written by each independent state. 4.In what types of cases and/or memos would you be most likely to cite case law that is not mandatory authority? Answer: When a case does not have any prior decisions‚ possibly based on a new law or a law that has not been heard in a court yet. Persuasive law is case law from other districts or states that have made a decision of the law. This could also be scholarly analysis contained in legal literature.
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participation in an open global economy would be crucial to its survival (Chow‚ 2002) During the three decades since these reforms China ’s political and economic institutions have undergone a dramatic transition (Overholt‚ 2005 and Economy‚ 1998). China has shifted from the world ’s greatest opponent of globalization into a committed member of a global economy and advocate of globalization (Overholt‚ 2005). The pinnacle of this transformation and China ’s economic growth was its admission into to the World
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Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation Susan Maynard LAW/531 May 5‚ 2013 Bob Houle Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation The traditional litigation system and the nontraditional forms of the alternative dispute resolutions (ADR) have several similarities as well as differences. There are numerous legal processes available to companies to resolve disputes other than using the traditional litigation system such as arbitration
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Civil Litigation Process The focus of this paper will be to show how an employee would make a discrimination complaint against his employer. The process begins with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and can proceed through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the United States Supreme Court. Discrimination is defined as the "prejudiced or prejudicial outlook‚ action‚ or treatment of an individual or group towards another person or group. (http://m-w.com/dictionary/discrimination
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adversarial model of litigation is the system of justice that we use in the United States. The adversary model relies on each advocate to represent their cause or party and ultimately a jury to come to a finding. Justice has been served when one advocate is able to convince the judge or jury that they are in the right. Our legal system was created in order to find the truth in injustices and restore justice. Over the years many people have found faults in our adversarial model of litigation as they believe
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public interest litigation Public interest litigation involves the institution of actions by private citizens in courts to seek redress against public wrongs committed by government or public bodies. It is an adjudication of disputes between private individuals and the state initiated to promote the public good in terms of serving a collective societal interest. In George John v Goh Eng Wah Bros Filem Sdn Bhd & 2 Ors‚ Lim Beng Choon J traced the origin of public interest litigation and its justification
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Leonhardt’s article‚”Inequality Has Been Going On Forever...but That Doesn’t Mean It’s Inevitable”‚ illustrates the mechanisms and possible solutions to economic inequality. He starts off on a negative note‚ by emphasizing the detrimental effects that economic inequality brings for the impoverished and contrasts them with the affluent. Then‚ he introduces the fundamental principles behind the formation of economic inequality using hypotheticals to explain the disparity between the rich and poor.
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To what extent has Greece been Affected by Globalization‚ Socially‚ Politically‚ Environmentally‚ Economically and Culturally? (above is a picture of the Greek flag) Greece is a relatively small country situated in the Southern East part of Europe. It is made up of many different islands and is mostly surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. The picture on the right is the current flag of Greece. The capital of Greece is Athens‚ situated in the middle of the country and on the edge of the country’s
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Combating Compassion Fatigue Caring for others can be a rewarding job‚ but this can lead to stress in all areas of health care. Compassion fatigue refers to an emotional state with negative psychological and physical consequences that emanate from acute or prolonged care giving of people stricken by intense trauma‚ suffering‚ or misfortune. (Bush‚ N. 2009). Compassion fatigue is a gradual decrease in compassion over time. In compassion fatigue a person giving a great amount of energy and compassion to
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History at Cornell University‚ situated in Ithaca‚ New York‚ where he specializes in the history of 19th-century United States in the South. The book I read written by him was The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism. As historian Edward Baptist uncovers in The Half Has Never Been Told‚ the extension of slavery in the initial eight decades after American independence drove the advancement and modernization of the United States. In the range of a solitary lifetime
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