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    Case law review: Section 10- Things said or done by conspirator in reference to common design Subject: Law of Evidence Submitted To: Dr. K. Vidyullatha Reddy Submitted By: Mohammed Omer Farooq 3rd Year‚ 5th Semester Roll No: 2011-46 National Academy for Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law‚ Hyderabad Table of Contents Table of Cases Arul Raja v. State of T.N 9 Balmokond v. Emperor 3 Barindra Kumar Ghose v. Emperor

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    Tragedy of the Commons

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    The article "Tragedy of the Commons" explains Hardin’s theory that a misguided or mistaken use of the human ethics is catastrophic and will result in what he called "Tragedy of the Commons". In this article‚ Hardin explains that "commons" are resources shared by the society as a whole with access to that "commons" without restrictions. Those are resources with maximum capacity and limit to support its usage. In his example on the herdsman‚ Hardin demonstrated the irrational behavior and unethical

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    their ordinary‚ dictionary meaning‚ with no exceptions. Lord Esher stated in R v Judge of the City of London Court (1892) that this should be done even if it leads to a ’manifest absurdity’. Judges who follow this rule‚ only apply the law and do not try to interpret the law. Advantages • Provides the will of parliament • Maintains the separation of powers • Encourages consistency Disadvantages • Harsh results • Absurd results • Rigid/ mechanical • Defeats parliaments intentions - Whiteley

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    History of Tort Law in India and Tort Law in the United States Of America   A tort can be known as that area of law wherein the courts provide remedies of permitting a lawsuit for damages in acknowledgement of a private or civil wrong.  In India and the United States Of America‚ resemblance in law‚ if any‚ seems to have been inherited from the legal practices as took place in the British era.   In India‚ tort law has been only in implementation since towards the end of the British rule. However

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    “Tragedy of the Commons” The theory behind the “tragedy of the commons” is important to understand the destruction of our environment and to avoid this‚ we‚ as citizens of this planet‚ must change our moral values and human ideologies. There is no technical solution to solve this problem. We can avoid “tragedy” only by changing the way we live. The tragedy of the commons is explained through an example of herdsmen being able to own as much cattle as possible‚ which results in herdsman wanting

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    The Common Cold

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    The common cold has been plaguing humankind since the beginning of human existence. Even in these advanced times‚ there is no vaccine or cure. There are many symptoms that accompany the common cold. Some of these infamous symptoms are a runny nose‚ caused by inflammation of the nasal tissues‚ resulting in over production of mucus to trap the virus‚ and coughing. there are two different kinds or types of coughs that are common with colds. The first‚ is the less common dry hacking cough‚ these kinds

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    Common Law Contracts and the UCC Article 2 Wk 5 Reflection Erick Kopczick‚ Seth Simmons‚ Karl Svanberg Law/421 December 22‚ 2014 Charles deWitt Common Law Contracts and the UCC Article 2 Wk 5 Reflection There are some similarities when it comes to UCC and Common Law contracts. But UCC is for goods and tangible items whereas Common Law Contract is for the intangible items like services. UCC is use to eliminate the technical requirements of contract law. UCC relies on the merchants acting on good

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    in a federal state like the US or Australia) because all the separate parts are subject to the UK Parliament. This is said to have sovereign power. This means that it is subject to no higher legal authority and has the power and authority to make laws for all the separate parts of the UK. In a federal state‚ the parts reserve powers to themselves. England‚ Wales and Scotland (without Northern Ireland) are sometimes referred to together as Britain. But Britain or Great Britain also sometimes refers

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    OBJECTIVE: To understand what the Case Law is and what is the importance‚purpose and history of the same and thereby getting a better understanding of the role and relevence of Case Law in India. HYPOTHESIS: Case Law or Common Law is a reported decision given by a court of first instance i.e. Supreme Court or High Court in which there are new interpretations of law and can be cited as precedent in the process of Stare Decisis. Case Law is law developed through decisions of Appellate Courts

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    FOUNDATION IN LAW – 2013 English Legal System Assignment Yong 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

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