Points * Social control is known any action‚ deliberate or unconscious‚ that influences conduct toward conformity‚ whether or not the persons being influenced are aware of the process. The main function of the law is to keep social control and maintain peaceful and predictable coexistence. * The use of law is a measure of the failure and success rate of other forms of social control. * The four-fold typology of social control is described as direct/formal‚ direct/informal‚ indirect/formal‚ and
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THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE DEMOCRATISATION PROCESS IN BOTSWANA INTRODUCTION One of the approaches to democratization is the fostering of civil society organizations. Botswana`s civil society organizations have a role to play in the country’s democratization process. As stated by Maundeni (2005) the argument is that the non-partisan character of Botswana’s civic organisations has not prevented them from participating actively in democratising the public space. In fact
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Outline and evaluate the view that the role of religion in society is to promote stability and consensus? The title is arguing clearly form a functionalist perspective on religion. Religion is a secondary agent of socialisation‚ it plays a major part in many people’s lives‚ even though we may not be as religious as we used to be‚ religion still features strongly in our word as many of our laws and moral codes‚ which are targeted at maintaining a stable society stem from the bible. Such as ‘thou shall
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Business Law 1 Mid Term Teshvinder Singh Chopra SEGi University College: American Degree Program 2 July 2010 Accordingly‚ as with the situation‚ Tim has sustained injuries from the incident. The person at fault for Tim ’s condition is surely Danny‚ as he had parked his car illegally‚ which definitely breaking the rules‚ and he as well forgotten to engage the parking brake. This caused the car to roll back and eventually hits an electric wire and the sparks from the ignition of the electric
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a judge‚ will most likely apply the statute. A state constitution is supreme within the state’s borders. True A state law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed unconstitutional. TRUE A substantive law creates or defines legal rights and obligations. True As a judge‚ Jay applies common law rules. These rules develop from
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Genuine Assent Are you for real? -Valid‚ void‚ voidable. -Valid: perfectly fine contract. -Void: contract cannot be used. -Voidable: a party of the contract has the right to declare it void. -Unilateral Mistake: mistake by one party‚ has no effect on the contract. Contract must be followed‚ even with mistakes. Valid contract. -Mutual Mistake: mistake made by both parties. Causes agreements to be void. -Existence of subject matter. -Nature of the agreement. (For some really good
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The issue of this case is whether Freeze Bhd. (FB) has acted as an agent of necessity in the situation and qualified to claim for warehouse storage charges from Nice to Eat Restaurant (NER). Section 142 Contract Act 1950 states‚ “An agent has authority‚ in an emergency‚ to do all such acts for the purpose of protecting his principal from loss as would be done by a person of ordinary prudence‚ in his own case‚ under similar circumtances.” According to Section 142‚ an agency by necessity may arise
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3. Contract Law “Is My Agreement an Enforceable Contract?” The Law of Contract involves answering 4 questions: (1) Is my agreement an enforceable contract? Are all of the elements of a contract present. (2) If so‚ what does it require me (and the other party) to do? - What “promises” have become terms of the contract. (3) Can I get out of it (without paying some form of penalty)? - Was the formation of the contract defective in some way (ie were there any ‘vitiating elements’ present)
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Business Law I January 31‚ 2013 Corporate Structure Assessments Part A: A sole proprietorship is a type of business entity that is owned and run by one individual and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business. The owner receives all profits (subject to taxation specific to the business) and has unlimited responsibility for all losses and debts. The IRS does not consider the sole proprietorship as a separate business entity. The owner reports
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MGT 210.6 Course Instructor: Nadia Ashraf Assignment Topic Report on Managerial Functions of an existing Hotel Business. Selected Hotel Date of Submission Group Members Name ID Asif B. Azad 122 0410 030 Eleen Sarah Khan 121 1311 030 Fariha Rahman 121 0693 030 Habibur Rahman Rasel 122 0438 030 Tasneem Jareen 122 0783 030 1 1 Table of Contents Topic Page # Executive Summary 3 A Brief Introduction Of Lakeshore 4 SWOT Analysis
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