LECTURER: MARK WAGIA Common law‚ defined by Oxford Dictionary‚ is law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent instead of statutes. Equity‚ on the other hand‚ is a branch of law‚ which developed alongside common law‚ and is focused on fairness and justice. But aside from their descriptions‚ there are other differences between common law and equity. History of common law Before the 1066 Norman Conquest of England‚ there was no unified national legal system in the region—just a collection
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The equal protection clause limits American governments by ensuring that they do not discriminate against people based on their race‚ national origin‚ gender or other status. In the case of Plyler v. Doe‚ the Supreme Court struck down a law prohibiting state funding for children of illegal immigrants. The court stated‚ “The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution is not confined to the protection of citizens.” Governments cannot discriminate‚ even if the people in question are not citizens.
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exercise a power 2 J. failure to perform a statutory duty 2 K. unlawful sub-delegation 2 (xvii) Express and implied power to delegate 2 (xviii) Power of an administrative nature 2 (xix) Power of an administrative nature - alter ego doctrine 2 (xx) Power of a legislative nature 2 (xxi) Power of a judicial nature 2 (xxii) Retrospective validation 2 L. Unlawful application of policy 2 M. Acting under dictation 2 N. fettering discretionary power 2 O. Estoppel
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pressure from lobby groups‚ and – changing technology. Justice‚ ethics and politics Chapter 1 Introducing the law Law in context Figure 1.3 Law and justice •Justice can be understood as fairness‚ such as fair compensation or punishment‚ a fair decision or a fair distribution of resources. •The notion of fairness has influenced the development of business law in many ways. Law and justice •The relationship between law and justice may not be necessary‚ but it is desirable. •There are three types
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through the years by the courts and law.” Civil Rights can be defined as “the basic right to be free from 2 unequal treatment based on certain characteristics which we deem important like race‚ gender‚ and disability.” Civil Rights deal more with fairness and the equal treatment of everyone mainly with gender‚ age‚ and race. Civil Liberties‚ as mentioned earlier‚ are rights granted by the Bill of Rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of peaceful protest. Civil Rights deal with how people are
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Mel Basil Paper I: Media‚ Politics and Propaganda Heather Palmer ENGL3850-002 October 16‚ 2012 Not What to Think‚ But What to Think About With the 2012 Presidential Election in full swing right now‚ the issue concerning American troops in Afghanistan is a heated topic. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Governor Mitt Romney have taken their quite opposite stances and debated this issue throughout the course of the election. That is until the last week when the Romney campaign
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must be balanced to ensure loyalty and these include and are not limited to interest‚ institution and values that lead to cohesion and harmony. Fairness Fairness is demonstrated by the factors that necessitate impartiality and open-mindedness (Neale‚ 2010). Army staff must be devoted to justice in the performance of their respective official tasks. Fairness involves the art of not being biased‚ capricious or arbitrary. All members of the staff must be treated with tolerance and with equal terms. Respect
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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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fair or not? It is commonly accepted within the English Contract Law that the models of contractual fairness must exist in contractual disputes. Essential to these models is the doctrine of consideration and the principles that comes under the doctrine of consideration such as laws derived from both Williams v Roffey (1990) and Stilk v Myrick (1809). Starting with the development of the doctrine of consideration and the principles developed in Williams v Roffey and Stilk v Myrick‚ I will discuss
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Question # 1- Summarize the employment-at-will doctrine According to the employment-at-will doctrine‚ all employees have the right to quit their position for whatever reasons and‚ on the other hand‚ employers have the right to terminate their employees for whatever reason (Halbert & Ingulli‚ 2012‚ p.49). The State of Georgia is considered to be a work to right state‚ meaning that employees have the right to leave their position without giving out a notice. Employers can eliminate an employee from
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