(the law of the place of conclusion of the marriage). This rule is founded firmly in Roman-Dutch law and entrenched in South African case law. ( Exception: S 10 of the Marriage Act 25 of 1961 makes provision for South African diplomatic and consular officers to solemnise marriages between South Africans in the countries in which they are stationed. Such embassy marriages are deemed to have been concluded in South Africa and their formal validity is thus governed by South African law (as the
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grounds. The purposes of Legislation/statute lifting the veil is usually for enforce the company law. The corporate veil can be lifted by specific provision in Legislation/statute or by discretion of the courts. The main reasons why lift the veil of corporate:- * To expose shareholders who misuse the corporate veil to hide or avoid their own wrong doings. * To enforce the provisions of company law. * To avoid fraud. * To deal with a group of companies. Lifting the veil of corporate
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RESOURCES WHEREAS‚ Section 16‚ Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall protect and advance the right of the Filipino people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature; chan robles virtual law library WHEREAS‚ Section 1‚ Article XII of the 1987 Constitution seeks a more equitable distribution of opportunities‚ income‚ and wealth; a sustained increase in the amount of goods and services produced by the nation for the benefit of the people;
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to limit the operation of exclusion clauses. In addition to numerous common law rules limiting their operation‚ in England and Wal Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999‚ the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 applies to all contracts‚ but the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999‚ unlike the common law rules‚ do differentiate between contracts between businesses and contracts between business and consumer‚ so the law seems to explicitly recognize the greater possibility of exploitation of the
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they would engage in their continued business. Customer loyalty is when a supplier receives the primary effort in communicating with its customer; meaning is that the organisation receives frequency of purchase. Customer purchase goods from the same business regularly and they also try and purchase a new range
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I INTRODUCTION Tension over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands’ dispute reached a new high when Japanese Prime Minister revealed plans to purchase the islands from private Japanese owners. The islands are hotly contested between Japan‚ Taiwan and China. For simplicity sake‚ this paper will disregard the political uncertainty between Taiwan and China‚ and consider Taiwan as a Chinese entity. Japan claims that those islands have been under Japanese sovereignty since 1895‚ when the islands were annexed into
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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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of property • Trespass - direct an unlawful interference with possession of person‚ property or land‚ regardless or intention of trespasser Tortes verses contract law • Tort law - special relationship other than a contract which forms the basis of civil claims (e.g. Patient/doctor‚ parent/child) • Contract law - legally binding agreement forms the basis of the civil claim • For a tort to be successful - plaintiff must prove existence of certain elements that give rise to
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classification of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law is unhelpful and misleading in reflecting enforceability in international law. What are the sources of international law? What is meant by ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law? Do you agree with Chinkin’s assessment and why? ------------------------------------------------- Introduction This essay first discusses the nature and lack enforcement of hard laws‚ being those defined under the ICJ statue and Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 (VCLT). It argues
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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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