classification of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law is unhelpful and misleading in reflecting enforceability in international law. What are the sources of international law? What is meant by ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law? Do you agree with Chinkin’s assessment and why? ------------------------------------------------- Introduction This essay first discusses the nature and lack enforcement of hard laws‚ being those defined under the ICJ statue and Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 (VCLT). It argues
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Dealing with a drug defense case involves several steps. The client should be informed about the proceedings. It is crucial for the client to obtain a legal representative who can act immediately. Once the user is arrested‚ the drug defense attorney should seek out the copy of the arrest warrant. In some cases‚ the client does not have the copy‚ so the lawyer may have to get it at the clerk of court’s office. The arrest and search license are important documents that criminal defense lawyers should
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AGENCY 1. Agency Relationship Cases Definition Principal authorizes Agent to enter into legal transactions (contract) with Third Party on Principal’s behalf Agency relationship between P and A A’s obligations to P: 1. Act according to terms of appointment and within scope of authority 2. Not liable to P or TP 3. Carries out duties with care and skill‚ keep true and proper accounts 4. Cannot conflict P’s interest / act for personal gains 5. Cannot delegate whole duty to others P’s
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state‚ public health steps in to facilitate control of the situation‚ as well as protect the health‚ safety‚ and welfare of its citizens. Public health law includes guidance from the government and state‚ whether one preempts the other is still unclear depending on the situation at hand. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and The World Health Organization (WHO) play a big part in analyzing bioterrorism‚ when our government is attacked with such destructive agent. “Public health
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are ubiquitous in Oceania and sometimes hidden‚ are used to monitor every member’s thoughts and actions in order to maintain uniformity‚ control‚ and power. A similar method of electronic surveillance is used in the United States today. The National Security Agency‚ otherwise known as the NSA‚ is a security organization from the US government that aims to protect
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The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)‚ a wing of the U.S Executive Office of the President‚ started a media campaign to attack drug use in September of 1999. A main component of the campaign called phase three was specifically aimed at reducing marijuana use‚ which started in Oct 2002 ending June 2003. The target group was youth ages twelve to eighteen. Studies have shown that the ads have had no effect on reducing marijuana use. The appointed advertising company Ogilvy & Mathers
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• CASE #1: SECOND DIVISION G.R. No. 175366 : August 11‚ 2008 J-PHIL MARINE‚ INC. and/or JESUS CANDAVA and NORMAN SHIPPING SERVICES‚ petitioners‚ v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and WARLITO E. DUMALAOG‚ Respondents. D E C I S I O N CARPIO MORALES‚ J.: Warlito E. Dumalaog (respondent)‚ who served as cook aboard vessels plying overseas‚ filed on March 4‚ 2002 before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) a pro-forma complaint1 against petitioners
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life. Job stress can also tie into fatigue and alcohol and/or drug abuse. Fatigue gives us tired cops and tired cops can be a bad thing in the criminal justice field. Alcohol and drug abuse plagues cops everywhere. There are many suggestions for programs and treatment ideas for these problems that plague our law enforcement officers. Job stress can’t be avoided in any job field. It especially can’t be avoided in the field of law enforcement. Job stress can come from many sources. Having to exercise
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CASE STUDY Brian is married with two teenage children. He set up his own company‚ a packaging business 10 years ago‚ and has worked hard to make it viable. During this time his use of alcohol has increased. He currently uses alcohol on a daily basis and often consumes a 1.5L of bottle of spirits a day. He hides this from his wife‚ but she has recently wanted to talk about this‚ and is angry and frustrated with him. A recent back injury prompted him to go to his GP‚ who prescribed a codeine based
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police are the front line of law enforcement efforts in the United States. Police are in the communities. They are the ones that respond to a complainant’s residence when they call 911. The majority of states utilize their State level law enforcement in a highway patrol capacity. They are the officers on the interstates and highways that many people have the opinion of fee grabbers looking to write everyone a hefty priced citation. The federal law enforcement agencies‚ of which there are many‚ are
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