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    Different types of business informaiton‚ their sources and purposes Business information comes from a wide variety of sources and an effective business person will research information from a range of sources before making decisions. Business information is one of the three main segments of the information industry. The other two segments are scientific‚ technical and medical‚ and educational and training content. Verbal information is literally face to face which is seen as the best way to

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    ‘The purpose of prison is to reform criminals’. (12 marks) This statement suggests that the intention of putting an offender into prison is to give him or her and change to change their ways in order to lead a better life. Most Christians would agree that the purpose of prison is to reform criminals. They would look to the teaching of Jesus which are of love and forgiveness. Jesus teaches that we should ‘love our enemies’. From this‚ he means that you should show no hate towards anyone who has

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    The impact of criminal law on the justice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People The criminal justice system is made up of practices and institutions of governments‚ which focus on upholding social control‚ deterring and mitigating crime‚ or sanctioning those who violate law with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts (Reviews 2013). Criminal law‚ as an institution of justice‚ focuses on the body of law that relates to crime (Reviews 2013). The purpose of this paper is to discuss

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    Extract from the 3rd Edition of Lacey‚ Wells and Quick‚ Reconstructing Criminal Law (CUP 2003) Chapter 4 II.a.i. The History of Theft William Blackstone’s Commentaries‚ written in the middle of the eighteenth century‚ represent one of the first systematic expositions of the common law. His volume on criminal offences included a substantial section on ‘offences against private property’: William Blackstone‚ Commentaries on the Laws of England 1765 Vol. IV p.230 ’Simple larciny then is the ’felonious

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    WRITS IN INDIA  mandamus The purpose of mandamus is to remedy defects of justice. It lies in the cases where there is a specific right but no specific legal remedy for enforcing that right. It also lies in cases where there is an alternative remedy but the mode of redress is less convenient‚ less beneficial or less effectual. Generally‚ it is not available in anticipation of any injury except when the petitioner is likely to be affected by an official act in contravention of a statutory duty

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    discussing the sources of law in modern Ireland‚ two sub-categories always spring to mind. Firstly‚ the persuasive sources of law which do not always have to be followed. Contrasting with these are the binding sources of law‚ which are always enforceable. I will focus on and discuss the latter throughout this paper. I will compare and contrast the binding sources of law in the following categories; Common law‚ European law‚ Constitutional law‚ Legislation‚ Jurisprudence‚ Custom. “Sources of law are the

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    my parents ‚my spouse‚ my sisters and my child Maryam. Contents Introduction Islamic finance – financial institutions and products designed to comply with the central tenets of Sharia (or Islamic law) – is one of the most rapidly growing segments of the global finance industry. Starting with the Dubai Islamic Bank in 1975 (and operations in the United Arab Emirates‚ Egypt‚ the Cayman Islands‚ Sudan‚ Lebanon‚ the Bahamas‚ Bosnia‚ Bahrain and Pakistan)

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    Explain the purpose of employment law and how it is enforced. Choose an area of employment you are familiar with and state whether or not you believe the objectives of this law are met in practice and whether or not its enforcement is effective. 1.1 Explain the aims and objectives of employment regulation The role of employment law is to achieve social justice and protect employees. There are two distinct branches of law‚ which include criminal and civil law. Criminal law in concerned with

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    I think the purpose of the earlier vagrancy law (1274) was to help the sick and homeless‚ and give help to the churches for the food they gave to them. When it was revised in (1349) it made it a crime to help anyone that was able to work‚ so I think they were trying even back then to get people to work and help themselves instead of relying on someone else to do it. Today we try to get people off welfare and get them to work‚ but it is still a work in progress I think. They soon started putting people

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    Assignment 1: Criminal law 1) Elaborate the various theories of punishment in Criminal Law (10m) There are four theories of punishments‚ namely‚ retribution theory‚ deterrent theory‚ and reformation theory. Firstly‚ a kid who falls down and kicks the floor inadvertently. Generally‚ it is believed to be a firm of taking revenge and would not serve only penal purpose. Deterrent theory by punishing the offenders deters the wrongdoer specially and deters the general public also by

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