gloss on the common law’. This statement shows that it improved the common law. Seeing that the law (common law) was made to ensure justice in particular
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Corporation used the cost method‚ what would have been the balance in the investment account on Dec 31‚ 2008? A. $150‚000 B. $157‚500 C. $153‚400 D. $153‚500 On January 1‚ 2007‚ Firewire Company acquired 40 percent of Browser Company ’s common stock. For this acquisition‚ Firewire paid $45‚000 above book value. The full differential was attributed to equipment with a remaining life of ten years and zero salvage value at the date of acquisition. During 2007 and 2008‚ Browser reported net
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Suan Kai Question 1 (a) Briefly explain the history of the English common law prior to the Norman Conquest in 1066. (5 marks) (b) State the developments of the common law after Norman Conquest in 1066. (6 marks) (c) Explain the drawbacks of the common law system in England and Wales. (7 marks) (d) What are the effective developments that have taken place to overcome the problems faced by the common law system? (7 marks) Q1(a) Prior to the Norman Conquest
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The Weaknesses and Strengths of Common Sense and Science as Sources of Knowledge There are many sources of knowledge as the society progresses. In this case‚ the most controversial question would be whether or not common sense can be accounted as a reliable source of knowledge? Although both common sense and science can be taken into account as sources of knowledge‚ I will argue that to some extent common sense and scientific knowledge are still very different from one another. That is‚ scientific
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Weekly Reflection Common law and UCC laws can vary. Both of these are laws that U.S. The UCC was created to harmonize a particular or group of laws in all states of the U.S. Common laws can vary amongst each state. Common laws usually deal with real estate‚ service‚ insurance‚ intangible assets and employment contracts. If any changes are made to these laws‚ it could lead to the rejection or even counter offer of that offer. UCC Laws usually deal with the sales of goods and securities. Minor
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“COMMON GOOD: The Law’s End” (A Commentary on Summa Theologica Question 90‚ Article 2) I. INTRODUCTION “Et ideo omnis lex ad bonum commune ordinatur (Therefore every law is ordained to the common good).” This is the second component on the definition of law by St. Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologica. For him‚ law “is nothing else than an ordinance of reason for the common good‚ made by him who has care of the community‚ and promulgated.” In this definition of St. Thomas‚ he provides
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字数统计：1213 Difference between Common Law and Civil Law In today’s world‚ common law legal systems are in use in England where it originated‚ and in nations that trace their legal heritage to England as former colonies of the British Empire‚ including the United States‚ Singapore‚ India‚ Canada‚ Ireland‚ South Africa‚ Hong Kong‚ Australia and etc. But there are also some countries use civil law such as China、French and Japan. So what is the difference between common law system and civil law system
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Common Sense and Integrative Thinking Introduction This article is a discussion about Common Sense and Integrative Thinking. It discusses about the connection or role of Common Sense in Integrative Thinking on the basis of “Common sense and Integrative thinking” by Joy Ben and Sally Dresdow‚ 2009. I will be discussing about their arguments. This paper will show the link between Common Sense and Integrative Thinking. In general Common Sense does not seem to play a great role in Integrative Thinking
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Uniform Commercial Code and the common law of contracts. “The Uniform Commercial Code‚ or UCC‚ is statutory law in every state. The common law of contracts is court-made law that‚ like all court-made law‚ is in a constant state of evolution.” (Mallor‚ 2007) The UCC was created by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws to establish a uniform set of rules to govern commercial transactions‚ help solve the common problems that occur during these
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