Asylum case Columbia v Peru ICJ‚ 1950 Principle: In order to get the validity of international customary law it has to satisfy the material test. That is the practice must be uniform and consistently. Fact of the case: Victor Raul Haya de la Torre was a Peruvian national. In Oct 3rd‚ 1948 one military rebellion broke out in Peru which is organized and directed by the American People’s Revolutionary Alliance led by Haya de la Torre. The rebellion was unsuccessful. The Peruvian Government issued
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The Doctrine of the Mean in Aristotle’s Politics. Examining the texts of Aristotle’s "Nicomachean Ethics" and "Politics" side by side‚ one is bound to find parallels between his reasoning with regard to the individual and to the state. In "Nicomachean Ethics" Aristotle discusses happiness‚ virtue‚ and the good life on an individual level and lays out necessary provisions for the good life of a person. He maintains that virtue is a necessary element of happiness: a man will be happy if he has virtues
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Kentucky vs. King Facts: An undercover police officer watched a controlled deal from inside his unmarked police car. When the deal was over‚ the undercover police officer radioed for uniformed police officers to move in on the suspect‚ who was heading towards a breezeway in an apartment complex. When the police officers arrived at the breezeway‚ they heard a door shut and they could also smell the distinct odor of burnt marijuana. At the end of the breezeway there were two apartments‚ but the
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LAWS OF MALAYSIA ONLINE VERSION OF UPDATED TEXT OF REPRINT Act 212 HIRE-PURCHASE ACT 1967 As at 30 July 2012 2 HIRE-PURCHASE ACT 1967 First enacted … … … … 1967 (Act No. 24 of 1967] Revised … … … … 1978 (Act 212 w.e.f 15 November 1978) Latest amendment made by Act A1384 which came into operation on … … … … 15 June 2011 PREVIOUS REPRINTS First Reprint… … … … … 2001 Second Reprint… … … … … 2006 3 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 212 HIRE-PURCHASE ACT 967 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Case Digest on Natural Resources Law San Miguel Corporation vs. Court of Appeals Facts: A petition for review on certiorari was filed by San Miguel Corporation (SMC) against Court of Appeals for denying its application for registration of a parcel of land located at Sta. Anastacia‚ Sto. Tomas‚ Batangas with lot number 684 with an area of 14‚531 square meters. The lot was purchased by SMC from Silverio Perez in the amount of Php 133‚084.80 on December 23‚ 1975. Accordingly he inherited
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The European civil law system is all about finding the truth‚ even if a lawyer has to lose the case for their client while doing so. The American adversarial system is about winning‚ even if it means avoiding and stretching the truth to do so. Civil law has the laws made by the government and the courts apply them‚ while common law has the judges making the majority of the laws through precedents. The adversarial system uses specific laws‚ precedents‚ and legal rules to determine who wins. It
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Miller v. Alabama By Melissa Nester Criminal Law This assignment will show how in the case of Miller v. Alabama cruel and unusual punishment has been applied to the juvenile offenders who commit criminal acts but do not have the mental capacity of an adult who knows what they are doing. Juvenile offenders were being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole until Miller fought to have this sentenced changed. Evan Miller‚ 14 years old was convicted of aggravated
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Influence of Case Law on Policing Of the numerous things that can change policies and procedures within a police department‚ or multiple police departments‚ case law is probably the most common. Case law extends from rulings of the courts on certain topics that may not have a written policy or that may cause existing policy to be reviewed and rewritten. Perhaps the landmark case that has had the most substantial influence on modern policing is Terry v. Ohio. In the case‚ Detective McFadden
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Report 1: Texas Castle Doctrine “Stand Your Ground” Due: February 2‚ 2016 I. Introduction According to Texas law‚ it is legal to use deadly force‚ as long as that you acted reasonably and were justified in using force or deadly force‚ this law is known as “Stand Your Ground” (Texas Law Shield‚ 2016). Therefore‚ in order for you to be convicted of any crime‚ a prosecutor would have to overcome this presumption in order to prove that you did not act reasonably (Texas Law Shield‚ 2016). II. Rationale
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CLAW3201 Case Analysis Introduction In Crown Insurance Services Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Crown)‚ the issues raised are pertinent to the residence and source of the company under s6(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. As cases are determined on the basis of all relevant facts and circumstances of each case‚ this analysis will focus on how the court’s decision process determined whether Crown had carried on business in the years 2004-2007 inclusive and the existence of central management
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