Tort law in environmental regulations Actions brought under tort law are amongst the oldest of the legal remedies to abate pollution. Most pollution cases in tort law fall under the categories of nuisance‚ negligence or strict liability.1 The rules of Tort law in India were introduced under British rule. Initially‚ disputes arising within the presidency towns of Calcutta‚ Madras and Bombay were subjected to common law rules.2 Later‚ Indian courts outside the presidency were required by Acts of the
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Laws are an intrinsic part of our lives and are necessary for the common good and welfare of society. Black’s Law Dictionary‚ as quoted by Melvin (2012)‚ defines law as a “body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority‚ and having legal binding force.” In other words‚ laws are rules of behavior that are legally binding and are enforced by a controlling authority. Laws affect many aspects of our lives in ways that we may not even think about: we pay our taxes‚ observe
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Research Outline The concept of separate rules‚ laws and outlines being implemented and acting simultaneously to form the legal frame work around a particular area of law seems certain to create questionability rather than certainty. [1] However doesn’t the Electronic Transactions Act 2000 (NSW) simply aim to fulfill the requirements for traditional contracts; their validity will still be rely on their adherence to the principals of common law. Electronic transactions legislation is essential in
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AFRICA (CUEA) FACULTY OF LAW THIRD YEAR 1ST SEMESTER BACHELOR OF LAWS JANUARY- APRIL 2013 COURSE TITLE: LAND LAW 1 COURSE CODE: CLS 300 BY: WILSON MAROTSE MULEI LLM (London)‚ LLB (Moi)‚ Dip. Law (KSL) Attorney at Law‚ EAC COURSE OUTLINE INTRODUCTION Land law is split into two separate but related units. Land Law 1 and Land Law II. Land Law I deals with foundations of property law and Land Law II deals with Proprietary Rights and transactions. Land Law I is devoted to the teaching
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The fundamental fact that decides the type of regime and‚ by extension‚ the type of laws that the regime should have is the structure of authority in the regime. The two most common types of regimes are democracy and oligarchy. All regimes desire to be wealthy‚ therefore all regimes are oligarchical to some extent‚ but more specifically oligarchies are regimes where the wealthy rule. Democracies on the other hand are defined as the rule of the majority‚ which is assuming that the majority ruling
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Business Law Midterm Chapter 1 - Nature of Law and Legal Rights * Legal Rights: rights (legal capacity to require another person to perform or refrain from performing an act) and duties (obligation of law imposed on a person to perform or refrain from performing a certain act) coexist. * Individual right: any statutes‚ ordinances‚ or court decisions cannot violate the rights given in Constitution. * The Right of Privacy: Fourth Amendment (only search under reasonable suspicion) and protecting
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Proprietary estoppel protects a person who has a non contractual agreement over land but they have suffered a detriment due to them acting upon a reliance based on an assurance made by the claimant. There has been much discussion in recent case law and academic commentaries as to the elements which make up the nature of proprietary estoppel. Unconscionaibility is a major point for discussion in deciding whether it should be treated as a separate element or if it is linked into the three main elements
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LAW 2014 Exam Review Checklist CANADIAN LEGAL SYTEM Purposes of law – 1) To maintain the integrity of state boundaries‚ 2) To maintain law and order‚ 3) To protect citizens from each other‚ 4) To provide a civilized forum for resolving disputes between citizens. 5) To protect citizens from illegal or oppressive government action 6) Provide a civilized forum for resolving disputes between citizens and government 7) Establish and maintain standards relating to areas such as health‚ education
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illustration of the importance of having clear and concise and up to date policies and procedures. It is cases like this that show the benefits of being accredited and helps to bring understand to the very reason the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies standards were developed (CALEA‚ n.d.). This case had several areas of concern‚ many of which could have been avoided by having a policy like we have been speaking about. One of the first issues is the practice of allowing private
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of precedence and has two aspects: 1) definitional or substantial – the principle of law is found in the precedence called the ratio decidendi: the narrowest and necessary legal principle upon which a legal decision was based. This is the aspect of the case that binds future courts and must be followed. 2) Structural: what precedent cases must be followed. Rupert Cross wrote a book called “precedence in legal law” and described the structural component of the stare decisis as “every court is bound
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