Legal System of HK Seminar 2: Common Law System and Ideology (9/9/13) Substantive justice VS procedural justice Influence of external forces on legal system‚ they interact in the law making processes and affect what is morally right or wrong‚ law is not the only tool responsible for maintain social order‚ people have private life and other systems (social control‚ culture‚ religions…) to guide people’s life and behaviours LAW: Certainty‚ predictability‚ there should be an authorities to
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Business Law Common Law Assignment Hayley Gramson Student No. 17004217 Word Count 1003 a) In a letter dated 14/02/2011‚ the manager (Dave) of Excellent Foods (EF) outlined conditions in writing to the manager (Ben) of Safe Foods (SF) in relation to the purchase of EF. These conditions were that SF must pay the valued amount of EF‚ which totaled $120‚000‚ $30‚000 more than the original amount that SF had been prepared to pay and stipulated
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Introduction Law covers a huge amount of different areas and for this reason it is split into two main categories – Criminal and Civil which is also known as Private Law. Each of these areas covers different aspects of the law. Civil law is generally a dispute between individuals whereas Criminal law states what behaviour is acceptable or unacceptable as the case may be. By highlighting the main differences between the two categories‚ we can build up a clear picture of the way law works. Criminal law is made
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and projection as my three common errors in judgement from this week’s READ and ATTEND section. I believe in my career field I can relate to these judgements and explain how I overcome these areas that law enforcement often has issues with. Stereotyping is the widely accepted fixed image of a certain group of people. Law enforcement has had a long history with stereotyping of certain groups of people. I have many friends that are African American‚ both on the law enforcement side and the civilian
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613 laws and 10 Commandments Can we follow them All? Google defines law as a system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties. The community in question is in fact the Jewish community and their 613 and the 10 commandments. These laws explain how a Jewish person should live in society and with the Jewish community. Some of these laws are a little outdated which brings up the question of what
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employer started requiring him and other salespeople to sign a series of one-year agreements that stated they could be terminated on 60 days’ notice. Three years later it required Brad to incorporate‚ and from that point forward‚ the agreements were between Lay-Z-Guy and Brad’s corporation. The agreements defined Brad‚ and later his corporation‚ as an “independent marketing consultant” and expressly stated that the relationship was not one of employment‚ but rather of an independent contractor–principal
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Introduction to Business Law Critically evaluate‚ in relation to the common law duty of care‚ the liability of employers for references. How‚ if at all‚ does the liability of a university (such as the University of Sussex) differ regarding references given to potential employers in respect of current (or former) students. Candidate number: 122970 Seminar Tutor：David Davies Module
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The Family Law (Scotland) Act and 2006 is structured with several points‚ the main four points of this act being; Divorce‚ Civil Partners‚ Co-habitees and Gender Recognition. These four points are going to be covered and analysed throughout this report. This report will widen understanding of family law and the different aspects that come under the act. Divorce Divorce and how the legal position of the 1996 act has altered and changed by the 2006 act‚ also the Divorce Scotland Act 1976. This will
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BUSN-420-61326 Business Law Hazel G. Sturdebant OUTLINE PAPER TITLE: the common law tradition and sources of law I. THESIS STATEMENT: A. Common law is a legal system that is largely formed by the decisions previously made by courts and not imposed by legislatures or other government officials. The reasoning used to interpret this type of law is known as casuistry‚ or case-based reasoning. It is a strict‚ principle-based
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The Natural law philosophy is a system in place for the right of all humans. “The natural law theory is a theory of ethics that holds that there are moral laws found in nature and discernable by the use of reason” (MacKinnon 2015). This theory law theory identifies the actions of humans and categorized them either right or wrong. Virtue Ethics is often used to define characteristics standard of a person. Virtue Ethics normative theory that maintains that the focus of morality is habits‚ dispositions
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