Contract With America In the historic 1994 midterm elections‚ Republicans won a majority in Congress for the first time in forty years‚ partly on the appeal of a platform called the Contract with America. Put forward by House Republicans‚ this sweeping ten-point plan promised to reshape government. Its main theme was the decentralization of federal authority‚ deregulation‚ tax cuts‚ reform of social programs‚ increased power for states‚ a balanced federal budget were its chief ambitions. With
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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DECISION MAKING REGARDING THE INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR: AN ASSESSMENT CHAPTER 1 Introduction Investor behavior of behavioral finance concentrates on irrational behavior that can affect investment decision and market prices. It attempts to better understand and explain how emotions and cognitive errors influence investors and the decision-making process. In global financial markets the use of approaches based on perfect predictions‚ completely flexible prices‚ and
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Federal Rules of Evidence April 03‚ 2011 (1) In determining testimony‚ documents‚ and tangible objects‚ the judge or jury will rely on the Federal Rules of Evidence and/or applicable state rules of evidence. There are eleven specific functions‚ qualifications‚ and categories of evidence that make up the Federal Rules of Evidence. These eleven sections cover the following: 1. General provisions 2. Judicial notice 3. Presumptions in civil actions and proceedings 4. Relevancy
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LAW ASSESSMENT 2 PART A: Question 1: 1. Kenny and Duke must register this business name. According to the Business Names Act‚ 2002‚ the legislation states that it is compulsory to register a business name where a person‚ including a company‚ wishes to use a name other than their own. 2. To register a business name‚ the owner or owners must submit an application form and pay the prescribed fees to the appropriate government agency. In New South Wales‚ it is called the Office of Fair Trading
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National Judicial Policy 2009 A year for focus on Justice at the Grassroot Level National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee Published by: Secretariat‚ Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan‚ Supreme Court Building‚ Islamabad www.ljcp.gov.pk CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. Justice at the Grassroot Level Executive Summery National Judicial Policy a. b. c. d. Independence of Judiciary Misconduct Eradication of Corruption Expeditious Disposal of Cases • Short Term Measures I ii • 4. Annexure Criminal Cases
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Essential Elements of Contract Contract represents the instrument to enforce promises. Not all statements amount to enforceable promises or contracts. To enforce statements there are a number of elements which courts look for and these mainly include the presence of offer‚ its communication‚ its unconditional acceptance and communication of the acceptance. Once this has taken place then the element of consideration gives the badge of enforceability to the contract and the contract is then enforceable
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Corruption in judicial systems is threatening the protection of human rights‚ a United Nations independent expert said‚ urging governments to implement policies to strengthen the rule of law to combat this practice. “The pervasiveness of corruption in the judiciary and the legal profession‚ whether one off or endemic‚ is very worrying because it directly undermines the rule of law and the ability of the judiciary to guarantee the protection of human rights‚” the Special Rapporteur on the independence
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due to biases and inefficiency. The United States Judicial branch is an inefficient branch of government. It consists of one chief justice‚ eight associate justices. Once appointed by the president they can only be removed from office by death‚ impeachment‚ or retirement. The current system today is still the slow inefficient branch that it was when it was founded over 223 years ago. The duties include the following: “Interpreting state laws‚ settling legal disputes‚ determining the innocence of
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Dangers of Judicial Activism in Australian Courts Far Outweigh any Advantages’. Discuss this statement. Judicial activism is described in Black’s Law Dictionary as "a philosophy of judicial decision-making whereby judges allow their personal views about public policy‚ among other factors‚ to guide their decisions‚ with the suggestion that adherents of this philosophy tend to find constitutional violations and are willing to ignore precedent." (http://dictionary.sensagent.com/judicial+activism/en-en/)
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Federal Constitution : Fundamental Liberties The term of "constitution" could mean body of legal and non-legal rules concerning the government of a state. It’s also a written document having special legal status‚ which establishes the state and sets out the structure and powers of the state. There are several type of constitution that is State of Federal Constitution‚ Written or Unwritten Constitution and Flexible or Rigid Constitution. In Malaysia‚ both Federal Constitution and State Constitution
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