When it comes to the world today‚ I find that there are more similarities than differences between males and females. The majority is not by much‚ however when it comes to the way males and females communicated within their groups‚ there seems to be more similarities between the two. According to the average effect size found‚ approximately 85% of men and women overlap in their scores across the various psychological variables (pg. 10). The text in chapter 1 explains that men and women are more
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Universiteit van Amsterdam Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid Anglo-American Contract and Tort law Interpretation of contracts ‘’ To what extend does the interpretation of Dutch contracts differ from English contracts. ’’ Naam: A.N.Y. van der Looij Studentnummer: 5610303 Begeleider: Professor H. Beale Amsterdam‚ 14th of June 2013 Table of contents Chapter 1 Preface 3 1.1 Neccessity of interpretation 3 1.2 ‘’Objective’’ and ‘’Subjective’’ interpretation 3
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Law of Agency – the Contracts Act 1950 Great Northern Railway Co v Swaffield states that where impossible to get principal’s instructions‚ the agent’s action is necessary to prevent loss and the agent has acted in good faith‚ an agency of necessity arises. The Contracts Act 1950 states that an agent has to obey principal’s instructions. The Contracts Act 1950 states that an agent has to be careful‚ diligent and use any skill that he may
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Introduction A contract is formed when one of the parties has to accept an offer made by the other. Here‚ David places an advertisement in the local newspaper of a reward‚ £1000 for the safe return of each of his six cats. This shows he is making an offer to all the readers of the Daily Bungle. An offer is defined as follows: “An offer is a statement of the terms upon which the offeror is prepared to be bound if acceptance is communicated while the offer remains alive1.” The critical aspect of
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1.0 INTRODUCTION ‘Legally binding contract’ is a common legal phrase which indicates that an agreement has been consciously made‚ and certain actions are now either required or prohibited. The meaning of the phrase therefore is that the contract is able to be enforced by the law. For example‚ a lease for an apartment is legally binding‚ because by signing the document‚ the lessor and the lessee are agreeing to a number of conditions. The lessor typically agrees to provide the apartment in a certain
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Introduction A contract is defined as an agreement enforceable by law. Hence for all contracts there should have an agreement. The agreement arises by one of the parties making an offer and its acceptance by the other party. Both offer and acceptance create an agreement. In simple contract should first contain an offer made by one party to the other. What is an offer? As per Sec 2(a) of the contract act “When one person signifies to another his
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The Social Contract “Man is born free‚ but he is everywhere in chains.” The social contract was originated as a foundation for the citizens‚ the state would only be a source of political power with the option to give or withhold their power. There are several theories of the origin of “The Social Contract”‚ with the earliest being the writings of Plato that were found. Thomas Hobbs also wrote a book with his beliefs about the freedom of people. Hobbs believed that
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THE LAW OF CONTRACT IN GHANA (These notes have mainly been culled from Mrs. Christine Dowuona Hammond’s seminal work on the Law of Contracts.) INTRODUCTION Contracts are made by people every day‚ whether the parties recognise it or not. Each time one spends money on anything – a bus ticket‚ an airline ticket‚ a pair of shoes‚ a meal in a restaurant‚ laundry services‚ books‚ or signs a lease‚ etc. one concludes a valid and legally binding contract. Contracts may be oral or written;
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A contract intends to formalize an agreement of two or more parties‚ in relation to a particular subject. Contracts can cover an extremely broad range of matters including the sale of goods or real property‚ the terms of employment or of an independent contractor relationship‚ the settlement of a dispute and ownership of intellectual property developed as part of work for hire. Essential Elements of a Contract * Clear certain and communicated agreement. Meaning that the parties are consensus
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A New Social Contract for Health Care Insurance Costs The new social contract between the health care system and employers‚ patients‚ and the government has given everyone involved some breathing room. They have provided a clearer picture of the costs of health care; however‚ it is evident that there is still work to be done regarding the transparency of complete and exact costs. For example; all hospitals have a price list called the chargemaster that includes nearly 20‚000 health care procedures
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