Introduction A law is an obligatory rule of conduct imposed and enforced by the sovereign[1]. Therefore the law is the body of principles recognized and enforced by the state in the application of justice. The law is mainly made by a parliament‚ a legislative body given power by the constitution to draft law. However in the last few decades there has been a notion that judges make law.A judge is a public official appointed or elected to hear and decide legal matters in court[2]‚ Judges exercise
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Comparative Law Case 1-1. IGNACIO SEQUIHUA V. TEXACO INC. ET AL. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas‚ 1994. FACTS: Plaintiffs‚ Ecuador residents‚ filed suit in Texas over alleged environmental damage in Ecuador. Plaintiffs pray for money damages‚ an injunction to clean up‚ and a court-administered trust fund. Defendants bring motions to dismiss. ISSUE: Should the court decline to exercise jurisdiction based on the doctrine of comity of nations? HOLDING: Yes. LAW: Section
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Introduction and Sources of Business Law Sara Bakerink Kaplan University LS311-03RP1 There are many terms to know and understand in Business Law. The definition of some terms are easy to comprehend while others are more complex. I have listed several terms from our textbook with definitions as I understand them. Common law is a type of law that was created based on English legal system. "Eventually‚ the common law tradition became part of the heritage of all nations
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COURSE ACCT5150: BUSINESS AND COMPANY LAW (For 2014-2015) COURSE OUTLINE Course Title: ACCT5150 Business and Company Law Description: This course seeks to provide an introduction to the institutions‚ doctrines and methodology of the law in the business and corporation context. The first part of the course will begin with an examination of the legal system of the Hong Kong SAR before proceeding to encompass a selection of topics in business law such as the law relating to contract‚ torts and employment
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Adultery • Common Law o Adultery was sexual intercourse with another’s wife o Sexual intercourse out of wedlock was punished by the church as an ecclesiastical offence • MPC o Statutes against fornication and adultery are unenforced; omitted any provisions relating to these offenses • State Statutes o State Statutes vary: Voluntary sexual intercourse between persons‚ one of whom is lawfully married to another‚ both parties being guilty Intercourse by a married person with one who is
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Mass Media Law Test #1 What is Law? A system to settle disputes. Primarily law serves to keep society orderly and is a system for settling disputes without violence. 5 sources of American Law 1) Common Reactive Laws: A system derived from England. Common reactive laws are an example of an “Inductive System of Law” (rules are developed over time after judges decide similar cases). There is a constant change in common reactive laws. i. The term “common” is used because its supposed
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School of Law LAW OF PROPERTY II EQUITY & TRUSTS Syllabus The nature of equity and the trust Express trusts o Certainty of intention‚ subject matter and objects o The beneficiary principle o The constitution of trusts o The duties of trustees and breach of trust Resulting trusts Quistclose trusts Constructive trusts Trusts of homes Personal liability to account Tracing Lecture - Course Documents 2009-10 1 Queen Mary University of London School of Law LAW OF PROPERTY
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decide cases however they personally wish to‚ or however they feel at the time. Karl Llewellyn‚ the other key figure in American Legal Realism‚ would have agreed with this statement[1]. Llewellyn‚ along with Jerome Frank‚ challenged the notion of law being determinate‚ autonomous and apolitical. Under this presumption‚ Jerome Frank highlighted the psychological aspect of judicial decision making when pointing out that in alliance with human nature‚ a judge’s decision may be influenced by such monotonous
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is able to take legal action to enforce the contact with Gordon – ex-Sales Manager of Heavy Trucks Ltd for the delivery of five trucks costing $950‚000. Laws To interpret these issues‚ this paper will consider section 126‚ 128(1)(4) and 129 of the Corporation Act 2001 (Cth) as well as the Turquand rule of internal management in common law. Section 126 stated that a firm could exercise the power to make‚ ratify and discharge a contract through an agent. In other words‚ the company will be liable
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Scottish law recognises four sources of law: legislation‚ legal precedent‚ academic writings and custom. The Sources Of Legislation in Scottish Law Legislation affecting Scotland may be passed by Holyrood (Scottish Parliament)‚ Westminster (Parliament of the United Kingdom‚ made up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords) or The European Union (made up of The European Commission‚ The Council of the European Union‚ The European Parliament‚ The Court of Justice and The Court of Auditors)
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