1) The sources of legislation that are binding in Scots law are: European Union UK Parliament Scottish Parliament The European Union (EU) is economic and political union which is located in Europe in Brussels. It consists of 785 members representing the 492 million citizens of the 27 Member States of The European Union. Countries which join EU are Austria‚ Bulgaria‚ Belgium‚ Czech Republic‚ Greece‚ Hungary‚ Portugal‚ Cyprus‚ Estonia‚ Luxembourg‚ Denmark‚ Finland‚ Slovakia‚ France‚ Italy
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breaking a law makes a criminal? To judge whether breaking a law makes a criminal‚ first we must define the terms law and crime. Every society makes and enforces laws that govern the conduct of the individuals. Without law we cannot live. Laws maximizes our individual right‚ facilitate the orders of our society‚ and it keeps peace in our civilization. The violation of those duties that he or she owes to society and for the breach of which the law provides is defined as a crime. Breaking the law does not
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Examine the key ideas associated with law and punishment Law and Punishment go hand in hand. There are Laws‚ which are the system of rules which a particular country or community recognises as regulating the actions of followers‚ and there are punishments‚ for when a member of said country/community breaks the rules. Punishment is defined as the infliction of a penalty or to cause pain for an offence. Most of the time it is not a choice as to whether you are part of a law-following community because
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Open Source Software and Copyright Law ‘What is worth copying is prima facie worth protecting’1is the genesis of intellectual property rights. These rights refer to the property that is a creation of the mind: inventions‚ literary and artistic works‚ symbols‚ names‚ images‚ and designs used in commerce. The computer software industry has developed in the recent due to which the “open source software” or “free software” is gaining widespread attention. There has been an increased use and acceptance
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16443 March 21‚ 1921 FACTS: When Leona Laciste endeavored to set fire to the house of Martina Rivera in which 2 children of the latter were sleeping‚ the two women grappled and Leona Laciste was boloed to death by Martina Rivera. As a result‚ a criminal prosecution for murder was initiated in the Court of First Instance on La Union. DECISION OF THE LOWER COURT: Guilty of Homicide. ISSUE: Whether or not Martina Rivera is guilty of homicide. DECISION OF THE APPELLATE COURT: Judgment of
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Court History and Purpose Humberto Camacho CJA/224 Introduction to Criminal Court Systems October 27‚ 2014 Professor: Samyra Hicks Court History and Purpose The American criminal court system plays a major role in our country. Without this system‚ all of those who violate the law would be entitled to do whatever they want and not held accountable for their actions. Defining the court and its purpose it’s something that will makes us understand the system a little better. The
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confessions shall in all cases be conducted out of the hearing of the jury.” (Smith) 4. Define burden of proof‚ burden of going forward‚ and burden of persuasion. Burden of proof: is the accuser’s job to prove beyond a reasonable doubt (in a criminal trial) or preponderance of the evidence (in Civil Matters) that a crime has been committed and that the accused did in fact commit said crime. (Ingram pg.47) Burden of going forward: is the prosecution’s obligation to introduce prima facie evidence
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Why do we need a criminal justice system in Australia? To answer this question‚ We firstly need to look a couple of things to allow you a thorough understanding of what exactly the criminal justice system is‚ questions like‚ what is role that this system has to play in today’s modern & somewhat debauched society‚ also what are the key concepts and components of each part of the criminal justice system. It is my attention through the aid of this essay to not only explain the differing
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that of Sir Edward Coke (Institutes of the Laws of England‚ 1797): "Murder is when a man of sound memory‚ and of the age of discretion‚ unlawfully killeth within any country of the realm any reasonable creature in rerum natura under the King’s peace‚ with malice aforethought‚ either expressed by the party or implied by law‚ so as the party wounded‚ or hurt‚ etc. die of the wound or hurt‚ etc. within a year and a day after the same." For the purposes of convenience‚ we can say that murder is the
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Critically examine the extent to which the Rule of Law (ROL) has been implemented in Zimbabwe in an attempt to resolve conflicts and peace making in the Government of National Unity (GNU) The term Rule of Law (ROL) has been defined differently by different scholars hence the varying interpretations and interpretations and implementation by different governments. It is against this background that this monograph would like to examine the extent to which the ROL has been implemented in Zimbabwe from
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