Antigone: Moral Law vs Civil Law When it comes to morality‚ what is right and wrong based on a person’s personal beliefs‚ the story of Antigone is a great literary reference towards the internal struggles of an individual’s morality. Antigone chose to attribute herself with moral law instead of Creon’s rash and destructive civil law. Antigone felt that no one had the right to decide another’s fate‚ let alone the fate of someone else’s deceased body. Antigone believed that her brother deserved a
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Sport and the Law Nathan Bracken vs Cricket Australia Case This case study will outline and discuss the lawsuit by Australian test cricketer Nathan Bracken against Cricket Australia for negligence which he believed ended his cricketing career prematurely. The following article is from the Australian newspaper on February 9‚ 2012. Nathan Bracken sues Cricket Australia for $1 million over knee injury. Former Australian Test seamer Nathan Bracken is suing Cricket Australia‚ alleging
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1 The application of customary law in Kenya: The application of customary law in Kenya requires the development of Kenyan legal system. This is necessary because Customary Law was treated differently during different historical time. Then came colonialism and with the introduction of such things as the region law – common law‚ equity‚ statues‚ -they had profound impact on Customary Law. During the colonialism Africans were allowed to keep their customary law then there came integration period
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LANGUAGE OF THE LAW Characteristics of the courtroom discourse Eva Přidalová Introduction In all societies‚ law is formulated‚ interpreted and enforced: there are codes‚ courts and constables. The greater part of these different legal processes is realised primarily through language. “Language is medium‚ process and product in the various arenas of the law where legal texts‚ spoken or written‚ are generated in the service of regulating social behaviour.”1 In the Anglo-Saxon common law system‚ a discrete
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Eddie is strong but flawed hero in Mabo Mabo is the story of one man’s life. He has passion and is delectated to the legal batter of his land. Eddie is strong in the film and are able to face adversity and fight for what is wright and support those who are vulnerable. There are other strong character in the film such as Eddie’s wife. She supports him and without her Eddie could not of achieved the legal battle with the support and love from others. Eddie is strong in himself and succeeds in his
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Tort Law Tort laws are laws that usually involve state law and civil suits. State law are based on the legal premise that individuals are liable for the consequences of their conduct if it results in injury to others while civil suits are actions brought to protect an individual ’s private rights. A body of rights‚ obligations‚ and remedies that is applied by courts in civil proceedings to provide relief for persons who have suffered harm from the wrongful acts of others (Tort Law‚ 2013).
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JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW‚ BUSINESS & THE CREATIVE ARTS ------------------------------------------------- SCHOOL OF LAW Business Law – BU1112 Brisbane Campus SUBJECT OUTLINE Study Period 1‚ 2013 Important Dates for this Subject: Study Period: 1(amend) Start Date: 25/03/13 End Date: 28/06/13 Census Date: 18/04/13 Withdraw without Academic Penalty by: 10/05/13 BU1112 – Business law BU1112 Business Law is a core subject in the BBus course
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Laws are created to maintain equality‚ stability‚ and structure. To maintain order in society‚ laws are established as is punishment for disobeying these laws. Laws are broken down by classification and to some degree‚ may interact with one another. Substantive law sets the ground rules for individuals whereas procedural law is the policy on how to carry out the rules. Criminal law is for the protection of society and civil law is to serve the purpose of compensating someone for a loss due to the
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Criminal Law Kiaira Knox 3.14.13. Criminal law addresses the government’s prosecution of individuals who have committed an act classified as a crime. Federal‚ state‚ and local governments categorize crime and prosecute criminals. This is the nature and purpose of law. Without laws‚ people wouldn’t know what to do. The rule of law is the belief that an orderly society must be governed by established principles (laws) and applied fairly to all of its members (basically stating that no one is
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Intro 2 CJ - Abstract Police and the Rule of Law Police and the Law of Rule is a key component of the Fourth Amendment which controls law enforcement officials. The Fourth Amendment contains two parts: the reasonableness clause and the warrants clause. Each clause is independent because a search can be reasonable without a warrant‚ but if a warrant is required‚ certain steps must be taken. There are 3 requirements that must be
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