Phase 1 Individual Project CTU Online MGM365 Abstract 1. This is a tough situation to be in because CII is clearly at fault however; Mrs. Collins and her attorney definitely do not know what jurisdiction this situation falls under. The flag of convenience in this case is flagged in Liberia. Under Admiralty law‚ a ship ’s flag determines what country has jurisdiction. Therefore the laws of Liberia have jurisdiction here. 2. The private law ramifications are large because there seems to be
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III. Accessory to This bar is applicable only when petition is filed on the ground of respondent’s adultery under the Hindu Marriage Act ‚ the Special Marriage Act and the Divorce Act. In the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act‚ Sec 12 says the following‚ “It is a general bar; in any suit for any matrimonial cause the plaintiff has to show that he has not connived at or been accessory to the said act or omission”‚ constituting the bar for matrimonial relief. Accessory is generally a expression which
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ACLU purpose is to help safeguard the rights‚ of gatherings who should be secured under the constitution. The common freedom cases are shielded for all Americans from the mistreated by the administration. For instance‚ An issue the ACLU is confronting is the expanding number of women in prison. ACLU believes this is unfair to imprison more than 200‚000 women and put even more on parole and probation without getting the services they need. They are to a great degree concerned for pregnant mothers
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have been many laws concerning divorce enforced in the United States that allow a quicker processing time. These laws‚ often referred to as “no-fault”‚ grant a divorce to a couple even if only one spouse applies for it. Marriages can be dissolved easily and for little or no reason. Laws including this no-fault policy should definitely not be enforced. The no-fault attitude towards divorce encourages casual actions in marriages. Studies show that divorce rates have increased 15-25
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their actions. Shakespeare’s writing was influenced by the way family structure was set up. Elizabethan marriages were arranged‚ and many took place at a young age with several customs to follow. The common age most men married was at twenty one. The legal age for boys to get married was at 14 and for girls at 12 with parental permission (“Elizabethan Marriages and Weddings”). Most people today would find this shocking because the age was so young‚ today many people get married at an older age therefore
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HSC Legal Studies Year 12‚ 2010 Nature of Task: Case Study/Research Assessment Task #1 Topic: Crime The Case of R v King By Haylen Young Legal Citation Regina v King [2004] NSWCCA 444 revised - 7/12/2004 Elements of the offence * Mens Rea The sentencing judge found that it was established beyond reasonable doubt that the respondent‚ after finding out that Flick was pregnant‚ that the course of terminating the offspring by any means in his power‚ either consensual or
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Legal Studies. Man jailed for crime spree A man from Gin Gin‚ west of Bundaberg in south-east Queensland‚ has been jailed for stealing more than $32‚000 during a seven-month crime spree. Anton Michael Janezic‚ 39‚ pleaded guilty to 34 charges including fraud‚ theft‚ drug and driving offences between September 2009 and April last year. Of the fraud charges‚ 15 relate to activity in the bank account of Duingal man‚ Robert Pitman‚ who was found dead in his caravan after a fire last April. Magistrate
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Divorces in the Bahamas The lowest divorce rate in The Bahamas from 1975 to 2005 was in the year 1975. It was 0.5 per 1000 population. The divorce rate jumped in 30 years to 2.1 in 2005. There were only 99 divorces in 1975 as compared to 689 in 2005‚ thirty years later. Note carefully that the total number of marriage up until 1998 included residential and tourist marriages. It was in 1998 the Department of Statistics started separating the two figures (residential and tourist marriages). The
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SEPARATION‚ DIVORCE & ANNULMENT Introduction When two people are in a relationship they are usually in it forever. Unfortunately‚ it isn’t always the case and as you will learn in this unit‚ there are many things that could potentially be blamed for the breakdown of such relationships. This topic takes you into the world of divorce which is never an easy thing for any couple and if there are children involved (and there usually are); it makes the experience even worse. Some couples split
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THE INDIVIDUAL AND TECHNOLOGY AND LAW IN PRACTICE COMMUNICATION TASK Part A: MEDIA FILE ARTICLE 1 Kids could be charged over ’sexting’ on mobiles CHILDREN engaged in "sexting" could be charged with child sex offences under laws set to pass federal parliament. However‚ the attorney-general will have discretion as to whether people under 18 are charged with child sex offences for sending sexually explicit material via their mobile phone. The Government has accepted the recommendation
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