Comparative Law Case 1-1. IGNACIO SEQUIHUA V. TEXACO INC. ET AL. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas‚ 1994. FACTS: Plaintiffs‚ Ecuador residents‚ filed suit in Texas over alleged environmental damage in Ecuador. Plaintiffs pray for money damages‚ an injunction to clean up‚ and a court-administered trust fund. Defendants bring motions to dismiss. ISSUE: Should the court decline to exercise jurisdiction based on the doctrine of comity of nations? HOLDING: Yes. LAW: Section
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This case is a perfect illustration of the importance of having clear and concise and up to date policies and procedures. It is cases like this that show the benefits of being accredited and helps to bring understand to the very reason the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies standards were developed (CALEA‚ n.d.). This case had several areas of concern‚ many of which could have been avoided by having a policy like we have been speaking about. One of the first issues is the practice
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Diff between registers & diffs re remedies when ? on title. re old Sasines & new/now Land Register – neatly illustrated by Short’s Trustee’s case; Registers Problems with Sasines System (Set up in 1617). Identification Conditions of tenure Heritable Securities Proof of Ownership Previously (old/Sasines system) if there was a flaw in title could only be cured after 10 yrs of recording the disposition. In new land reg system any vulnerability in title is cured. As if The Keeper of the
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determining whether s51(xx) supports a law‚ we need to determine whether the character of the law by reference to the creation of rights‚ powers‚ liabilities‚ duties and privileges belonging to a s51(xx) corporation is sufficiently connected to s51(xx) (McHugh J in Re Dingjan; Gleeson CJ‚ Gummow‚ Hayne‚ Heydon and Crennan JJ in Work Choices; Grain Pool). Sufficient connection means that the law must have some significance for a s51(xx) corporation‚ and the law must regulate the conduct which have beneficial
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BROKAW v. WINFIELD MT UNION COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BUSINESS LAW 211 A tort is a civil wrong or injury other than breach of contract. A court will provide a solution or action for damages. Sometimes an individual may commit what is considered an assault. A situation involved this athletic event where the tort occurred during the course of play before the whistle has blown. This behavior may result in a penalty and a suspension‚ but it is not compensable by means of the civil liability way
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Decision-Making Case Study XXXXXXXXXXX HCS/514 October 22‚ 2012 Professor XXXXXXXXX Decision-Making Case Study The current grave state of the economy has had a significant impact on health care across The United States. Massive budget cuts‚ reduced services‚ and limited access to care significantly have affected Medicaid patients. Hennepin County Clinic (HCC)‚ a facility that provides health care to Medicaid patients‚ is dealing with an additional 15% budget cut that will force management
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Article-- Morsi: Don’t expect Egypt to live by America’s rules Web Address:- http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/23/morsi-dont-expect-egypt-to-live-by-america-rules/ As this article published in Sepetember23‚ 2012‚ Egypt President‚ Islamist Mohammed Morsi during his first visit to United State said that they will not follow American’s rule in their decision making as his predecessor Hosni Mubarak done. This was the response of Morsi after a wave of violence erupted across the Muslim world over
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Management Employment Law The ADA was put in place to protect the rights and employment of individuals with a qualified diagnosed disability.In the ADA tutorial‚ Karina may be eligible for accommodations and to be protected under the ADA because she has met the two required conditions; she has met the qualifications to perform her job and she can perform her job duties with or without accommodations (EEOC‚ ADA‚ 2005). Once Karina provides the proper documentation‚ her case would need to be analyze
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GROUP OF COMPANY Hotel Jaya Puri Sdn Bhd v National Union Bar & Restaurant Workers & Anor In this case‚ it was related to a bar that operated in a hotel and the workers of the restaurant in the hotel. The restaurant in the hotel is Jaya Puri Chinese Garden Restaurant Sdn Bhd. While the restaurant have no business and does not earn profit‚ the hotel managed to close down the restaurant. So‚ the restaurant workers are cut down and there are some workers of the restaurant were retrenched when the restaurant
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