Functions of Law Nancy Plaisir LAW/421 May 7‚ 2014 Ken Marc Role and Functions of Law The functions and role of law in business and society is used on a regular basis in the workplace but not that many people seem to really think about those things these days. These functions will be something I will elaborate on in this paper and show the connection it has to business and society using some of my own experiences along with using my textbook as a reference. The purpose of law in addition to
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Administrative Law- GPR 203 Module 2: EVENING Lecture Notes By: Prof. Migai Akech Lecture 1 and 2: Thursday October 2012 – B3 5.30-8.30 PM INTRODUCTION Definition Administrative law is the law relating to the control relating to government power. The primary purpose of administrative law is to keep the powers of government within their legal bounds‚ so as to protect citizens against abuse. Nature and Purpose of Administrative law Article 47 of the constitution
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Coulomb’s Law electrical force between 2 objects is proportional to the magnitude of their charges & inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them -k is Coulomb’s constant -q1 and q2 are the charges (measured in Coulombs; 1 Coulomb (C) = 6.3 x 1018 electrons) -charge of a proton = e = 1.6 x 10-19 C; charge of an electron = -1.6 x 10-19 C -r is the distance between charges along the same line *Coulomb’s Law applies only to point charges or particles & to
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administration") from οἶκος (oikos‚ "house") + νόμος (nomos‚ "custom" or "law")‚ hence "rules of the house (hold)". * Branches of Economics: Behavioural economics - is the study of the effects of psychology on economic decision making. Constitutional economics - is a research program in economics and constitutionalism that has been described as extending beyond the definition of "the economic analysis of constitutional law" in explaining the choice "of alternative sets of legal-institutional-constitutional
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Classification of Laws An important method of classifying law is according to the system in which it is created. • common law Rules of law created by the courts through judicial decisions. Courts “make law” as part of the process of deciding cases and controversies before them. The case law created in this process is based on a doctrine known as stare decisis. This doctrine is based on the notion that prior decisions provide guidance that should be followed in subsequent cases involving the
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International economic law Section A: Evolution and principles of international economic law Revised version – December 2006 S.P. Subedi This study guide was prepared for the University of London by: Professor S.P. Subedi‚ OBE‚ MA‚ LLM‚ DPhil (Oxon.) Professor of International Law‚ University of Leeds This is one of a series of study guides published by the University. We regret that owing to pressure of work the author is unable to enter into any correspondence relating to‚ or arising
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Drug Laws and Drug Law Enforcement Since the late 19th century‚ the federal and states governments of the United States have enacted laws and policies to deter the use and distribution of illegal drugs. These laws and policies have not only deemed what drugs are legal and illegal‚ but have also established penalties for the possession and distribution of these substances and established federal agencies to control drug use and administer drug law enforcement. This essay will not only examine
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facilitating electronic commerce and electronic governance are the requirements of writing and signature for legal recognition. At present many legal provisions assume the existence of paper based records and documents which should bear signatures. The Law of Evidence is traditionally based upon paper based records and oral testimony. Hence‚ to facilitate e-commerce‚ the need for legal changes has become an urgent necessity. International trade through the medium of e-commerce is growing
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Throughout this paper you will be reading how gender based laws such as statutory rape in California discriminate against males and not females. You may ask “why is this issue?” well this is an issue because it goes against our 14th amendment which states all laws should protect both men and women equally. The case you are about to read is concerning this law. A law that discriminates against males‚ stating that even if they have sex at a young age women are the only ones to get hurt. Studies have
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CLN4U Terms abettingthe crime of encouraging the perpetrator to commit an offence Aboriginal rightsrights that some Aboriginal peoples of Canada hold as a result of their ancestors’ longstanding use of the landabrogateto abolish or annul a law absolute dischargereleasing a convicted offender and erasing his or her criminal record after one year absolute liabilityculpability based on the commission of an actus reus without regard to the mens rea absolute privilegeprotection from legal action
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