years ago during the Roman Empire‚ legal scholars labeled this the “Public Trust Doctrine.” The Public Trust Doctrine perseveres as a value system and an ethic as its expression in law mutates and evolves. More recently‚ scholars‚ activists‚ and lawyers have begun discussing the rights of people to access and enjoy various essential resources and services the Earth so generously yields. The Public Trust Doctrine primarily rests on the principle that certain resources like air‚ sea‚ waters and
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Ayoub Laissouf Sufism Introduction Beside the exterior cannon law (sharia) exists the interior way (tariqa) of mysticism which is a religious movement within Shii and Sunni Islam. Whereas the Islamic law offers the exoteric path of rights and duties to organize the life of the community and individual‚ Sufism provides a spiritual discipline or an esoteric way which is a method that the Sufi follows to know God and find the true knowledge. As the other mystical movements
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CASE DOCTRINES AND ADDITIONAL NOTES CRIMINAL LAW II (Culled from Florenz Regalado’s Conspectus and Ortega’s Notes) Article 114. TREASON ➢ “The details of the testimony on the acts testified by witnesses need not be identical” (People vs. Abad) ➢ “The two-witness rule is not required to prove adherence to the enemy” (People vs. Alitagtag) ➢ “Treason absorbs crimes committed in the furtherance thereof” (People vs. Villanueva) ➢ “Righteous Action‚ as when the collaborator also
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1.0 INTRODUCTION ‘Legally binding contract’ is a common legal phrase which indicates that an agreement has been consciously made‚ and certain actions are now either required or prohibited. The meaning of the phrase therefore is that the contract is able to be enforced by the law. For example‚ a lease for an apartment is legally binding‚ because by signing the document‚ the lessor and the lessee are agreeing to a number of conditions. The lessor typically agrees to provide the apartment in a certain
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DOCTRINE OF ULTRA VIRES-EFFECTS AND EXCEPTIONS CONCEPT The object clause of the Memorandum of the company contains the object for which the company is formed. An act of the company must not be beyond the objects clause‚ otherwise it will be ultra vires and‚ therefore‚ void and cannot be ratified even if all the members wish to ratify it. This is called the doctrine of ultra vires‚ which has been firmly established in the case of Ashtray Railway Carriage and Iron Company Ltd v. Riche. Thus the expression
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Sermon of the Mount v Buddhism Doctrines Buddhism arose in the eastern part of central Asia‚ the Tibet region‚ round the fifth century before the born of Christ. Its founder‚ Buddha‚ was an Indian native known by the name of Siddhartha Gautama. In search of spiritual discipline‚ he sought until he achieved what he believed some kind of enlightenment. After which he dedicated his life to pass his Bohdi‚ perfect knowledge‚ to others. Many centuries on‚ Buddhism is widely spread among the highly
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University Professor David Rakowski PA130 March 10‚ 2015 MEMO To: Ms. Starz From: Frances Teeter Date: March 10‚ 2015 Subject: Is there a binding contract between Claire Dawn and Leonardo DeCapo in the matter of the 1965 Corvette Stingray sold by Claire Dawn? In the above subject matter‚ it is in question whether or not there is a binding contract between Claire Dawn and our client‚ Mr. Leonardo DeCapo‚ in the matter of a sale of Claire Dawn’s 1965 Corvette Stingray. I have reviewed
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine ME ME Legal 500 Professor Grey May 4‚ 2014 Abstract This paper will summarize the employment-at-will doctrine and evaluate eight (8) scenarios. In the scenarios‚ I will determine whether the employee can be fired for certain actions and what action should be taken to limit liability on operations. I will specify each theory that best supports my decision. I will also decide whether or not to adopt a whistleblower policy. I will also include
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Plain View Doctrine Misty Basford Kaplan University Plain View Doctrine This rule gives police officers the ability to seize evidence involved in a crime without a warrant if the evidence is in plain sight. This rule is limited by probable cause which requires police officers to have probable cause and believe the items in plain view are evidence before they seize them. The fourth amendment does prevent unreasonable searches and seizures. There are two ways the rule can be used. 1. The officer
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this announcement was the Monroe Doctrine‚ asserting the limits of any further European colonization. In the early 19th century‚ the fallout of the Napoleonic Wars left European powers in disarray. With a power vacuum created‚ Spain and Portugal focused on reclaiming their former colonies in North America. Simultaneously‚ fueled by Enlightenment ideals and disaffection for colonial rule‚ Latin America was inspired by a movement of independence. The Monroe Doctrine established the United States as
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