Roles and Functions of Law Ezra Bridger February 10‚ 2014 University of Phoenix LAW/421 Roles and Functions of Law Everything that we do in life has some sort of law attached to it and we as citizens have a role. For most average citizen‚ every day is just like any other day. We tackle our day with the things we need to do like go to work or doing our daily errands. These daily tasks are performed without the law ever crossing our minds. Although we abide by the rules and laws‚ we sometimes
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opinions Concurring opinion-majority opinion Dissenting opinion-minority -can write more than one of each Pro-posture vs con-posture (concurring vs dissenting) Society and the Law focused on a right and how it affects the greater good of the population The book: 2.1 pg 46‚ Don’t know names of cases…study concept Law and individual Constitution protects individual but does not provide ultimate protection (state trumps individual) Are violent video games protected under first amendment
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Midterm Criminal Law State v. Doug Homicide: The unlawful taking of the life of one human being by another. Actual Causation : The defendant’s act must have been the “cause in fact” of the victim’s death. Without the defendant’s actions‚ the victim would not have died. “But for” Doug shooting and killing Tom‚ he would not have died. Proximate Causation: A defendant’s actions are the proximate cause of the victim’s death if the result occurs as a consequence of the defendant’s
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Attempt is defined as having the intent to commit a crime and taking a step beyond mere preparation toward the completion of the crime. There are several tests to determine if an attempt was actually committed. The Last Act This is under common law and rejected by almost all jurisdictions as of date. This test says that in order to complete an attempt the individual must have taken the last step necessary for the completion. EX. Firing the gun. Last Proximate Act In order to prove attempt
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Shapley | Civil Law v. Criminal Law | Introduction to Criminal Law | Joanna Solis 3/2/2012 | Only a few people actually know “the law”. Others think that the criminal justice system is a body that only has one set of rules and laws and all act the same. Not to mention that because of television they think that every case is tried at criminal court with a judge and a panel of jurors. However that is not the case because there’s two specifically types of law‚ civil and criminal law. Though both
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Week 2 Mens Rea The defendant’s mental state. Mens Rea and Actus Reus are necessary for a crime; apart from in strict liability crimes when mens rea is not necessary. Different crimes have different mens rea. Example: murder requires intention to cause death or GBH. Sometimes an offence will have different mens rea for different aspects of the crime. Example: rape needs intention to commit sexual intercourse but only needs recklessness as to whether the victim is consenting
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topics: (Australian Law System) The Functions of law‚ Social Cohesion‚Social‚Progress‚Sources of law‚Parliament made law‚Judge-made law Which type of law is sovereign?‚Classification of Law‚Regulation of human behaviour‚Criminal law‚Classifications of Crime‚Objectives of sanctions‚Civil Law‚Types of civil wrongs‚Civil remedies‚Types of civil remedies‚Crimes The Functions of law The two functions are: 1 Social Cohesion 2 Social Progress Laws are needed to achieve these dual functions simultaneously
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Role and Functions of Law Paper Jaclyn Wheatley LAW/421 June 25‚ 2012 Kathryn Harris Abstract This paper addresses the functions and role of law in business and society. This paper covers different types of laws including statutes‚ common laws‚ treaties‚ ordinances‚ and executive orders. As the paper continues it will discuss who creates and enforces these laws. This paper also discusses the classification of those laws into criminal and civil law‚ substantive and procedural law‚ and public and
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LAW 209 FINAL EXAM MAY 18‚ 2012. PROF. URIEL INSTRUCTIONS: THIS EXAM IS DUE TO ME NO LATER THAN 11:59 PM ON MAY 22‚ 2012. THE EXAM IS OPEN BOOK‚ BUT YOU MAY NOT COLLABORATE WITH ANY OTHER STUDENT. THE CHAPTERS TESTED ARE SEVEN THROUGH 13. YOU ARE REMINDED TO INCLUDE ANY EXTRA CREDIT AT THE END OF THE EXAM. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS AS A SEPARATE DOCUMENT AND EMAIL THEM TO ME AT JURIEL@JJAY.CUNY.EDU QUESTION 1: Albert has long wanted to smoke Cuban and Nicaraguan cigars. Believing that it is illegal
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ACL REFERENCE MUST BE USED In Ferguson v Walkley (2008) 17 VR 647‚ Harper J said (at [1])‚ “The principles of democratic governance have had difficulty in accommodating laws designed to deal with offensive behaviour — with which I include offensive language.” Later in that same case‚ Harper J observed (at [5])‚ “According to Professors Bronitt and McSherry‚ “[c]riminalising offensive language or conduct has the potential to interfere with the freedom of expression‚ assembly and association protected
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