LAW3201 Foundations of Business Law Topic 2: LAW OF CONTRACT (Offer) Readings: Lee Mei Ping‚ General Principles of Malaysian Law‚ 5th Edition‚ 2005‚ Oxford Fajar Sdn Bhd Abdul Majid‚ Krishnan Arjunan‚ Business Law in Malaysia‚ 2005‚ Lexis Nexis Malayan Law Journal Beatrix Vohrah‚ Wu Min Aun‚ The Commercial Law of Malaysia‚ 2nd ed.‚ Longman‚ 2000 Malaysian Contracts Act 1950 (http://www.agc.gov.my/) law of Malaysia/numerical table of laws/Act 1136 Contents: 1. Introduction
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Subjects of civil law Two main types: * natural persons * legal persons (or artificial person) * Third category: “handicapped legal person”- ułomna osoba prawna Legal personality Notion connected with: * Legal capacity - ability to become the subject of rights and obligations * Capacity for legal acts - ability of obtaining rights and acquiring obligations by the person’s own actions Legal personality – legal person * Legal persons always have: * legal capacity
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Habeas Corpus Document that requires a person be brought to determine if he or she is being legally detained i.e. there must be grounds for detention Preliminary hearing Held to determine if there is sufficient evidence to justify a trial Due diligence Defence that the accused took reasonable care not to commit Precedent Legal decision that serves as an example and authority in subsequent similar cases; the legal principle in which similar facts result in similar decisions Marriage Contract
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Mass Media Law Test #1 What is Law? A system to settle disputes. Primarily law serves to keep society orderly and is a system for settling disputes without violence. 5 sources of American Law 1) Common Reactive Laws: A system derived from England. Common reactive laws are an example of an “Inductive System of Law” (rules are developed over time after judges decide similar cases). There is a constant change in common reactive laws. i. The term “common” is used because its supposed
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tNATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY‚ BENGALURU IV Year XI Trimester B.A.‚ LL.B. (Hons.) Degree Programme – (October – January) 2011-12 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - Project Topics ID No 1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625 1627 1628 1629 1630 1631 1632 1633 Student Name Mr. Abhishek Subbaiah Mr. Aditya Kumar Ms. Akanksha Sharma Mr. Akshay Sharma Ms. Akshaya R Mr. Amlan Mohanty Ms. Anjali Anchayil Ms. Anupama Kumar Mr. Aruj Garg Mr. Arun B Mattamana Ms. Ashwini O. Ms. Ashwita Ambast Mr. Badrinarayanan
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Framework Law clerks could have most influence during the period of acclimation when justices defer to them for support. The higher level of deference may signal that judges has become acquainted with the clerk. Whatever job someone may be in‚ it is perceptible that one will become familiar with whom one works. Through association‚ people often share ideas and views amongst their peers‚ and in effect‚ are more susceptible or swayed to ideals of those closest to them. From casual or formal circumstances
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Law Code of Hammurabi Formerly a region of much conflict‚ the Babylonian Kingdom unified Sumerian and Akkadian city-states under King Hammurabi. King Hammurabi was the first king of Babylon‚ he reigned from 1792-1750 B.C.E. (Arts and Culture).During his reign Babylon became a great metropolis. Hammurabi’s code was a legal document that is today considered not only the earliest known written body of laws‚ but also historic art. The law codes are inscribed on to a stele‚ which is a slab of stone
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Characteristics of Socialist Law Socialist law is based on civil law system‚ “with modifications to help it suit Marxist-Leninist ideology.” (Knowledgerush.com. 2010) One of the key characteristics of Socialist law is that the individual is not able to own farming land. The land is owned by the state or there are agricultural co-operatives. In China for example‚ the state owns all of the land‚ but the individual owns the building that are placed on the land. This makes things harder for individuals
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RULE OF LAW IN INDIA The foundation of Indian Constitution is laid down on the bricks of “Rule of law”.1 The expression ’Rule of Law’ has been derived from the French phrase ’la principle de legalite’‚ i.e. a Government based on the principles of law.2 Rule of law has long normative history of contributing in edifice the legal system of European countries.3 Dicey developed this concept of ‘Rule of Law’.4 Dicey said ‘Rule of Law’ means‚ “the absolute supremacy of predominance of regular law as opposed
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Customs‚ rules and laws each have their own varying applications on society. Over time‚ it has been shown that a strong relationship between them has developed and the different outcomes on society have then become an outline for future years to follow. Customs are classified as behavioural patterns that develop and become established within members of a society. These customs generally focus on morals‚ ethics and social behaviour. An example includes covering your mouth and/or nose when you sneeze
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