Humboldt Bay Tidelands and the Public Trust Doctrine Wildland Water Quality December 11‚ 2009 Table of Contents Setting 1 Historical Setting 4 Legal Setting 5 Impairments & Beneficial Uses 6 Extent of Severity 9 Causes of Impairment 10 Reasons for the Impairment 10 Solutions 12 Summary 12 References Cited 13 List of Figures and Tables Figure 1: Historical extent of land entrusted to the public around Humboldt Bay 2 Figure 2: Six watersheds feed Humboldt Bay Source
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Thesis: Pearl contributes to the theme of civil law vs natural law because she is an unruly‚ true child of the forest‚ and her character uses childish whims in order to portray the ideals of natural law‚ which in The Scarlet letter‚ the author Hawthorne depicts as a forgiving and unruly force. In the exposition of the novel‚ Pearl is characterized as a stereotypical lawless child‚ which mimics the laws of nature as a wild and honest being. In many cases‚ her behaviors caused her to be seen as a devil
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Under Washington case law‚ plaintiffs are required to prove causation with expert testimony if alleged injury involves obscure medical factors. [cite]. The trickier question is whether the expert needs to demonstrate a direct causal link between the alleged injuries and the negligent act or if the expert merely must demonstrate that the plaintiff’s injuries are of a type that can be caused by the negligent act. Washington courts have come down on both sides of this question. I. Plaintiffs are Required
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Alecia Rhines Doctrine of Double Effect Trident University What is the Doctrine of Double Effect? The doctrine of double effect if often invoked to explain the permissibility of an action that causes a serious harm‚ such as the death of a human being‚ as a side effect of promoting good ends. It is claimed that sometimes it is permissible to cause such harm as a side effect of bringing about a good result even though it would not be permissible to cause such harm as a means to bringing about
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The Monroe Doctrine has been described as a "hands off" warning to Europe. How did the U.S interpret the doctrine in practice? On December second‚ 1823‚ President Monroe declared to the public his concerns on domestic and foreign affairs in his annual speech. In his words one could find ideas that did not matter only the U.S‚ but it interested Europe and the Americas as a whole. Such concerns would turn out to be a basis of a set principles that the U.S would implement in the future years‚ Monroe’s
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which the law will enforce‚ a contract is a part of common law‚ common law is also called custom law‚ it is made by the judge to protect the community against the crimes‚ when an issue goes to court and there is no statue law that covers it‚ a judge will hear the case and issue a verdict. the record of this verdict becomes a precedent so that when similar cases arise‚ other judges may take into account the penalty previously issues. previous judgements therefore form the basis for common law. it is
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Ethics Of The At-Will Employment Doctrine There are two types of employment practices in the United States‚ at-will and just cause. An at-will employee can be terminated at any time‚ for any reason‚ within the scope of law. Just cause employees can only be dismissed in good faith and with good reason. At-will employment is standard in many corporations across the United States. Although it is legal‚ the practice raises some ethical concerns. The at-will doctrine provides employees little to no
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The two legal systems in question are the adversary system‚ most commonly practiced in the United States‚ and the civil law system‚ also referred to as the inquisitorial system‚ most commonly practiced in European countries. Both systems have the same goal; to find the truth. However‚ each system has a very different path to justice. The adversarial system implies that two parties assume opposite positions in debating the guilt or innocence of an individual. In this scenario‚ the judge is required
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Case Study 1 Ebbers vs. Central Apartments Ltd. In this case Central Apartments Ltd has borrowed $800‚000 from exchange bank and secured the loan by a five year mortgage on the apartment building. Since the bank required additional security the president of the corporation at the time named Ebbers personally signed the guarantee. This makes Ebbers the guarantor and responsible for the debt if the principle debtor‚ Central Apartments Ltd‚ should default in the payment of their debt. Ebbers who
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Marbury v Madison 1803 Background information: -‐ -‐ I: R: Case founded the principle of judicial review‚ i.e. the capacity of the Supreme Court to review law for constitutionality (=extension of power of judiciary) Facts: Outgoing president Adams appoints justices as his last order. Appointments are approved by senate‚ but secretary of state Marshall (who later becomes chief justice) does not deliver them in time. New president Jefferson
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