Hobbes and the Hypothetical Contract In dealing with the problem with political authority Thomas Hobbes proposes that state’s derive their power from a hypothetical social contract that is made between a government and its citizens. It attempts to solve the problem with political legitimacy and political obligation; the right to rule and the reason citizens obey those in power. Hobbes believes that the only way to get out of a wild and unjust “state of nature” is to collectively give up some of
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CONTRACTS PROJECT ON NOVATION INDEX INTRODUCTION ………………………………………. 4 DEFINITION IN INDIAN CONTRACT ACT …… 5 ELEMENTS OF VALID NOVATION …………….. 5 KINDS OF NOVATION ……………………………… 5 CHANGE OF PARTIES ………………………………. 6 SUBSTITUTION OF NEW AGREEMENT …….. 7 NOVATION AGREEMENT IN BUSINESS ……. 8 MATERIAL ALTERATIONS ……………………….. 10 ASSIGNMENT VS NOVATION UNDER ENGLISH LAW…………………………………………................ 11 STATUTORY SUBSTITUTION OF
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that they rejected his divine right to rule and believed that he could only rule through consent. The concept of Social Contract‚ which was introduced to the people of France by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in 1762‚ fostered this idea that prompted the people to take action to have more participation in matters of affairs of the state. This paper researches those concepts of Social Contract and investigates how it influenced the Revolution. Thomas
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Maritime Sales Contracts Contracts between vessel owners and charterers concerning the water transportation of goods are technically known in admiralty law as "contracts of affreightment". The charterer agrees to pay a freight charge for cargo space. The voyage‚ amount of cargo space‚ and time of delivery will all be covered by the contract. One common type of contract is the “voyage” charter. This type of charter usually concerns the hire of a vessel‘s entire cargo space for one or more specific
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“CONTRACT & PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT AT NTPC” SUBMITTED BY: **************** INDUSTRY GUIDE **************** FACULTY GUIDE **************** TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter No. Subject Executive Summary…………………. Research Methodology……………… Primary Objective(s)…………. Hypothesis…………………… Research Design……………… Sample Design……………….. Scope of the Study……………. Limitations……………………. Critical Review of Literature……….. Company Profile ……………………. Industry Profile……………….. Swot Analysis…………………. Data…………………………………
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Payment‚ similar to consideration‚ is one of the four elements of a contract. Consideration is something of value in a contract or agreement between two parties. Both parties must be providing something of value to the other party. It is an act or promise to do (or not to do) something in return for value and the value given is enforceable. All the law need is ‘valuable consideration ’. For example‚ if Jack has offered to pay S$10 for a hammer worth S$100‚ that is considered valuable consideration
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Question Martina owns two houses in Loughchester. In May‚ she entered into a contract with Loughchester University for it to rent the houses for the coming academic year for use as student accommodation. The University paid Martina £750 straight away‚ with the rent to be paid to Martina by the University monthly in arrears. Martina then engaged Roger Roofers Ltd to carry out repairs on the roofs of the houses‚ to be completed by 23 September‚ in time for the arrival of the students. She paid Roger
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Angie Z. Tutorial Section: D115 December 6‚ 2010 Compare and contrast the ‘social contract theories’ of Thomas Hobbes and John Rawls. Which theory is more persuasive? Be sure to explain what Rawls means by ‘the original position‚’ and the ‘veil of ignorance‚’ and why those concepts do not figure in Hobbes’ theory. Social Contract Theory holds that the only consideration that makes actions right is that action is in accordance with an agreement made by the rational people for governing their
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MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Doe FROM: Francis Stein‚ President Giant Drug Company DATE: 10th September 2013 RE: Consultation regarding contract Validity FACTS 1. On May 1‚ Doe signed and sent Stein the following letter: I will accept a position as vice-president in charge of research for a period of four years at a salary of $500‚000 per year. 2. On May 3‚ Stein received Doe’s letter and called Doe and stated: “Your salary request is too high. Will you reduce it to $300
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Basis for Advertising Contract: Google‚ Inc.‚ promises to offer advertising services to a customer in accordance to the terms outlined in the contract. The terms will govern the customer’s participation in Google’s advertising offerings and programs and how to remedy disputes. The provisions to be included in the contract must satisfy the criteria of a valid contract. Specifically‚ the contract must include an offer‚ an acceptance‚ consideration‚ capacity and a lawful purpose. Below‚ we attempt
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