The doctrine of covering the field is a doctrine in constitutional theory that applies in federal constitutions where legislative powers are shared between the federal government and the federating states in Enumerated Lists. It applies only to legislative acts (statutes) made by the federal and state legislatures under the Concurrent Legislative List. In the US‚ the expression‚ covering the same ground‚ was used in Houston v Moore 18 US 1 (1820). The doctrine simply means that where there is a
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Precedent and Stare decisis in Hong Kong: The Case of Transgenders Introduction The doctrines of “precedent” and “stare decisis” have been pillars of Western Law that have withstood the test of time. They have been especially important in upholding the “Rule of Law” based on the tenets of predictability‚ expectations and stability‚ which are all important in a society based on norms and codes. Yet these legal concepts of precedent and “stare decisis” have been condemned for stifling the progress
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The Truman Doctrine was announced to the world on March 12‚ 1947. War had destroyed Europe‚ as well as other parts of the world for six years. At the conclusion of war the United States had become the leading “democratic” and “free enterprise” country of the world. The threat of the spread of “communism” from the Soviet Union who threatening the democratic freedom of which the United States had long cherished. President Harry Truman presented the “Truman Doctrine” before a joint session of Congress
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Monroe Doctrine: For Good or for Bad? The interests of our own Latin America is clearly different from those of that of the United States but ever since the Monroe Doctrine has been declared‚ it seemed as if relations between the US and the nations of Latin America stabilized on a friendly note. But we need not feel easy and let our guard down at all‚ for this issue has had major questionings in the past years already. Is the United States really attempting to protect our nations from any
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Annotated Bibliography Air Force Association. (2001). Carter Doctrine. Retrieved from http://http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2010/April%202010/0410keeper.aspx In late 1979‚ the US was shaken by Iran’s seizure of American hostages and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The latter event in particular was seen as a direct threat to Persian Gulf oil. President Carter‚ after a period of vacillation‚ used his 1980 State of the Union speech to lay out an explicit pledge to defend the
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The Trinity Doctrine is the solid foundation for Christianity. Trinity has been discussed both in the Old Testament and New Testament. One of the most difficult things for all humanity is trying to explain Trinity; this is way above human comprehension. The Bible teaches us about the Father is God (Exodus 3:14)‚ that Jesus is God (John 8:58)‚ and that the Holy Spirt is God (Acts 5:3-4). In Deuteronomy 6:4 and James 2:19 scripture tells us there is only one God. Each performs independently and remains
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The Monroe Doctrine: The Basis of U.S. Foreign Policy Jesse Meister A.P. U.S. History January 12‚ 2009 The Monroe Doctrine‚ presented before congress in 1823 by President James Monroe‚ is the underling basis of the current United States foreign policy. The Monroe Doctrine states that European nations may no longer colonize or influence the new independent Central American states. In return the United States would also not interfere
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Employment-At-Will Doctrine: three major exceptions From my research of this topic it is obvious that the United States is still the only industrialized nation that lacks a national wrongful dismissal statute. The reason for the lack of such is not of course the federal structure of the United States. In the United States‚ employees without a written employment contract generally can be fired for good cause‚ bad cause‚ or no cause at all; judicial exceptions
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conflicts between the US and the Soviet Union. These conflicts were both internal and external that could have been prevented. They include the creation and use of the atomic bomb‚ US and Soviet Union world supremacy‚ and the creation of the Truman Doctrine and Containment. The US was the first country to develop an atomic bomb. This bomb was created in case any country attacked the US or another war took place and would be used only if necessary as a military weapon. It was proposed by the scientists
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Benito Mussolini wrote The Doctrine of Fascism as part of an article for the Enciclopeida Italiana in 1932 (235). Mussolini outlines fascism “as a doctrine” which entails specific views on “material and intellectual problems” which have been the historical source oppression (236). He opposes three major ideologies and concludes by arguing that fascism is the superior political and social doctrine to unite Italy towards her “destined impulse” of expansion (239). Mussolini has two main targets‚ and
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