and disadvantages of the doctrine of precedent and how judges may make new law. Include 1 case where judges have made new law. The doctrine of precedent is an important feature of judge-made law (common law). This doctrine means that similar disputes should be decided by reference to the same legal principles‚ and that lower courts are bound to follow the decisions of higher courts within the same court hierarchy. There are both advantages and disadvantages of the doctrine of precedent and the way
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seems to stand on its own‚ without any requirements to needed to justify its existence. However‚ it is commonly overlooked that "logic is the science and means of clear . . . communication." Consequently‚ many sentences are regarded as logical‚ which in reality are illogical. It can therefore be found that the language used to communicate this logic must be carefully constructed using a certain format in order to form a logical statement. The requirements in such a sentence include a subject‚ the
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President James Monroe outline what is now known as the Monroe Doctrine in a speech to congress in 1828. The President warned European nations not to interfere in the affairs of America’s neighbors the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Monroe was responding to European threats to aid Spain in regaining its former Latin American colonies. By 1822 Argentina‚ Colombia‚ and Mexico had revolted and declared their independence.(1)Originally‚ the doctrine had been intended to support weak Latin American countries
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The Monroe Doctrine can be considered as the United States first major declaration to the world as a fairly new nation. The Monroe Doctrine was a statement of United States policy on the activity and rights of powers in the Western Hemisphere during the early to mid 1800?s. It was expressed during President Monroe ’s seventh annual message to Congress on December 2nd 1823. The Monroe Doctrine deterred European imperialist powers from encroaching upon the boundaries of the United States and established
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berlin wall‚ the Truman doctrine‚ the Marshall plan‚ and the space race. Everything is more important or more helpful than something else. The Truman doctrine had the US help countries fight off communism and stay communist-free. The Marshall plan was like the “other half” of the Truman doctrine‚ meaning the US would provide financial aid to countries to help avoid communism. The space race was simply the US trying to outdo Russia after being out done. The Truman doctrine was a real key component
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9. PPE Requirements Incidents involving human blood will normally require the use of universal precautions and engineering implements (e.g.‚ latex gloves‚ goggles‚ CPR mask‚ face protection‚ etc.). Such use will protect the victim‚ the first aid provider and the employee cleaning the contaminated surface. In the case of hazardous chemicals/materials‚ special protection equipment may be required. The optimal garment material for first receivers will protect against a wide range of chemicals in liquid
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Performance Concepts and Performance Theory Sabine Sonnentag University of Konstanz‚ Konstanz‚ Germany‚ and Michael Frese University of Giessen‚ Giessen‚ Germany INTRODUCTION 4 RELEVANCE OF INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE 4 DEFINITION OF PERFORMANCE 5 PERFORMANCE AS A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONCEPT 6 TASK PERFORMANCE 6 CONTEX TUAL PERFORMANCE 6
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The doctrine of covering the field is a doctrine in constitutional theory that applies in federal constitutions where legislative powers are shared between the federal government and the federating states in Enumerated Lists. It applies only to legislative acts (statutes) made by the federal and state legislatures under the Concurrent Legislative List. In the US‚ the expression‚ covering the same ground‚ was used in Houston v Moore 18 US 1 (1820). The doctrine simply means that where there is a
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Assignment 1: Employment-At-Will Doctrine LaToiya Beidleman Professor Augustine Weekley LEG 500 February 1‚ 2014 Assignment 1: Employment-At-Will Doctrine In the late Nineteenth century‚ the majority of the United States implemented the employment-at-will policy. This common law was established to provide equal rights to the employee and the employer when it comes to terminating a position without prior notice. In many cases‚ employees are not hired based on contracts which give
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X‚ Y‚ and Z prepare articles of incorporation and comply with all the statutory requirements‚ except their attorney never files the articles with the Secretary of State in their state. The state has adopted the MBCA. Having been told by their lawyer that the articles had been filed‚ the three operate as a corporation for three years. A creditor now wants to hold X‚ Y‚ and Z personally liable on a debt. Can the creditor do so? Posts are due July 30. -------------------------------------------------
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