Against DUI Charges Overview Despite the risk they pose to lives‚ thousands of drivers are arrested every month driving while intoxicated with drugs or alcohol in Chicago. Following their arrests‚ they are sued by the district attorney’s office. If you are arrested and charged with such a crime‚ you have no better option other than to hire a DUI lawyer in Chicago. Otherwise you may face a jail term‚ fines‚ or even lose your driving license. Here are some ways to defend against facing DUI charges:
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nations in the world nowadays‚ and each has a different set of laws that govern its people and its relations with the rest of the world. Whereas‚ international law governs relations between states‚ institutions‚ and individuals across national boundaries‚ municipal law governs this same person within the boundaries of a particular state. The comparative law‚ which is the study‚ analysis‚ and comparison of the different municipal law systems‚ classifies countries into legal families. The two widely
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Natural Law VS. Positive Law Laws are rules established by a governing authority to organize and maintain orderly existence. It can generally be divided into two principles: Natural law‚ which is based on the divine‚ and Positive law which states that laws are what the lawmakers command. Throughout history many philosophers have come to be linked to either branch of law. Philosophers such as Aristotle advocated Natural law‚ while others‚ such as Thomas Hobbes‚ supported Positive law. Each
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Common Law Tradition and Sources of Law Common Law Tradition: In early England‚ there was desire to establish a legal system that did not settle disputes by simply relying on local customs and traditions. Instead‚ there was desire to use a uniform legal system throughout the entire country. “What evolved was the beginning of common law‚ a body of general rules that applied throughout the entire English realm. Eventually‚ the common law tradition became part of the heritage of all nations
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Shapley | Civil Law v. Criminal Law | Introduction to Criminal Law | Joanna Solis 3/2/2012 | Only a few people actually know “the law”. Others think that the criminal justice system is a body that only has one set of rules and laws and all act the same. Not to mention that because of television they think that every case is tried at criminal court with a judge and a panel of jurors. However that is not the case because there’s two specifically types of law‚ civil and criminal law. Though both
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Drunk Driving An average of one person dies from an alcohol related accident about every thirty minutes. Did you know that the current first time offense for driving under the influence is driver’s license suspension for three months‚ fines from 250 to 400 dollars‚ and thirty days in jail. The punishment for driving under the influence should be more austere for first timers. For example‚ they should be given a five year driving suspension (after they get released from jail)‚ fines between 500
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Differences of Law There are several distinctions of law in business and society designed to protect humanity. Not properly exposed to law we may not know hot to distinguish them. To understand the differences we will be discussing the meaning between criminal‚ civil‚ common‚ and statutory laws while also providing an example. Last we will also cover what the United States Constitutional provisions most affect the rights of businesses and organizations. Criminal Law Criminal law according to
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Antigone: Divine Law vs. Human Law Possibly the most prominent theme in Sophocles’ "Antigone" is the concept of divine law vs. human law. In the story the two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polyneices have slain each other in battle. The new King Creon‚ who assumed the throne after Eteocles’ death‚ decrees that because Polyneices committed treason against the king‚ he shall not be buried‚ but instead "He shall be left unburied for all to watch The corpse mutilated and eaten by carrion-birds and by
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WHAT IS LAW? 20 MAY 2013 What is Law? Three simple letters. A word which very short. But still the whole world failed to find a universally accpetable definition for this word. Through out my life I have heard this short word several times. Around 8 years ago our nation welcomed a system of government called “Democracy.” With this “DEMOCRACY” everyone started talking about the freedom‚ freedom of expression‚ right to inform‚ human rights and many more. I was a little boy at that time who
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* CHAPTER 1 LAW AND ITS SOURCES Introduction Man is by nature a social being. He comes into contact with other individuals in different capacities. These contacts or associations are the inevitable consequence of modern civilization. In all these associations‚ he is expected to observe a Code of Conduct or a set of rules. The object of these set of rules is to make human associations possible; and ensure that members of the society may live ; and work together in an orderly and peaceful manner
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