Constitutional Law - The term constitution comes from the Latin word constitutio‚ used for regulations and orders. Constitutional law is also referred to as “supreme law or “highest law of the land”. This is because it is the foundation of a state wherein it comprises primary law and fundamental principles which defines the relationship of the three important branches within a state‚ namely‚ the executive‚ the legislature and the judiciary. This law also illustrates the scope and limitations of the
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Common Contracts paper Alyssa Baker-Brake LAW/421 Lina Malanzo 07/01/13 Contracts are a written promise to do something‚ or not to do something. The purpose of the contract is to ensure that both parties will perform the duties that they have promised to do‚ or to prevent something that was promised to prevent. Contracts are here to ensure that people follow through with their word when they promise to do something. With a contract‚ you can make a promise a legal obligation. I have personally
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Objectives of Report * To get an idea about the law structure of Sri Lanka * To study about contract law * To get an idea about the low governing offerer and acceptance in Sri Lankan Law. Methodology * Library and Internet research Colonial History and the Law Sri Lanka‚ formally known as Ceylon‚ is a multi-ethnic and multi-religion island nation in the Indian Ocean‚ near the southern coast of India. The ethnic and religious diversity of the nation‚ and
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BREACHING A CONTRACT First What is a Contract? A Contract is defined as a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties; Especially; One legally enforceable. When signing a contract the person signing signs the contract‚ to render services for a certain amount of time or for a certain amount of material‚ which is labeled a term in the agreement. In every contract there are certain duties and rules that are to be followed and obeyed. When disobeyed or rules are broken then that leads
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Unit 8 Essay Malcolm Johnson Fraud Investigation CJ125 Prof. Ayers 9/23/2012 Fraud Examination and auditing are very much related‚ but is not the same thing. Because most occupational frauds are financial crimes‚ there is necessarily a certain degree of auditing involved. A fraud examination involves a lot more than just a review of financial records. Other than a review of financial information a fraud investigation involves interviews‚ statement analysis‚ and also public record searches
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History of Contract in India The Third Law commission of British India formed in 1861 under the stewardship of Chairman Sir John Romilly‚ with initial members as Sir Edward Ryan‚ R. Lowe‚ J.M. Macleod‚ Sir W. Erle (succeeded by Sir. W.M. James) and Justice Wills (succeeded by J. Henderson)‚ had presented the report on contract law for India as Draft Contract Law (1866). The Draft Law was enacted as The Act 9 of 1872 on 25th April 1872 and the Indian Contract Act‚ 1872 came into force with effect
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Contract Cancellation due to a Breach of Contract Submitted by Victoria Wyatt Prepared for Dr. Maverick Acquisition Law Spring 07 18 May 2007 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author. I have cited all sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. ______________________________________________ Signature Date Overview
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accepts the offer and they sign a contract to that effect. After the contract is signed‚ Teri learns of a Boston rule that all firefighters must live within the Boston city limits. Teri decides not to move and contacts Jack to let him know she won’t be moving after all. Jack sues Teri in municipal court‚ asking for specific performance in accordance with the original deal. Teri argues that‚ although specific performance is usually appropriate in land sales contract cases‚ the judge has the discretion
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argues that under the UCC Statute of Frauds‚ the agreement is unenforceable because it was never reduced to writing‚ Randy argues that Wally signed the order form and that the Statute of Frauds was satisfied by performance when Randy sent over the watches. First in order for a contract to be binding‚ all elements must be included. These elements include the offer‚ acceptance‚ and the consideration. Since this is a contract for goods it must clearly state that this contract is for the sale of goods
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